by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jun 30, 2026 | Featured, News
The Strait of Hormuz is reopening. Procurement teams should be relieved! They should also be careful. After nearly four months of disruption, the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding. Commercial vessels are moving again. More than twenty ships...
by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jun 19, 2026 | Featured, News
For the past several months, procurement teams have been fixated on a single question: What happens next in the Strait of Hormuz? It’s a fair question. The conflict has disrupted energy markets, freight routes, commodity pricing, and supplier planning across...
by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Apr 24, 2026 | Direct Materials Sourcing, Featured, News
A real-time view of supply chain risk is no longer optional. Over the past two weeks, global supply chains have entered a more fragile and reactive state driven by geopolitical escalation risk, shifting freight dynamics, and tightening commodity signals. For...
by Mary Ruth Williamson, CEO | Jan 21, 2026 | Manufacturing Procurement
Manufacturers are under constant pressure to reduce costs, stabilize supply, and improve operational performance. Procurement sits in the middle of all three—acting as both the glue for the business and the captain of the performative ship. So when internal teams...
