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Discover Proficient Sourcing LLC! See Why….

Charlie Harte — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 16:25:34 +0000

Tell us what you need manufactured. Then--- We give you recommendations for manufacturing suppliers. Here’s how you benefit:1) To satisfy your requirements we access a very diverse network of suppliers of most kinds of manufacturing. All these companies have a long history of on-time delivery of built-to-spec parts.You get our recommendations FAST; usually within a day…

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Manufacturing Suppliers for Small Metal Parts

Charlie Harte — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:57:51 +0000

Proficient Sourcing has a network of companies specializing in the manufacture of small METAL parts. In many cases we have multiple candidates just waiting to satisfy your requirements. Several of these companies have ITAR certification and some have ISO AS 9100 as well. All are long standing companies with a history of happy customers. Perhaps…

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We’re from the Government and we’re here to help (jobs)!

Charlie Harte — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 17:59:55 +0000

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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China: Is the End Coming Soon?

Charlie Harte — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 03:07:55 +0000

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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Need Improvements to Your Supply Chain – FAST?

Charlie Harte — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 09:00:22 +0000

We’re all about improving your supply chain. Whether reshoring something or any of a myriad of possibilities, if you want excellent candidates for your outsourced manufacturing, we can probably help. Key areas of success have been large metal parts, such as machine bases, fabricated and molded plastics, domesticating ferrous (and large!) castings, tanks, pressure vessels, and…

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Future of the Supply Chain. Good for the US?

Charlie Harte — Sun, 09 Jul 2023 20:41:02 +0000

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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Good News for US Manufacturing! Can it be True?

Charlie Harte — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 21:37:35 +0000

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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OEM Standards: Should We Worry?

Charlie Harte — Fri, 05 May 2023 17:40:57 +0000

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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The 4 Day Work Week – A 2nd Take

Charlie Harte — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 23:10:44 +0000

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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ESG: A Second Look

Charlie Harte — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 01:17:18 +0000

Manufacturers might be well advised to pay attention to the current movement using ESG standards (whose standards are these?) for funding decisions. This could affect your retirement system as well as access to funding for any number of things. For a second time we want to take a look at ESG standards for investments. …

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