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The Pros and Cons: International and Domestic Sourcing

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This strategy involves a country from a high-cost country area — typically US, UK, Canada, Australia, and West European nations — purchasing materials from resource-rich low-cost countries; think China, India, Indonesia, Bolivia, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, and East European nations. Local government policies and exchange rates.

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Embracing the South American Ecommerce Marketplace

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As a result, inventory builds up, costs rise, and customers wait longer for their products to arrive. Improvements are slowly occurring, thanks to increased government funding (but corruption hampers many efforts). Only two countries in South America are landlocked, Paraguay and Bolivia.