⚙️ Engineering is the heart and soul of any business that creates a product. Without a sellable product, the business cannot exist. However, many organizations overlook the sheer potential and power of uniting two divisions that may not always work...
Classification systems are everywhere in everyday life. At a young age, most people were introduced to their first one in grade school. To spark a memory, think of the classification systems such as the Linnaean Taxonomy or the Dewey Decimal System....
Quite often, manufacturing companies' engineering and procurement organizations don't work together as closely as they should. We've seen that, as a company grows, its new part requests can increase, making it challenging for procurement to...
When we talk to companies who are just starting their classification journey, we provide them with the best practice framework focused on obtaining the most value from their classification project. All too often this work is done in only one...
Reducing complexity of your direct material supplier parts can help drive significant savings within your company. Similar to our recently published blog which described the importance of conducting internal price benchmarking activities as a...
When it comes to controlling costs in business we seldom use the obvious tactics, especially if the solution relies on cross-departmental efforts. It is always easier to control your own department’s costs from within than to gain consensus from...
