# More Than Labor: Today, Global Sourcing Is All About Total Cost

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Podcast: [The SupplyChainBrain Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-supplychainbrain-podcast-1976168)
Published: 2026-03-06T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In decades past, manufacturers fled the U.S. for Asia in search of lower production expense. But sourcing decisions today are a lot more complicated than that.

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