Sourcing Captain

AUGUST 15, 2023

When it comes to sourcing products from China, it’s important to understand the two types of China sourcing agents available in the market. Individual China Sourcing Agent VS China Sourcing Companies The first type of China sourcing agent is the individual sourcing agent.

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Ivemsa

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

manufacturers can save the most, which is why nearshoring continues to be an impactful part of their global strategy. manufacturers requiring non-skilled workers for an industry like textiles or basic assemblies may find it less expensive to outsource production to China or try to fulfill the roles at home in America. Semi-Skilled: $6.96

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Perficient Digital Transformation

APRIL 20, 2022

Recently, in honor of International Women’s Month, Perficient hosted a roundtable “Mastering Manufacturing with Experts”, with female manufacturing experts to discuss top trends in the manufacturing industry. Before diving in, let’s look at some interesting manufacturing facts: 30% of the manufacturing workforce is women.

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Ivemsa

OCTOBER 30, 2024

As the last months of the year rapidly approach and manufacturers set their sights on 2025, it’s a good time to reflect on how industry dynamics have shifted over the past 12 months. Though the industry is constantly in a state of flux, manufacturing in Mexico remains the best option for those with a U.S.

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Sourcing Captain

AUGUST 15, 2023

When it comes to finding the best China sourcing agent, it’s crucial to establish a strong connection that ensures a seamless partnership. With the right sourcing agent by your side, you can unlock incredible opportunities and access high-quality products from China.

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Sourcing Captain

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

As we have discussed in our previous blogs, strategic sourcing is the perfect and innovative way to reduce costs, achieve a faster time to market and improve the quality of the final product. Wikipedia defines strategic sourcing as,” the process of developing channels of supply at the lowest total cost, not just the lowest purchase price.

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McKinsey & Company

JANUARY 31, 2023

Indirect operations functions make up a significant share of total operations—and optimizing them can deliver sizeable bottom-line impact.

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Capgemini

MARCH 16, 2022

Early pilot initiatives have demonstrated that digital technologies help build on the foundations laid by Lean Manufacturing and extend those benefits to entire facilities or even to end-to-end supply chains. Concurrently, manufacturers are under pressure. AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING JOURNEY. Industry 4.0

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Everest Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Engineering services include all activities (spanning software, embedded, mechanical and manufacturing engineering functions) that support the design, development, testing and management of products, both hardware and software. Everest Group is a research firm focused on strategic IT, business services, engineering services, and sourcing.

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Everest Group

MARCH 7, 2025

But in a world where water scarcity is already an escalating crisis, the location of these data centers is just as important as their energy source. Gen AI models require vast amounts of water for cooling, ensuring that servers dont overheat while performing their computationally intensive tasks.

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Sourcing Captain

AUGUST 25, 2021

A private label product is manufactured by a contract manufacturer or a third-party manufacturer and sold under another party’s (retailer’s) brand name. In simpler terms, a private label product is manufactured by Company A, with the brand name of Company B. The manufacturer then makes a sample for review.

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IBM Services

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. Where tactical sourcing is a short-term strategy, strategic sourcing is for long-term business goals. And from that group, 71% would pay a premium for it.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

JULY 19, 2024

Customers are demanding a personalized experience, and manufacturing is no different. One-size-fits-all manufacturing is now becoming a thing of the past. Today, we are seeing a decline in the mass production of identical products in exchange for personalization and niche products.

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Everest Group

JANUARY 25, 2024

The study will enable buyers to choose the best-fit provider based on their sourcing considerations, while providers will be able to benchmark their performance against each other.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Organizations must manage a myriad of products and services, ensuring that they are sourced, purchased, and delivered efficiently. Example: A manufacturing company classifies its items into raw materials, spare parts, and office supplies. Efficient Sourcing and Bidding: Item classification helps in the efficient sourcing of products.

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Groove Technology

OCTOBER 1, 2024

China: Offers a vast workforce and expertise in manufacturing and technology. Let's examine some of these: Manufacturing Outsourcing Manufacturing outsourcing involves contracting the production of goods to external providers. the global contract manufacturing market is expected to reach $2.7 Eastern Europe (e.g.,

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The three Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) argue that the proposed UAW contract would hinder their competitiveness in transitioning to EVs. The three auto OEMs contend that they must shift towards manufacturing EVs to comply with government regulations and maintain competitiveness in the automotive industry.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

As a leader in Salesforce solutions for the Manufacturing and Automotive industries , I want to share with you some key learnings from Dreamforce. For manufacturers and automotive clients, today’s challenges include supply chain disruptions, chip shortages, inflation, talent needs, and ESG regulations. Sustainability.

