sourcing
Locating material origins
Sourcing is the process of finding and obtaining something, typically materials, products, or workers needed for a business operation.
Companies engage in sourcing when they identify suppliers, negotiate contracts, and arrange for delivery of goods: We're sourcing components from three different manufacturers.
The term extends beyond physical goods to finding candidates for jobs or locating information: I'm still sourcing quotes for the article.
Ethical sourcing emphasizes obtaining materials in ways that respect labor rights and environmental standards.
Those who sell goods
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
requisition · invoicing · compliance · RFP · RFQ · tendering · negotiation · contracting
Record of ownership
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
terroir · heritage · pedigree · verification · documentation · regional
Equitable producer compensation movement
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- conflict-freeHaving no opposition present
Concerning relations among countries
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- offshoringMoving work overseas
- nearshoringRelocating work to neighboring countries
reshoring · customs · tariffs · cross-border · multinational · trade · shipping · freight
Expanding into varied areas
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
vendors
Those who sell goods
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
bidding · requisition · invoicing · compliance · RFP · RFQ · tendering · negotiation · contracting · selection
provenance
Record of ownership
- traceabilityVerifiable origin and path
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- certificationAttestation of qualification
labeling · terroir · heritage · pedigree · verification · documentation · regional
fairtrade
Equitable producer compensation movement
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- transparencyState of being see-through
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
conflict-free · responsible · traceability · certification · auditing
international
Concerning relations among countries
- importObtain from overseas
- exportForeign-bound sale
- offshoringMoving work overseas
nearshoring · reshoring · customs · tariffs · cross-border · multinational · trade · shipping · freight · duties
diversification
Expanding into varied areas
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- contingencyUncertain possible event
- acknowledgmentsacknowledgment, acknowledgement, acknowledgments, acknowledgment, dedications
- fashion industryfashion, fashion design, fashion designers, fashion shows, fashion week
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- supplysupply, supplies, stock, provisions, stockpile
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
sourcingmanufacturing
Industrial product creation
production · making · fabrication · assembly · creation
sourcingdisposing
Getting rid of something
divesting · offloading · discarding · selling off · disbursing
- ethical sourcingProcurement respecting people and planet
- open sourcingMaking code publicly accessible
- local sourcingObtaining goods nearby
- sustainable sourcingAcquiring materials responsibly