Dec 10, 2019   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Global Superabsorbent Polymers Market Procurement Intelligence Report 2019 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Global Superabsorbent Polymers Market provides up-to-date information about market shifts and potential risks, as well as in-depth knowledge of products and services, which can help in planning and in executing category management activities. It focuses on the cost-saving aspects of procurement and on providing insights that can lead to optimization of category spend.

The report provides actionable insights to improve source-to-contract cycle performance in the Global Superabsorbent Polymers Market. It helps sourcing professionals formulate better category strategies, enhance savings, understand supplier and market challenges, and implement sourcing best practices.

One of the procurement best practices for buyers is to opt for suppliers who can collaborate with the former to develop new product formulations that can meet specific performance requirements for end-applications. According to the report, one of the key growth contributors for the global superabsorbent polymers market is the increasing use of superabsorbent polymers in the medical industry.

Further, the report states that one of the key category management strategies for the buyers in the global superabsorbent polymers market is to conduct tests such as chemical and toxicity tests to identify if the materials are suitable for end-product applications.

Category driver

  • Increase in R&D efforts and investments in innovation hubs

Category management strategy

  • Collaborating with suppliers that adhere to policies prescribed by regulatory authorities

Procurement best practices

  • Opt for suppliers that can offer support in price and demand forecasting

Key questions answered in this report

  • What are the market dynamics?
  • What are the key market trends?
  • What are the category growth drivers?
  • What are the constraints on category growth?
  • Who are the suppliers in this market?
  • What are the demand-supply shifts?
  • What are the major category requirements?
  • What are the procurement best practices in this market?

Key Topics Covered:

PART 01: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

PART 02: MARKET INSIGHTS

  • Global category spend
  • Category spend growth
  • Spend segmentation by region
  • Regional spend dynamics
  • Regional influence on global spend
  • Regional spend opportunity for suppliers

PART 03: CATEGORY PRICING INSIGHTS

  • Pricing outlook
  • Supplier cost structure
  • Outlook for input costs
  • Total cost of ownership analysis
  • Overview of pricing models
  • Comparison of pricing models
  • Supply chain margins
  • Cost drivers: Impact on pricing
  • Volume drivers: Impact on pricing

PART 04: COST-SAVING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Supplier-side levers
  • Buyer-side levers
  • Quantifying cost-saving opportunities
  • Quantifying cost savings by negotiation strategies

PART 05: BEST PRACTICES

  • Innovation and success stories
  • Procurement excellence best practices
  • Procurement best practices
  • Sustainability practices
  • Sustainability best practices

PART 06: CATEGORY ECOSYSTEM

  • Market favorability index for suppliers
  • Competitiveness index for suppliers
  • Buyer power
  • Supplier power
  • Threat of new entrants
  • Threat of substitutes
  • Buyer ecosystem
  • Supplier ecosystem

PART 07: CATEGORY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

  • Category management objectives
  • Supplier and buyer KPIs
  • Outsourcing category management activities
  • Risk management

PART 08: CATEGORY MANAGEMENT ENABLERS

  • Procurement organization
  • Category enablers

PART 09: SUPPLIERS SELECTION

  • RFx essentials
  • Supplier selection criteria
  • Service level agreement
  • Incumbent supplier evaluation metrics

PART 10: SUPPLIERS UNDER COVERAGE

  • Overview
  • Supplier positioning
  • Profile: BASF SE
  • Profile: Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd.
  • Profile: Evonik Industries AG
  • Profile: Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co. Ltd.
  • Profile: Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd
  • Profile: LG Corp.

PART 11: US MARKET INSIGHTS

  • Category spend in the US
  • Pricing outlook
  • Supplier cost structure in the US
  • Margins of suppliers in the US
  • Category cost drivers
  • Category volume drivers
  • Overview of best practices in the US
  • Procurement best practices in the US
  • US supply market overview
  • Supplier positioning for the US
  • Regional category risks

PART 12: CATEGORY DEFINITION

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