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Sourcing Captain

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

For anyone who is into sourcing, it is essential to understand the difference between purchasing and procurement. Purchasing is the act of buying the goods and services that a company needs to operate and/or manufacture products. involved in sourcing products. Let’s check out their definitions first: . Purchasing.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MARCH 6, 2025

Recently, Perficients work with a leading automotive manufacturers GenAI virtual assistant was included in Forresters Report titled “Design GenAI-Powered Experiences Responsibly,” which discusses how to ensure generative AI solutions are functional, efficient, and, most importantly, safe and responsible.

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Everest Group

OCTOBER 7, 2024

This blog examines how companies are adapting their value chains and processes, in order to meet sustainability goals, as well as exploring advancements in design, product development, and manufacturing.

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Everest Group

JULY 4, 2022

and the Metaverse: Implications for Sourcing and Technology Leaders generated unprecedented client inquiries. The cloud, an abundance of data, better manufacturing processes, and a plethora of affordable technologies have lowered the cost of enabling and building these offerings. Competition between Metaverse and ScienceTech.

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Ivemsa

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

/Mexico border is a common strategy when manufacturing in Mexico. Monterrey, in particular, is an industrial hub in this area known for its infrastructure and innovation, which is valuable for manufacturers that want to reach the U.S. and other foreign manufacturers.

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Everest Group

MARCH 8, 2024

Each profile offers a comprehensive overview of the provider’s strengths and limitations, enabling enterprises to make informed decisions as they navigate the evolving DAL landscape.

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Everest Group

MAY 16, 2022

Notably, GBS center setups increased in offshore Asia (primarily China), driven by companies in the manufacturing industry seeking to leverage engineering research and development (ER&D) services involving software development, systems integration and testing of autonomous, connected, electric and shared (ACES) mobility offerings.

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Ivemsa

AUGUST 27, 2024

Monterrey is one of the central areas of growth for manufacturing in Mexico. The strength of the metal fabrication sector in Mexico has helped boost other industries as well, including automotive manufacturing , aerospace manufacturing , and mechanical engineering. Mexico border. saving costs and time-to-market.

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Everest Group

JANUARY 2, 2024

The study will enable buyers to choose the best-fit provider based on their sourcing considerations, while providers will be able to benchmark their performance against each other.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

OCTOBER 25, 2024

According to the report, “Cloud leaders and sourcing professionals implement application modernization and multicloud managed services to: Deliver superior customer experiences. Gain access to technical and transformational skills and capabilities.

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Ivemsa

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Nearshoring to Mexico has impacted the growth of the global market in several manufacturing sectors, including the medical device industry. and other foreign manufacturers have relied on the cost-effectiveness of Mexico’s workforce. and other foreign manufacturers have relied on the cost-effectiveness of Mexico’s workforce.

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Ivemsa

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Establishing a strong diversification strategy has become a priority for global manufacturers as supply chain management has shifted, and in some cases, become unreliable. As a result, Mexico shelter manufacturing has continued to gain momentum as the top choice for American manufacturers. The IMMEX program allows U.S.

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Everest Group

DECEMBER 26, 2023

We focus on payer digital services market size and growth, digital service themes for healthcare payers, provider assessments on several capability- and market-success-related dimensions, and Everest Group’s independent assessment of the providers to help enterprises make the right sourcing decisions.

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Ivemsa

JUNE 13, 2024

manufacturing is growing. On average, manufacturing companies spent USD 16.2 manufacturers are considering when and how they’ll expand. For many, the answer is Mexico manufacturing. The Benefit of Manufacturing in Mexico U.S. manufacturers that are ready to expand. factory to explore other areas of growth.

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Ivemsa

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Mexico has been a manufacturing leader but has recently surpassed China as the top trade partner with the U.S. and other foreign manufacturers expanding their operations can depend on the blueprint that Mexico has in place. Over the past 20 years, the number of aerospace manufacturing firms has grown over triple in size.

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Everest Group

APRIL 2, 2024

The study will enable buyers to choose the best-fit provider based on their sourcing considerations, while providers will be able to benchmark their performance against each other.

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Everest Group

DECEMBER 14, 2022

To address this challenge, providers have built expertise in Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services, which not only provide telemetry coverage across sources such as cloud, IoT, OT/ICS, SaaS, endpoints, and network, but also allow enterprises to realize RoI faster than when implementing solutions on their own.

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Everest Group

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Each provider profile offers a comprehensive overview of its key strengths and limitations and includes enterprise sourcing considerations. The research will help buyers select the right-fit technology provider for their needs, while technology providers will be able to benchmark themselves against the competition.

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Everest Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Critical contractual aspects for gen AI sourcing Ensuring robust contractual clauses in service agreements is paramount for the success of any partnership involving gen AI solutions. Contracts must explicitly define the sources of data—whether they are server logs, IT service management (ITSM) ticket dumps, or other proprietary datasets.

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