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Enum: SourcingStrategyEnum

Sourcing strategy approaches

URI: valuesets:SourcingStrategyEnum

Permissible Values

Value Title Meaning Description Backup Balance Benefits Capability Collaboration Competition Complexity Compliance Control Cost Dependency Expertise External Flexibility Focus Geographic Internal Investment Leverage Management Partnership Proximity Relationships Responsiveness Risk Risk Mitigation Strategic Suppliers Support
SINGLE_SOURCING Single Sourcing Deliberate use of one supplier for strategic reasons economies of scale close partnership supply concentration risk strategic decision single supplier
MULTIPLE_SOURCING Multiple Sourcing Use of multiple suppliers for risk mitigation supplier competition sourcing flexibility complex supplier management supply risk mitigation multiple suppliers
DUAL_SOURCING Dual Sourcing Use of two suppliers for balance of risk and efficiency backup supply capability risk and efficiency balance limited competition manageable complexity two suppliers
GLOBAL_SOURCING Global Sourcing Worldwide sourcing for best value access to capabilities increased complexity cost optimization global geographic scope global supply risks
DOMESTIC_SOURCING Domestic Sourcing Sourcing within domestic market regulatory compliance domestic market only geographic proximity local responsiveness domestic economy support
NEAR_SOURCING Near Sourcing Sourcing from nearby geographic regions cost and proximity balance moderate cost advantage nearby regions improved responsiveness reduced supply chain risk
VERTICAL_INTEGRATION Vertical Integration Internal production instead of external sourcing internal capability development direct control reduced flexibility internal production significant investment
OUTSOURCING Outsourcing External sourcing of non-core activities cost optimization external dependency access to expertise external providers core competency focus
INSOURCING Insourcing Bringing previously outsourced activities internal internal capability building increased control potential cost increase bring activities internal strategic importance
CONSORTIUM_SOURCING Consortium Sourcing Collaborative sourcing with other organizations multi-organization collaboration coordination complexity cost reduction through scale increased buying leverage multi-party relationships

Slots

Name Description
sourcing_strategy Sourcing strategy approach

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: SourcingStrategyEnum
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Sourcing strategy approaches
title: Sourcing Strategy
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  SINGLE_SOURCING:
    text: SINGLE_SOURCING
    description: Deliberate use of one supplier for strategic reasons
    annotations:
      suppliers:
        tag: suppliers
        value: single supplier
      strategic:
        tag: strategic
        value: strategic decision
      partnership:
        tag: partnership
        value: close partnership
      risk:
        tag: risk
        value: supply concentration risk
      benefits:
        tag: benefits
        value: economies of scale
    title: Single Sourcing
  MULTIPLE_SOURCING:
    text: MULTIPLE_SOURCING
    description: Use of multiple suppliers for risk mitigation
    annotations:
      suppliers:
        tag: suppliers
        value: multiple suppliers
      risk_mitigation:
        tag: risk_mitigation
        value: supply risk mitigation
      competition:
        tag: competition
        value: supplier competition
      flexibility:
        tag: flexibility
        value: sourcing flexibility
      management:
        tag: management
        value: complex supplier management
    title: Multiple Sourcing
  DUAL_SOURCING:
    text: DUAL_SOURCING
    description: Use of two suppliers for balance of risk and efficiency
    annotations:
      suppliers:
        tag: suppliers
        value: two suppliers
      balance:
        tag: balance
        value: risk and efficiency balance
      backup:
        tag: backup
        value: backup supply capability
      competition:
        tag: competition
        value: limited competition
      management:
        tag: management
        value: manageable complexity
    title: Dual Sourcing
  GLOBAL_SOURCING:
    text: GLOBAL_SOURCING
    description: Worldwide sourcing for best value
    annotations:
      geographic:
        tag: geographic
        value: global geographic scope
      cost:
        tag: cost
        value: cost optimization
      capability:
        tag: capability
        value: access to capabilities
      complexity:
        tag: complexity
        value: increased complexity
      risk:
        tag: risk
        value: global supply risks
    title: Global Sourcing
  DOMESTIC_SOURCING:
    text: DOMESTIC_SOURCING
    description: Sourcing within domestic market
    annotations:
      geographic:
        tag: geographic
        value: domestic market only
      proximity:
        tag: proximity
        value: geographic proximity
      responsiveness:
        tag: responsiveness
        value: local responsiveness
      compliance:
        tag: compliance
        value: regulatory compliance
      support:
        tag: support
        value: domestic economy support
    title: Domestic Sourcing
  NEAR_SOURCING:
    text: NEAR_SOURCING
    description: Sourcing from nearby geographic regions
    annotations:
      geographic:
        tag: geographic
        value: nearby regions
      balance:
        tag: balance
        value: cost and proximity balance
      risk:
        tag: risk
        value: reduced supply chain risk
      responsiveness:
        tag: responsiveness
        value: improved responsiveness
      cost:
        tag: cost
        value: moderate cost advantage
    title: Near Sourcing
  VERTICAL_INTEGRATION:
    text: VERTICAL_INTEGRATION
    description: Internal production instead of external sourcing
    annotations:
      internal:
        tag: internal
        value: internal production
      control:
        tag: control
        value: direct control
      capability:
        tag: capability
        value: internal capability development
      investment:
        tag: investment
        value: significant investment
      flexibility:
        tag: flexibility
        value: reduced flexibility
    title: Vertical Integration
  OUTSOURCING:
    text: OUTSOURCING
    description: External sourcing of non-core activities
    annotations:
      external:
        tag: external
        value: external providers
      focus:
        tag: focus
        value: core competency focus
      cost:
        tag: cost
        value: cost optimization
      expertise:
        tag: expertise
        value: access to expertise
      dependency:
        tag: dependency
        value: external dependency
    title: Outsourcing
  INSOURCING:
    text: INSOURCING
    description: Bringing previously outsourced activities internal
    annotations:
      internal:
        tag: internal
        value: bring activities internal
      control:
        tag: control
        value: increased control
      capability:
        tag: capability
        value: internal capability building
      cost:
        tag: cost
        value: potential cost increase
      strategic:
        tag: strategic
        value: strategic importance
    title: Insourcing
  CONSORTIUM_SOURCING:
    text: CONSORTIUM_SOURCING
    description: Collaborative sourcing with other organizations
    annotations:
      collaboration:
        tag: collaboration
        value: multi-organization collaboration
      leverage:
        tag: leverage
        value: increased buying leverage
      cost:
        tag: cost
        value: cost reduction through scale
      complexity:
        tag: complexity
        value: coordination complexity
      relationships:
        tag: relationships
        value: multi-party relationships
    title: Consortium Sourcing