The fifth and final category in the recent Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar was metal stampings (full replay here). With commodity prices rising, any strategy that alleviates some cost pressure in metals will be greeted with open arms.
So, what were Category Manager Tom Arbogast’s recommendations for reverse auction strategies for metals?

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Corrugated packaging has seen prices rising due to a host of factors, including winter weather, raw material prices and a rise in manufacturing activity.
In the recent Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar, Kimbely Davis explained why this category is still among the most active right now, despite rising prices (full webinar replay here).
Kimberly’s four [...]

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In the recent Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar, Multifunctional Devices were identified as a category with cost savings potential in the current market (full webinar replay here).
Category Manager Loriann Andersen recommended the following approach:

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Another category identified for cost savings in last week’s Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar was commercial print (full webinar replay here). With marketing typically driving decisions on commercial print, it’s a category many companies have had trouble bringing under management of the procurement team. However if approached properly, commercial print provides great opportunities [...]

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During last week’s Top 5 Categories to Source Now webinar, business services (i.e. consulting) was identified as a category with potential for cost savings in the current marketplace (replay here).
Senior Category Manager Rachel Rutkoski recommended approaching consulting spend from two different angles; strategic sourcing and demand management. The clip below is her segment on how [...]

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