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criteria beyond initial purchase price. ease of purchasing, engineering assistance, production, inishing, which will generate, and deliver the valuable renewable solar en-

Developers and EPCs should fully under- and strategic shipping. his can add extra value to the developers’ ergy that is expected.
stand their component manufacturing needs by doing more of the component manufacturing for them.
needs and work closely with the suppliers Properly assessing the ideal supply chain partners requires that Mark W. Turley is the solar market leader for Alexandria Industries.
that can meet them.
developers and their EPCs devote additional time and research to He helps solar project developers and EPCs bring to life efective supply

Additional fabrication processes, such choose the appropriate and most qualiied supply chain partners. chain and cost management strategies.
as machining, inishing, or welding can he return on that investment includes reduced risk, on-schedule
add to total cost as well. Determine if
construction timelines, and higher site installation quality, all of
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any of these additional processes will

be performed in-house, or by the sup-
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these processes may increase shipping
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Ship strategically
It is also critical that the developer or
EPC determine the shipping schedule in
advance. Will the components be shipped

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to manage on-site as the installation pro-
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may be preferred to ease of-loading and
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tures can ease site installation issues.
C-Purlin
Create a back-up plan
Unfortunately, unforeseen problems can

arise throughout the supply chain, which
is why planning and creating back-up Images not to scale.
plans is so crucial. For example, if a severe
weather event, such as a tornado afects a

component manufacturing facility, have a
plan to use an alternative facility to sup-
ply necessary racking components to keep
the project on schedule.
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