by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jan 28, 2026 | Manufacturing Procurement
Strategic sourcing is one of those phrases that gets tossed around like everyone agrees on what it means. Then you walk into a manufacturing environment and realize: half the strategic decisions are just yesterday’s emergencies wearing a nicer title. In manufacturing,...
by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jan 9, 2026 | Direct Materials Sourcing, Featured
For manufacturers, direct materials sourcing isn’t just “purchasing.” It’s a core driver for margin, uptime, quality, long-term competitiveness, and cash flow wearing a hard hat. Yet in many mid-market organizations, direct materials decisions still happen reactively:...
