Strategy & Execution
China Plus One Strategy: Building a Diversified Supplier Base
How procurement leaders can diversify sourcing beyond China in phases, protecting cost and quality while cutting concentration risk. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.
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- PDF · 14 pages
- Published
- Published Oct 2026
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What's inside
- 01Tariffs have turned supplier diversification into a permanent programme
- 02US import data show a re-routing of trade, not an exit from China
- 03Alternative hubs are growing quickly, and they still lean on China's inputs
- 04Visibility ends at tier one, which is where concentration risk really sits
- 05Dual sourcing on critical categories is the highest-return first move