Global Sourcing Decision Matrix — Tariff, Cost, Lead Time, and Risk Comparison Tool

Make smarter manufacturing decisions with a simple, powerful Excel tool.
This matrix helps you quickly compare landed costs, lead times, and risk scores across multiple countries — factoring in tariffs, freight, and inbounding costs.

Built for supply chain, sourcing, and operations professionals who want a faster, more transparent way to evaluate manufacturing options — without needing expensive software.

🔎 What’s Included:

• Fully structured Excel workbook (.xlsx)
• Dynamic tariff calculator
• Direct item-level comparisons (cost, lead time, risk)
• Visualized landed cost bar charts and country-level bubble charts
• Weighted decision scoring (adjustable sliders for cost/lead time/risk)
• Clean, user-friendly formatting
• Instructions tab to guide setup

💬 What This Tool Can Help You Do:

• Quickly model different sourcing scenarios
• Quantify the real trade-offs between cheaper cost, faster delivery, and lower risk
• Understand tariff impacts without manual recalculations
• Support strategic decisions with clean, visual outputs

✅ Who This Is For:

• Supply Chain Managers
• Sourcing and Procurement Analysts
• Consultants advising clients on manufacturing strategy
• Small business owners managing international production

📋 What You Should Know:

• You will need to enter your own data (item costs, freight, tariffs, etc.).
  The document is structured for easy input and highlights all fields you need to fill.
• No macros, no external plugins — just clean Excel formulas and charts.
• Tariff rates are prefilled with current values, but you should update them before each use.

This isn’t an automated ERP or a plug-and-play AI — it’s a professional decision support tool built to give you clarity and flexibility when real-world sourcing decisions need to be made.

🎯 Pricing:

Launch Special:
The first 5 buyers can purchase at a discounted rate of $29 (normally $39).

🔖 Files Included:

• Global_Sourcing_Decision_Matrix.xlsx

👤 About the Creator

This tool was created by a supply chain professional with years of real-world experience managing sourcing, forecasting, and operations for global manufacturers.
I hold a master’s degree in Operations Management with a focus on Decision Analytics and built this matrix to solve the same challenges I face in my own work — balancing cost, speed, and risk in complex sourcing environments.