Answer:
Concerns exist about supplier capacity for future volume.
Explanation:
The multisourcing is a method in which the supplier base is expanded increasing the actual number of suppliers, because the needs of the company are increasing.
Advantages:
-Alternative sources of materials in case of delivery stoppage by a supplier.
-Reduced probability of bottlenecks due to insufficient production capacity to meet peak demand.
- Increased competition mong suppliers leads to better quality, price, delivery, product innovation and buyer´s negociation power.
-More flexibility to reat to unexpected events that could endanger supplier´s capacity.
Disadvantages:
-Reduced efforts by supplier to match buyer´s requirements.
-Higher cost for the purchasing organization (greater number of orders, telephone calls, records, and so on).
