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cost leading sources

English translation: lowest cost sources

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English term or phrase:cost leading sources
Selected answer:lowest cost sources
Entered by: Martin Riordan

14:57 May 9, 2011
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
English term or phrase: cost leading sources
I'm translating a presentation by CFO of a major engineering company {making turbines, engines etc.). One of the slides says:

''Realising capabilities
Focus on execution

-Operating collaboratively and transparently with global supply chain
-Improving cost, productivity, working capital
-Focusing on Lean operations and working practices
-Moving parts to cost leading sources''

Are the ''cost leading sources'' suppliers offering parts at the lowest prices?

Any help would be greatly appreciated
Grzegorz Mysiński
Poland
Local time: 05:05
lowest cost sources
Explanation:
I have just consulted my son, who works in a similar company in Brasil, and he confirms that "cost leading sources" means sources with the lowest cost for parts. Such countries, he tells me, are also know as BCCs, Best Cost Countries. Check out the link below...

So these positive adjectives, "leading" and "best", refer to low prices.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 00:05
Grading comment
Thank you Martin.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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lowest cost sources


Explanation:
I have just consulted my son, who works in a similar company in Brasil, and he confirms that "cost leading sources" means sources with the lowest cost for parts. Such countries, he tells me, are also know as BCCs, Best Cost Countries. Check out the link below...

So these positive adjectives, "leading" and "best", refer to low prices.


    Reference: http://www.procurementleaders.com/news/latestarticles/global...
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you Martin.

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