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 16, 2026 | Direct Materials Sourcing
Most manufacturers might not choose to source direct materials reactively. They get there the honest way: supplier fires, price increases, shortages, expediting, and a plant that (understandably) cares more about keeping the line running than building a beautiful...
