Being a purchasing agent for a metal-stamping facility can be a great challenge. After all, you’re being told to cut operational costs from management, while the operations and production departments are begging for funds to keep presses and other equipment moving finished products out the door. You... Purchasing Dilemma
Being a purchasing agent for a metal-stamping facility can be a great challenge. After all, you’re being told to cut operational costs from management, while the operations and production departments are begging for funds to keep presses and other equipment moving finished products out the door. You... 
It’s natural to be “risk averse” in manufacturing – especially in highly competitive industries and in our global economy. “PPAP” (Production Part Approval Process) and "approved chemical" lists exist in part to minimize potential risks. Yet on many occasions these can pose just as many risks as they... 