Glossary · Business & Sourcing
What Is Dual Sourcing?
Dual sourcing is the practice of qualifying two manufacturers for the same product or category, so that demand, disruption or a quality failure at one can be covered by the other. It costs duplication in qualification and testing, and it requires a formula that both sites can reproduce identically.
Why it matters when you source
Dual sourcing protects continuity but is not free: two sites making the same product still have to make the same product, which means the specification and the process tolerances have to be explicit. Decide early whether continuity or simplicity matters more to your channel.
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