supplycorpus / corpus / geography
// corpus dimension 14 of 17
Distance is a spec.
Where they sit relative to your dock. Freight, visits, and expedites all price by the mile.
// what the corpus holds
Location. Plant locations, down to the building.
Proximity. Distance to you, your line, or your other suppliers.
Corridors. Interstate, rail, port, and air freight access.
Region. Local labor pools and supplier ecosystems around the shop.
// why it decides sourcing
When something goes wrong, and something always goes wrong, the shop you can drive to by lunch beats the one that is two flights away. Distance never shows up on a quote, but you pay it all year.
// the corpus, by dimension
COMPANY
- FacilitiesWhere the work actually happens.
- MachinesThe machine list is the shop.
- ProcessesWhat they do, not what they say.
- MaterialsMetal is not a genre.
- CertificationsPaper that gates the work.
- EngineersShops that engineer catch bad drawings.
- CustomersWho they already ship to.
- Government ContractsAward history is a vetting engine.
- Parts ProducedThe closest thing to proof.
- PatentsR&D leaves a paper trail.
- SoftwareThe stack decides the friction.
- CreditA shop that dies mid-PO is your problem.
- CapacityThe best shop at full is no shop.
- GeographyDistance is a spec.
- Lead TimesQuoted is not delivered.
- ShippingParts have to arrive as parts.
- RelationshipsNo shop is an island.
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