Global Procurement and Sales Business of Our Products
As globalization progresses, a variety of products, raw materials, and parts are sold and purchased across national borders. Purchasing products from various regions has enabled us to enjoy the benefits of cost reduction, improvement of product quality, diversification of suppliers, and strengthening of supply chains. The following is a guide to the advantages and disadvantages of global product procurement.
- Cost reduction: Within the world, prices vary from goods such as products, raw materials, machinery, and real estate to labor. Finding the right products at the right price can reduce costs.
- Improving quality: In the past, the emphasis tended to be on cheapness rather than quality, but now quality is also an important factor in procurement. Certain regions or countries may have high technology and expertise. Researching the characteristics of such regions has also made it possible to procure products of high quality.
While global product procurement has many advantages, there are also several disadvantages and risks. The following are some of the disadvantages of global product procurement.
- Product quality assurance: When procuring materials, parts, and products from overseas suppliers, the manufacturing process is not transparent, which can lead to a high incidence of defective products. To prevent this, we have strict quality control processes (e.g., product inspections) and strictly enforce sales contracts.
- Delayed delivery risk: Procurement from overseas often requires time-consuming logistics and customs clearance procedures, and there is a risk that delivery may be delayed. In the case of marine transportation, delays may occur due to unforeseen factors such as weather, port congestion, and the risk of encountering illegal activities such as piracy. In order to cope with these risks, we are taking measures to set delivery dates with a sufficient margin and to secure alternative suppliers.
- Foreign exchange risk: Fluctuations in foreign exchange rates may cause significant fluctuations in procurement costs.
- Cultural and language differences: Misunderstandings and miscommunications can easily occur when dealing with suppliers from different cultures and business practices. For example, important points may not be conveyed during contract negotiations. That is why we offer our services in a variety of languages.
The world is experiencing geopolitical risks such as wars, conflicts, and geopolitical risks such as the recent Trump tariffs that have caused prices to skyrocket. This has led to further price hikes. However, a country must keep moving without a moment's pause. A country runs on people, goods, and money.
Some countries in the world are facing a shortage of goods or want to purchase them but are unable to do so. Even in such an environment, necessary goods and products must be purchased. However, there are many cases in which the products you want cannot be purchased in various countries due to trade restrictions or the level of effectiveness between countries.
Agent Professional Inc. is committed to helping our customers around the world get the products they want, when they want them. We procure not only medical equipment, medical products, and hygiene products, but also a wide variety of other products ranging from raw materials, machinery, real estate, and labor. (We are not allowed to procure weapons or narcotics, which are easily subject to regulations.) Our company started out as a distributor of medical equipment, medical supplies, and hygiene products, but now we procure all kinds of products.
We, Agent Professionals, Inc. visit and work in all parts of the world. We invite you to experience our business services. We look forward to hearing from you.
