Kraljic matrix: Map your purchases

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Mapping purchases with the Kraljic matrix

• Representation of the company's purchasing portfolio.
  
• Comparing the strategic importance of the purchasing family and the complexity of the supplier market.
  
• Obtaining information by subsidiaries, suppliers or purchasing families.

Why use the Kraljic matrix?

Simply because it is an essential tool for the buyer to map purchases, it makes it possible to identify:

• Threats to the availability of resources and the scarcity of raw materials,
• Political turmoil and government intervention in markets,
• Intensification of competition,
• Acceleration of technical changes.

The ordinate axis:
It is the easiest to define. It has a direct impact on profit. In practice, we recommend using the amounts spent and the importance of the item in the final product. Depending on your portfolio, you will decide where to position the cursor.

The x-axis:
It requires further analytical work, as you will need to determine the factors that complicate and risk the portfolio, i.e. qualitative criteria subject to discernment.

This method of classifying the purchasing portfolio allows you to identify the strategic weight of the different purchasing families in order to adapt your purchasing strategy.

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