COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A GEOGRAPHIC REGION FROM WHICH TO SOURCE A RESOURCE

摘要

A computer system for determining a geographic region from which to source a resource. The computer system has an associated database which stores region-specific cost data for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. countries). The computer system is operable to present an interface to enable a user to input resource data for a resource; to store the resource data; to calculate a potential cost of sourcing the resource from each of the plurality of geographic regions based on the region-specific cost data and the resource data; and to output the calculated potential cost of sourcing the resource from one or more of the plurality of geographic regions. Advantageously, the should be cost of sourcing a resource from a low cost region can be calculated and used to identify the best low cost region sourcing opportunities.