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The cost hiding behind the quote
In industries like automotive, retail, and CPG, sourcing is one of the biggest costs a company carries, yet most sourcing decisions still come down to a single line: unit price.
What if every choice, like what to order, how much, and from which supplier, was judged by what it actually costs downstream: the inventory it ties up, the logistics it triggers, the total burden on the supply chain? Not just the price on the page.
That’s what Sophus Sourcing Optimization does. It builds the sourcing plan around the whole picture, bracket pricing, sourcing rules, downstream inventory, and logistics cost, together, so the cheapest-looking option and the cheapest option are finally the same thing.
The Problem
Sourcing cost is a major expense for automotive, retail, and CPG.
Most companies can cut that cost significantly just by looking at the whole supply chain instead of the number on the purchase order.
A sourcing plan built on total cost
The Sourcing Plan
Generation of an optimal sourcing plan that accounts for the overall impact on supply chain cost, including when to source, how much to source, bracket pricing, sourcing rules, and the impact on downstream inventory.
Run the what-ifs
Trade-off analysis between in-house capacity and outsourcing, weighing cost, capacity, capabilities, lead time, and seasonality together.
See the real impact
The optimal plan is differentiated by product type, since one sourcing rule rarely fits every product line well.
Proof
What sourcing leaders say about the impact
Sophus customers typically see these results by optimizing the sourcing plan against total supply chain cost instead of unit price alone.
Sourcing cost reduction, up to
Inventory reduction
Logistics cost reduction
How It Actually Works
Data In. Decision Out.
Data Automation
Pulls and cleans supplier pricing, lead time, and cost data automatically, so the plan never runs on a stale quote.
Optimization Engine
Turns that data into the sourcing plan — when to buy, how much, and from where, optimized for total cost.
One data layer, one decision engine, one sourcing plan.
Stop Sourcing On Unit Price Alone.
What Verified Users Say on Gartner
4.8 ratings on Gartner Peer Insight
Put the plan to work
Cost to Serve
See the true delivery cost once sourcing decisions are already optimized.
Inventory Optimization
Set stock targets that reflect the sourcing plan, not a separate assumption.
Supply Chain Network Design
Design the network your sourcing strategy actually depends on.
Tax & Duties Optimization
Factor tariff and duty exposure into the same sourcing decision.
Replenishment Optimization
Turn the sourcing plan into the right replenishment frequency at every site.
FAQs
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