Case Studies
As discussed in the Business Case section, leading companies find that, by strategically expanding their bid competitions to include minority-owned suppliers, they can:- Realize cost efficiencies
- Leverage a wide range of high quality goods and services
- Support innovation with increased competition
- Sustain and build brand loyalty
- Develop key partnerships
- Support workforce diversity initiatives
- Tap into new markets and customers
Here, businesses - both local and national - share what's working. These Performance First supplier diversity case studies demonstrate that utilizing best practices within procurement and purchasing processes deliver positive results.
Case Studies
- Study: Supplier Diversity Doesn't Cost More
- The Billion Dollar Roundtable's Business Case for Global Supplier Diversity
- Supplier Diversity is Simply Good Business
- Premier Inc. Supplier Diversity White Paper
- Supplier diversity and Minority business enterprise development: Case study experience of three US multinationals (UNISYS, Ford and JP Morgan Chase)
- Supplier Diversity in the 21st Century: Surviving the Economic Downturns
Tools
- University of Washington Business Diversity Program
- Performance First How To Guide
- Union Bank Spend Comparison
- Union Bank Spend Detail
- Union Bank Target and Spend xls
- Union Bank DBE Tier Spend xls
- Sample Supplier Diversity Language for RFPs
- Sample Corporate Supplier Diversity Policy
Testimonials
(To provide a testimonial or case study from your company, contact us: ESchinfeld@psrc.org)
"Building a diverse supplier base is important for Microsoft because we want our suppliers to reflect the diversity of our customers. In today's highly competitive market, strong Supplier Diversity programs ultimately provide the company with an important strategic advantage."
- Steve Ballmer, CEO , Microsoft"Continuing to develop our Supplier Diversity program remains a core commitment for Microsoft and is an essential part of developing a world-class procurement organization. Growing a diverse supplier base is something all of us as procurement professionals are passionate about. I am really pleased to see so many people at Microsoft who are eager to make a personal contribution to supplier diversity at all levels of our organization."
- Tim McBride, Chief Procurement Officer, Microsoft"At The Boeing Company, we know that diversity brings strength, innovation and flexibility to our supply base. Tapping the skills and technologies available within the community of small and diverse businesses is vital to maintaining our position as the premier aerospace company in the world."
