Why does purchasing need to establish partners or strategic alliances?

As an enterprise, the main goal is naturally to maximize its own interests. If partners or strategic alliances are established in procurement, enterprises can share information and both sides can reduce their own costs. Buyers don't have to prepare so much inventory, and suppliers can arrange their own production more accurately according to the buyer's demand forecast, so that there will be no shortage of goods or huge inventory because they don't understand the market demand.

Of course, in practice, large-scale companies generally have more bargaining power. Therefore, there is no need to establish a strategic alliance. An enterprise with strong bargaining power can always force its suppliers or customers to give him some benefits.

Therefore, whether to establish partnership or strategic alliance in procurement depends on the situation and is influenced by many factors, but in essence, it is to pursue the maximization of enterprise interests.