Supply Market Analysis

Objectives and approach

Context

Client Introduction:

• Client is a Swiss Company committed to excellence in natural solutions for dietary, cosmetics, and veterinary. They develop high quality natural products and ingredients.

Project Objectives:

• Identify and recommend new potential competitive supplies manufacturing Calcium Propionate –food

grade.

Geographical scope: China, India & Thailand.

Deliverables:

• Supplier database • RFI-RFQ template • RFI-RFQ analysis report • Supplier profiles with rankings • DS Recommendation on next steps

Dragon Sourcing approach

Stage 1: Supplier Pre-Qualification

1.Demand Analysis 2.Supply Market Analysis 3.Telephone Pre-screening 4.Develop RFI/RFQ 5.Administer RFI/RFQ 6.Analyse RFI/RFQ Responses

Remark: The challenge was to find suppliers able to produce food grade Calcium Propionate through a 100% natural process of supply chain & not through any synthetic process.