Best Practices
Why Every Buying Organization Should Use AI
MetalMiner’s team of data scientists are dedicated to bringing the most cutting-edge forecasting technology to your business. With that, we want to share the top five reasons why AI should […]
Free DownloadShould-Cost Models: The Ultimate Saving Hack
A should-cost model provides procurement professionals with the most powerful means to negotiate, for example, the price of aluminum per pound. This becomes possible because should-cost models break down all […]
Free DownloadWhat Every Executive Team Wants from Procurement
Communicating commodity volatility with executive members remains a key function of the procurement organization. Without it, executive teams don’t have the information needed to make critical decisions. Read to understand […]
Free Download5 Best Practices of Metal Based Sourcing
For new procurement professionals or those that have the exciting responsibility of managing a metals category for the first time, this brief on the 5 best practices of metal-based sourcing […]
Free DownloadFive Common Pricing Scenarios… and How to Deal With Them
What are the common ways that metal service centers and mills are taking advantage of procurement managers? Know these commonly used pricing tactics and how to counter them.
Free DownloadHow to Use Contracting Indexes
Have an upcoming negotiation for 304 stainless steel? Need to know the specific copper price per pound? Read to understand how service centers will negotiate things like the aluminum price, […]
Free DownloadThe Art of Timing Your Buy
Some may argue that timing purchases appears speculative. Spot buying, however, also means speculative buying! Understanding a metal’s short term and long term price trend allows buyers to alter strategies […]
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