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ちょうたつさき
noun
supplier; procurement source
businessbusiness
1. supplier; procurement source
The company or place from which a business obtains the materials, goods, or funds needed for its operations.
部品(ぶひん)調達先(ちょうたつさき)(さが)
To look for a supplier of parts.
調達先(ちょうたつさき)一社(いっしゃ)(しぼ)危険(きけん)だ。
It is risky to narrow your suppliers down to a single company.
We switched the procurement source for raw materials from overseas to domestic.

Composed of 調達(ちょうたつ) (procurement, sourcing) + (さき) (destination, party). The suffix (さき) marks the other party in a transaction, as in 取引先(とりひきさき) (business partner) or 納入先(のうにゅうさき) (delivery destination).

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