leveringsonafhankelijkheid

Leveringsonafhankelijkheid, or supply independence, is a concept in procurement and supply chain management describing the degree to which an organization can secure its inputs from multiple suppliers rather than relying on a single source. High leveringsonafhankelijkheid lowers the risk of disruption due to supplier failure, strikes, or geographic events, and can stabilize pricing through competition. It is particularly important for critical components, regulated industries, and global supply networks.

Key drivers include diversification of the supplier base, multi-sourcing for critical categories, and reduced supplier concentration. Strategies to improve leveringsonafhankelijkheid include maintaining strategic inventories, nearshoring or reshoring for critical items, standardized specifications to facilitate supplier qualification, and collaborative risk management with suppliers, including contingency contracts and alternative routing.

Challenges involve higher total costs of ownership from managing multiple suppliers, longer lead times, increased complexity of supplier management, potential quality variability, and the need for robust supplier risk assessment. Organizations often balance leveringsonafhankelijkheid with efficiency and cost objectives by categorizing spend, mapping critical dependencies, and implementing tiered sourcing.

In practice, indicators such as supplier diversity, the share of spend with second sources, and time-to-recovery after a disruption are used to monitor leveringsonafhankelijkheid. The concept is closely linked to business continuity planning, supplier risk management, and resilience frameworks.