sourcingunit
nounUK /ˈsɔːsɪŋ ˈjuːnɪt/
US /ˈsɔːrsɪŋ ˈjuːnɪt/
A sourcing unit is a small team or group that finds and gets things for a company.
The sourcing unit found a new shop to buy paper from.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A single item or batch used as a unit when buying supplies.
Each box of pens counts as one sourcing unit in the order.
3. A department in a company that handles finding and buying goods.
She works in the sourcing unit that buys all the office chairs.
4. A measure used to track how much is bought from one place.
The factory raised its sourcing unit from ten to twenty crates a week.