by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jul 3, 2026 | RFQ/E-Sourcing
As manufacturing organizations grow across multiple facilities, the same pattern shows up almost every time. Plant A is buying fasteners from one supplier. Plant B is buying the same fasteners from a different supplier, at a different price, on different terms. Nobody...
by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jun 23, 2026 | Direct Materials Sourcing
Most manufacturing procurement teams are sourcing reactively without realizing it. A supplier sends a price increase letter and procurement responds. A plant requests a new supplier and procurement evaluates one option. A shortage forces an emergency qualification and...
