Steam Gas Market Procurement Intelligence Report

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Scope of the report

Ecosystem of the global Steam Gas category is intertwined with the larger parent market of Energy. Our category definition describes that overall Energy market includes all spend related to the provision of energy including electricity, gas and alternative energy. This includes management related services such as meter reading and any levies, but does not include the provision of infrastructure installations for energy.

KEY PROCUREMENT INSIGHTS COVERED

Strategic Sourcing Guide to Steam Gas Procurement

Overview

Business practices within Steam Gas market are heavily influenced by changing trends across the category as well as within the broader Energy market. The operating environment keep getting complicated with enhanced regulatory scrutiny and compliance requirements for buyers of Steam Gas category.

Steam Gas suppliers are continuously innovating to improve dwindling profitability. A key trend is to provide higher margin value-added services, sometimes as part of a package to improve margins and enhance ticket sizes.

New developments in global geo-politics and China's shifting policies are altering supply and investment avenues within Steam Gas category.

As a result, category managers need to closely monitor the Steam Gas procurement trends and identify changes required in their procurement environment for the category.

Steam Gas Procurement Best Practices

Sometimes, procurement functions are unable to timely alter their practices while responding to market conditions. Industry experts acknowledge that periodically reviewing procurement best practices and adopting learnings from across procurement categories can help procurement teams respond to market needs in a more agile way. This report combines our experience of other categories with Steam Gas procurement insights and hand picks best practices that can work for category managers delving in this market.

For example, Buyers should engage with suppliers that have made high R&D investments in terms of product innovations and incorporation of technologies that results in better quality and/or lower costs.

Cost saving opportunities may reduce exponentially in relation to the time left for current contract to expire. Therefore sufficient interval should exist between initation of new procurement and expiration of existing contract for Steam Gas.

Buyers of fuels must adopt regional sourcing model to obtain the benefits of reduced logistics costs, reduced inventory costs and lower turnaround times.


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Risks in Steam Gas procurement

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


  • Severe weather conditions such as cyclones, floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes can significantly impact the value chains. Moreover, they can result in costly damages to human resources, facilities and infrastructure which can lead to inconsistency in supply
  • Procurement without consulting the actual users of Steam Gas may result in a mismatch in expectations of the buyer's internal stakeholders versus the actual contract executed
  • Low product differentiation is making it difficult for suppliers to acquire new clients. Hence, there is intense competition among top players based on pricing. They are also adopting strategic initiatives such as reduction in prices of their products to gain market share. This is resulting in a reduction in their profit margins

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Who should read this report

  • Procurement decisions can prove to be costly in the absence of careful deliberation and evaluation of every available option. In fact, more than 90% of the decision makers we work with acknowledge that timely availability of up-to-date category intelligence can help them make better purchasing decisions. More than 80% of them believe that in-house category intelligence needs to be updated periodically to achieve full benefits. If you have read so far, we are quite sure you agree!!

    You may have just initiated your research to design a winning Steam Gas procurement strategy, or you may be a category expert looking for strategic insights and updated data.Either ways, the report has your requirements covered.

    The report is intended to serve as a one-stop reference guide for Steam Gas procurement strategy and offers a perfect blend of category basics with deep-dive category data and insights. Therefore, it is ideal for category beginners looking for “Steam Gas: Procurement Report 101” as well as for category experts actively tracking the global Steam Gas procurement market.

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Key questions on Steam Gas procurement answered by this report


    The Steam Gas procurement report helps take more informed decisions by placing all the critical information and advice at the fingertips of a decision maker. It also specifically answers some of the key questions that we have been routinely asked during our industry outreach initiatives:

     

    • What is the spend potential in the Steam Gas market?
    • What is the correct price to pay for Steam Gas? What are the key trends and factors that influence current and future pricing?
    • Which selection criteria are the most important for Steam Gas Suppliers Market?
    • Who are the top Steam Gas suppliers? What are their cost structures?
    • What are supplier margins in Steam Gas market?
    • Which negotiation levers can reduce Steam Gas procurement cost ?
    • What are the best practices for Steam Gas procurement and what are the potential risks?

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Steam Gas Category Insights: What is inside

The Steam Gas market report offers a complete picture of the supply market and analyzes the category from the perspective of both buyers and suppliers. Analysis of the category trends, procurement best practices, negotiation levers and overall category management strategy advisory are interspersed with in-depth data and commentary on spend outlook, pricing ecosystem and supplier landscape drilled down to a region-level coverage.

Data

A key highlight of this report is the in-depth outlook created on Steam Gas procurement spend and pricing trends. The report further delves deep into the aspects of cost structure, total cost of ownership and supplier margins for Steam Gas. A dedicated section to supplier profiles and evaluation helps decision makers cast a wider procurement net and identify gaps in existing relationships.

Insights

Along with specific category and supplier intelligence, the publication also includes curated insights on Steam Gas market trends, price influencers and inherent risks. These insights help the decision makers prepare for market shaping trends in advance and create alternative strategies for changes in the market conditions.

Advisory

Additionally, the report also advises on the best practices and strategies to manage the Steam Gas category efficiently. Negotiation levers and opportunities are explained in detail along with quantification of their potential. Benchmark KPIs for supplier and buyer performance management are also aggregated to better organize the category objectives. Other themes of advisory include ideal procurement organization structure, enablers to achieve KPIs or category objectives and ideal SLAs to have with suppliers.

Category Ecosystem

  • Buyer and supplier ecosystem
  • Competitiveness index
  • Buyer and supplier power
  • Threat of new entrants and substitutes

Global and Regional Sourcing Insights

  • Category spend
  • Spend growth
  • Dynamics
  • Opportunities

Pricing and Cost Analysis

    • Pricing outlook and data
    • Drivers of pricing
    • Cost structure and inputs cost
    • Total cost of ownership
    • Pricing models and margins

Cost Saving Opportunities & Negotiation Strategies

  • Buyer and supplier side levers
  • Quantified cost saving opportunities
  • Negotiation strategies and quantified outcome

Procurement Best Practices, Strategy and Enablers

  • Procurement excellence
  • Sustainability and innovation
  • KPIs and category enablers
  • Risk management and outsourcing

Vendor Analysis

  • RFx essentials and selection criteria
  • SLAs
  • Supplier evaluation metrics
  • Detailed supplier profiles

Our research is complex, but our reports are easy to digest. Quantitative analysis and exhaustive commentary is placed in an easy to read format that gives you an in-depth knowledge on the category without spending hours to figure out “what does it mean for my company?”

Category Research Framework


SpendEdge presents a detailed picture of Steam Gas procurement solutions by way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources. The analysts have presented the various facets of the market with a particular focus on identifying the key category influencers. The data thus presented is comprehensive, reliable, and the result of extensive research, both primary and secondary.

Information Sources


Primary research
Secondary research
Procurement heads
Industry journals and reports
Category managers
Periodicals and new articles
Sourcing consortium professionals
Category webinars
Industry experts and thought leaders
Internal categiry playbooks
Procurement managers
Industry/government websites on regulations, compliance
Category heads of suppliers
Internal databases
Client account heads/managers
Industry blogs/thought leader briefings
Client and industry consultants

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