[custom_frame_right shadow=”on”][/custom_frame_right] When people are asked to define their priorities as it relates to their sourcing initiative, we usually hear – “We want the best possible quality for the best possible price and we need it delivered yesterday.”  This is not a prioritization, but a wish list.  Unfortunately, when everything is a priority, nothing is […]

Thanks to the sickly global economy and the resulting corporate deleveraging and pressures to reduce costs, many companies have increasingly turned to locating new sourcing opportunities overseas.   The decision to either outsource production or seek new suppliers is a strategic one.  But very often it is not given the strategic importance that it requires.  Before […]