Self-Copy Paper Market Procurement Intelligence Report

The market for Office Supplies and its sub-segments such as Self-Copy Paper are at an interesting intersection. As a smaller indirect spend category, has largely escaped the intense scrutiny and analysis that procurement functions extend to most direct spend categories. However, some of the suppliers have begun to offer intelligent solutions to procure and analyze expenditure on each of the items so that effective budgeting can be done. Given the trend, more vendors are expected to offer such tools to buyers.

Many suppliers have begun to use various online media platforms such as social networking sites and mobile applications to expand their digital presence. It is because digital marketing helps suppliers reach target audience in a cost-effective manner. Also, as most of the leading suppliers of the market have invested in online commerce, digital marketing also helps generate online sales and create brand loyalty. Benefits of digital marketing are making suppliers invest in digital marketing solutions.

Globalization has opened new markets for suppliers. Self-Copy Paper market was historically a localized industry, but many geographies have seen introduction of new, foreign players who brought with them a new set of business practices and value propositions. Influx of this new competition has forced the traditional local suppliers to innovate and enhance their offerings to match the new benchmarks.

Trends like these and many others discussed in this report are necessitating a relook at the way Self-Copy Paper is procured and the procurement cost saving opportunities that exist.

Self-Copy Paper procurement best practices are moving towards a level of sophistication which is typically seen in traditional procurement categories. Category managers now have an attractive opportunity to adapt the best practices seen within this category as well as those being leveraged in other non-related categories. This report summarizes the best practices picked from across multiple categories that could work well for category managers involved with Self-Copy Paper procurement strategy.

For example, Buyers are implementing dual-carrier strategy while engaging with an international player along with a regional supplier. Dual-carrier strategy is preferred to reduce the dependence on a single provider or a specific type of technological solution. It can also provide the freedom and choice to respond to falling service levels and price changes quickly. Competition between suppliers also results in preferential costs, terms and services.

Buyers must accumulate essential data across their information systems and suppliers to create benchmarks for cost, quality and service levels for Self-Copy Paper suppliers.

Service bundling involves the procurement of basic services with value-adds such as analytics tools, record classification, and e-mail strategy. This helps in the reduction of management effort and procurement expenditure. Buyers should assess a service providers ability to provide bundled services and engage depending on the internal requirements.

Self-Copy Paper procurement managers also need to proactively identify and mitigate potential risks that can arise in the supply chain or contracts for Self-Copy Paper procurement. Some examples include: