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All things being equal Local sourcing would be the preferred choice of many businesses, imagine the scenario you can purchase what you require, at the best price, in the quantity you need when you need it and relatively speaking the supplier is on your door step. Unfortunately this scenario rarely occurs and this is where global sourcing comes into its own, but there are other factors to be considered and intelligent Local sourcing can be a key element in a company's business strategy.

There are many reasons to favour Local sourcing not least of which is communication, even in this IT led age the benefit of good multi-level communications can not be under-estimated. Face to face meetings can quickly resolve issues that might otherwise become costly errors. Local sourcing can also allow you to meet exacting deadlines and develop loyal long-standing relationships with your suppliers - you can even benefit from developing expertise together including shared tooling.

Local sourcing is just part of the supply chain solution but if you have no forecast available or very short lead times it is a crucial one.

How can S4S help me with my local sourcing opportunities?

S4S have over three decades of experience identifying and providing local and Global sourcing solutions, our knowledge of specialist engineering and manufacturing requirements allows us to locate viable local alternatives to current supplier bases. Specialising in the Local sourcing of engineered products from tooling equipment, specialist machinery, forgings, castings, bar, fabrication, plastics as well as both machined and raw products S4S cover all the options to find the optimum long term Local sourcing solutions.

Working closely with your management team, S4S will plan, manage and implement complete Local sourcing strategies that will deliver what you want and when you want it. At S4S Limited, we have a specialist team who will guide you through Local sourcing and deliver answers to your production, logistical, financial and administrative requirements.

Local Sourcing, what we offer:

Vendor identification, selection and management
Regulation compliance
Commercial negotiations, both on your behalf or consultancy and training
Quality control systems and management
Logistical arrangement agreements
Supply chain management
Intellectual property law and protection advice and training
Detailed progress reporting
Project management
Consultation

At S4S Limited, we provide outsourcing advice to clients, to source goods and services to fit individual companies' needs

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