Taras Berezowsky

Compare Apples to Apples When Choosing Metal Parts Suppliers

by Taras Berezowsky on May 16, 2012

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Obviously, in our world of metals, product attributes are pretty important. So how does a middle-market firm really get at an “apples-to-apples” comparison in direct materials sourcing, rather than an “apples-to-oranges” comparison? Olivier Maurandy of Fullstep touches on some key points in this latest segment. Don’t miss the rest of the segments in this series: [...]

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The Elements of a Good RFI in Strategic Sourcing

by Taras Berezowsky on May 14, 2012

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Everybody does an RFI in a sourcing process, and some of us at MetalMiner have personally been on the receiving end of some that include 235 questions or more — multiple spreadsheets, multiple tabs. So what is an RFI supposed to do? MetalMiner interviewed Olivier Maurandy of Fullstep to see what he finds to be [...]

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What February’s US Copper Import Numbers Mean For Prices

by Taras Berezowsky on May 10, 2012

Style:    Category: Metal Prices, MetalMiner IndX, Non-ferrous Metals

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MetalMiner welcomes guest contributor Chelsea Craven of Zepol Corporation, a Minneapolis-based trade intelligence company.  From electrical wires and plumbing pipes to roofing sheets and machinery, copper is a familiar metal to the construction and manufacturing industries. The copper business, in general, has had its ups and downs in recent years — and prices of copper [...]

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How Long a Proper Spend Analysis Should Take

by Taras Berezowsky on May 9, 2012

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MetalMiner presents the next installment in our chat with Olivier Maurandy of Fullstep, in which we find out how long analyzing a midsize manufacturing company’s spend should take — and why it’s a necessity. Watch previous segments here: Defining a Strategic Sourcing Process For Middle-Market Firms Which Spend Categories Too Big, Too Small In Sourcing [...]

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How to Ensure the Most Effective Strategic Sourcing Process

by Taras Berezowsky on May 8, 2012

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When a company has multiple plant locations with different systems or has merged with other organizations, how to undertake the most effective — along with the most efficient — sourcing process, particularly around the notion of spend analysis or spend classification? MetalMiner finds out from Olivier Maurandy, VP Business Development for Fullstep, who fills us [...]

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Which Spend Categories Too Big, Too Small In Sourcing Negotiations?

by Taras Berezowsky on May 3, 2012

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One of the biggest issues we see is companies going after everything — using the 80/20 rule, etc. — in optimizing their spend and streamlining their sourcing. MetalMiner Editor Lisa Reisman interviewed Olivier Maurandy, VP Business Development for Fullstep, to get his take on strategic sourcing best practices. In this segment, Maurandy touches on whether [...]

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Defining a Strategic Sourcing Process For Middle-Market Firms

by Taras Berezowsky on May 1, 2012

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Every company has the ol’ time-honored step/”Chevron” process for strategic sourcing. MetalMiner Editor Lisa Reisman interviewed Olivier Maurandy, VP Business Development for Fullstep USA, to get his take on strategic sourcing best practices. In this segment, Maurandy touches on how middle-market manufacturers and other companies can focus their sourcing processes. Please note: Fullstep is a sponsor of [...]

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ETM Manufacturing: Economic Outlook for Q2 – Part Two

by Taras Berezowsky on April 26, 2012

Style:    Category: Macroeconomics, Manufacturing, Sourcing Strategies

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Continued from Part One – the continuation of a Q&A with Rob Olney of ETM Manufacturing. How would you rank the biggest roadblock to achieving the profit margins you want to be seeing? For us, labor is the biggest part, then materials, then, for our customers, logistics costs. Labor’s going to be what it’s going [...]

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