by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | May 14, 2026 | PE Procurement
Procurement synergies show up in almost every manufacturing roll-up thesis. Aggregate the purchasing volume, consolidate the supplier base, capture the savings. It sounds clean on a deal model. The reality is messier and far more conditional. Some roll-ups generate...
by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Feb 25, 2026 | Manufacturing Procurement
Multi-plant sourcing is where procurement stops being a “function” and starts being an operating model. As manufacturers expand across geographies—organically or through acquisition—what worked at a single plant often becomes structurally inefficient at scale....