Domestic Sourcing Beyond Unit Price: Lead Time, Inventory, and Recovery
Unit price is one line in a sourcing decision. The operating route determines how much cash, schedule, quality, and recovery capacity the company actually buys.
The American Manufacturing Compendium
Practical field guides for choosing processes, qualifying suppliers, defining requirements, and running work across American manufacturing.
Unit price is one line in a sourcing decision. The operating route determines how much cash, schedule, quality, and recovery capacity the company actually buys.
A supplier shortlist should be a testable hypothesis about who can make the work—not a collection of companies whose websites mention the right industry.
Key strategies for building more resilient and flexible supply chains in an ever-changing global market.