Global sourcing is not a quick win! Nearly every company has shifted sourcing volumes to countries with lower labour costs; however, many of these footprint projects have not delivered the expected results. Leading CPOs are reaching the conclusion that global sourcing is about creating value in adaptive, global supply networks instead of just reducing costs. Therefore BrainNet has created its “Best Value Country Sourcing (BVCS)” approach. This approach combines best practices from more than 1.000 sourcing projects. Costs are only one of more than 20 key criteria (e. g. value creation potential, quality, green procurement, risks, CSR,…) which are covered by our holistic approach. This expertise can only be delivered based on a sustainable presence in the global key sourcing markets. Therefore BrainNet and Euro Asia Consulting (EAC) have combined their expertise in global sourcing in the form of a joint venture. The result, BrainNet EAC GmbH, is the world’s leading specialist in all matters relating to global procurement management. Even before establishing the joint venture, the two companies ranked amongst the most prominent consultants for Supply Chain Management consultancy, Asia strategies and implementation projects. The newly founded BrainNet EAC GmbH is

an international leading Global Sourcing Consultancy with access to a unique infrastructure of branches in the world’s main procurement markets. ”EAC is the ideal complement to our experience and know-how of global procurement management, both in terms of content and with regard to its international presence and portfolio of customers in China and India,” says Christian A. Rast, CEO of BrainNet. “By joining forces, we can optimally handle any request for global procurement management – from strategy to local implementation.” EAC- Euro Asia Consulting was founded in 1992 and is now one of Europe’s most important firms offering consultancy for strategy and investment projects focusing on Greater China (the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong), India, South East Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines) and Eastern Europe. “BrainNet and EAC share the same values and quality standards. BrainNet EAC’s procurement consultancy services will therefore also be shaped by the development of individual, practical customer solutions, a consistent focus on implementation and wellfounded knowledge of target markets,” says Daniela Bartscher-Herold, Managing Director at BrainNet EAC.