What’s all this talk about risk? at Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, and Supply Chain Management

What’s all this talk about risk?

Share This on Linked In Editor's Note: Today's post is from Dick Locke, Sourcing Innovation's resident expert on International Sourcing and Procurement. (His previous guest posts are still archived.) The issue of global supply chain risk gets a lot of attention nowdays, and it certainly should. However, I've seen a few silly statements. One is that global sourcing is sooo over. Another is that nobody should buy in China. (OK, I exaggerate, but just slightly.) Here's my perspective: First, we need to clarify what "sourcing" is. Wikipedia says "In business, the term word sourcing refers to ...

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