Study Of A Sourcing Company Suppliers Selection

Since the releasing qualification of international trade was issued, private and foreignenterprises involved into international trade industry as well, which made the competitionmore and more fiercely. Chinese international trade companies have been changedrevolutionarily under the pressure of internal and external environment. Some of thembecome more professional international trade sourcing company, which start to provideprofessional procurement agent services for domestic and foreign customers. And successfulsourcing companies will be the organizers and managers of supply chain.Supplier selection is the core part of business for international trade sourcing companies.Due to increased competition and shorter products life cycles, foreign customers ask forproducts with higher quality, lower prices, faster delivery and service response. How tolower cost, improve quality, deliver in time and offer additional value service by suppliersselection is the key to attain competitive advantage.Nowadays there are a lot of studies about suppliers selection but mostly focus onmanufacturers and seldom on international trade sourcing companies. International tradesourcing companies stay in service industry and have their own unique features such asinvolved wide products range and complex suppliers type. Their suppliers selection is verydifferent from manufacturers.The purpose of this article is to analyze a typical international trade sourcing company, thenfind out a way for small and medium scale trading company with export orientation in theera of post crisis. The significant of the article is for the reference of small and medium scaleenterprise in similar industry.The method of the article’s study rely on related theory and the practice of A internationaltrade sourcing company, analyze its problems which it occurs when it face to suppliersselection. Study supplier selection index and methods, then demonstrate the weakness ofsupplier selection from A company. Rely on Analytic Hierarchy Process Method and suggesta better way for supplier selection of A company.