Economy Archives - Proficient Sourcing https://www.proficientsourcing.com/category/economy/ Sourcing for Manufacturers Sat, 07 Oct 2023 10:56:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 China: Is the End Coming Soon? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/china-is-the-end-coming-soon-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-is-the-end-coming-soon-2 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/china-is-the-end-coming-soon-2/#respond Sat, 23 Sep 2023 15:08:43 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4154 Proficient Sourcing is interested in helping OEM’s reshore, especially from China.  On 8/4 we wrote an article about Peter Zeihan’s emphatic comments that China was nearing an end as a manufacturing superpower.  Several factors were cited, and now there’s more from this same source. And speaking of reshoring, here’s some good news from the Reshoring…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/china-is-the-end-coming-soon-2/feed/ 0 We’re from the Government and we’re here to help (jobs)! https://www.proficientsourcing.com/were-from-the-government-and-were-here-to-help-jobs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=were-from-the-government-and-were-here-to-help-jobs https://www.proficientsourcing.com/were-from-the-government-and-were-here-to-help-jobs/#respond Sun, 10 Sep 2023 17:59:55 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4147   A great deal any administration’s focus seems to be directed to increasing jobs in America. Whether green energy or infrastructure, what’s made the news usually includes some reference to new job creation. Is this credible? Can the federal government make a meaningful contribution to the country’s employment, and if so, where and how? One…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/were-from-the-government-and-were-here-to-help-jobs/feed/ 0 Supplier Evaluations? How About BUYER evaluations, too? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/supplier-evaluations-how-about-buyer-evaluations-too/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=supplier-evaluations-how-about-buyer-evaluations-too https://www.proficientsourcing.com/supplier-evaluations-how-about-buyer-evaluations-too/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2023 17:36:33 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4143   Supplier evaluation is a frequent LinkedIn group discussion.  Since Proficient Sourcing’s business is to help identify appropriate and excellent manufacturing suppliers, these discussions are of particular interest. Our work typically involves generating candidates for new supplier situations.  Evaluation criteria are focused on price and delivery, with excellent quality.  The shops we deal with all…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/supplier-evaluations-how-about-buyer-evaluations-too/feed/ 0 China: Is the End Coming Soon? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/china-is-the-end-coming-soon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=china-is-the-end-coming-soon https://www.proficientsourcing.com/china-is-the-end-coming-soon/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2023 03:07:55 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4137   China has been the major thorn in American manufacturing for some time.  Now a well-known expert says this is coming to a dramatic end in the next 10 years. Proficient Sourcing has a network of domestic manufacturers eager for reshoring interest or just a desire for better suppliers.  Maybe at last we have some…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/china-is-the-end-coming-soon/feed/ 0 Future of the Supply Chain. Good for the US? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/future-of-the-supply-chain-good-for-the-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=future-of-the-supply-chain-good-for-the-us https://www.proficientsourcing.com/future-of-the-supply-chain-good-for-the-us/#respond Sun, 09 Jul 2023 20:41:02 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4127 Proficient Sourcing LLC exists to help OEM’s find excellent manufacturing suppliers.  We found a forecast of what the future might hold that’s both chilling and encouraging.  Check out this source and keep us in mind if it’s at all accurate. “[After WWII] the Americans had …become THE determining factor in issues European and Asian…industrial and…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/future-of-the-supply-chain-good-for-the-us/feed/ 0 Good News for US Manufacturing! Can it be True? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/good-news-for-us-manufacturing-can-it-be-true/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-news-for-us-manufacturing-can-it-be-true https://www.proficientsourcing.com/good-news-for-us-manufacturing-can-it-be-true/#respond Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:37:35 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4115   Several recent forecasts have predicted difficult economic times in the years ahead. One primary reason given is the declining influence of the US Navy in promoting free oceanic trade. Without the Navy’s presence countries may become more parochial, and the major ones may try to exert greater control over what they view as their…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/good-news-for-us-manufacturing-can-it-be-true/feed/ 0 Outsourcing Your Manufacturing: Pros and Cons https://www.proficientsourcing.com/outsourcing-your-manufacturing-pros-and-cons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=outsourcing-your-manufacturing-pros-and-cons https://www.proficientsourcing.com/outsourcing-your-manufacturing-pros-and-cons/#respond Fri, 19 May 2023 21:27:52 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4101   Proficient Sourcing LLC exists to help you find excellent suppliers so your outsourcing will be successful.  There are many factors involved with outsourcing, and it’s always educational to check the internet to see the pros and cons. Fortunately, we found no new revelations.  But depending on your business there are certainly many things to…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/outsourcing-your-manufacturing-pros-and-cons/feed/ 0 OEM Standards: Should We Worry? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/oem-standards-should-we-worry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oem-standards-should-we-worry https://www.proficientsourcing.com/oem-standards-should-we-worry/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 17:40:57 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4096   What’s going on with large corporations these days?  Some may be your customers or suppliers, so their motivations should be significant in your business plans.  And to the extent this population includes OEM’s we are concerned. It’s probable outside forces have tried to influence corporate behavior forever.  But now, in a time of social…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/oem-standards-should-we-worry/feed/ 0 Inclusive Economic Growth via Manufacturing? https://www.proficientsourcing.com/inclusive-economic-growth-manufacturing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=inclusive-economic-growth-manufacturing https://www.proficientsourcing.com/inclusive-economic-growth-manufacturing/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:04:04 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4089   A McKinsey & Company article of Jan 12, 2022 is labeled as part of the Davos Agenda.  This alone gives us pause.  Do you trust the Davos crowd for sound advice?  Please let us know your view on this subject. In any case, among other things, this McKinsey author bemoans the decline of US…

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]]> https://www.proficientsourcing.com/inclusive-economic-growth-manufacturing/feed/ 0 The 4 Day Work Week – A 2nd Take https://www.proficientsourcing.com/the-4-day-work-week-a-2nd-take/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-4-day-work-week-a-2nd-take https://www.proficientsourcing.com/the-4-day-work-week-a-2nd-take/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:10:44 +0000 https://www.proficientsourcing.com/?p=4082   We continue to hear news about the 4-Day workweek.  Some European countries have implemented this, but it has yet to take hold in the US.  Is this a good idea for us in manufacturing?  Or in other types of work?  And who would benefit from such a change? We have no particular view on…

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