Every organization execute on some form of strategy, being either explicitly stated or implicit. The corporate strategy pursued has strong influence on the sourcing strategy, and as the purchasing to sales ratio in many cases is increasing, sourcing decisions will also impact on the net result. Hence, the sourcing policy has to reflect and support the overall corporate strategy. To be successful, the sourcing strategy needs to be aligned with the overall strategy.

The Strategy toolbox is a set of techniques, processes and templates to interpret corporate business strategies and to develop aligned sourcing strategies. Make/develop/buy strategies is a critical part of this area.