FunctionalSourcing connects the global contract manufacturing industry.

Here will be the global functional sourcing platform for stakeholders in the areas of contract manufacturing (CMO), original equipment manufacturing, original equipment development (OED), testing, R & D, etc. It will be more interactive than Mercator, Business Amazon, or Ariba from SAP.

FunctionalSourcing is a brand of 4Finance with its sister brands Publicity Marketplace and the already existing platform for connecting the global investment industry SmartMoneyMatch (the same framework will be applied).
E.g. It's planned free to use and offers the opportunities to:

• Browse and list advertising offers analogous to SmartMoneyMatch.com/investments.
• Find buyers, create a Request for Proposals (RFPs), or reply to one analogous to SmartMoneyMatch.com/investors.
• Find publicity service providers with the required expertise or list your offerings similar to SmartMoneyMatch.com/service-providers.
• Have a business directory similar to SmartMoneyMatch.com/business-directory.
• Find and publish relevant events similar to SmartMoneyMatch.com/events with an integrated event platform like
• SmartMoneyMatch.com/help/event-platform.
• Browse and list relevant jobs similar to SmartMoneyMatch.com/jobs.
• Connect with other professionals similar to SmartMoneyMatch.com/people to find and connect with other professionals.

Additionally, all users will have a company and a personal profile page where their activities or offerings—as publisher, brand, or service provider—are displayed.

To give an idea about the planned filter criteria it would be like:

- Industry

1. Certified (with country)
2. Stage R&D and Design, Prototype, Testing, Production, Supply chain management, production, after-sales services
3. Production countries
4. Shipment countries

Stage:

• R&D and Design (Research:

a. Paid/free, budget

b. Field

c. Type of Research

d. Time

e. Sponsor (private, public, mixed)

f. type (data collection, model creation, model validation, deployment)

• Prototype
• (Supply chain management)
• Production as service (OEM original equipment manufacturing, CMO contract manufacturing organization, OED original equipment development)
• Testing
• After-sales technology services

System characteristics:

• Vertical use case
• Horizontal use case
• testbeds
• best practices

Product type:

• End product
• raw materials
• machining

Certificate for process/product (Yes/No)

Other aspects:

1. IP
2. Country (production, delivery)
3. Shipment type
4. Storage

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