The Indirect Sourcing and Procurement needs of companies involved in highly competitive industry segments vary significantly. Each day, our team demonstrates the comprehensive yet flexible nature of our capabilities by simultaneously meeting the financial objectives of corporate leaders while fulfilling the unique requirements of their individual operating companies, divisions and facilities.

MRO Savings

MRO strategy saves industrial products manufacturer 27% on sourcing

A multi-billion-dollar major industrial products manufacturer and current client of DSSI was purchased by a private equity firm and underwent intense vetting of its total business operation. The private equity firm assessed the client's business operations, including supplier contracts and DSSI's services (e-Procurement tool, pricing, etc.) They reviewed financial statements and conducted a customer satisfaction survey to evaluate DSSI's performance. [...]

MRO Savings

Product standardization saves pharma enterprise 34% on MRO supply chain

As part of its ongoing commitment to YoY savings, DSSI engaged its client in a PPE material standardization program across five of its large manufacturing sites. This company had previously negotiated contracts with several large distributors on PPE items and so the category was fragmented in terms of products and service levels. [...]

MRO Savings

How a healthcare enterprise saved over 17% on MRO supplies

An American multinational medical devices and healthcare company with revenues of $30B+. The company has presence in 160 countries and manufactures products for glucose monitoring, adult nutrition, pediatric nutrition and heart pumps amongst others. One of its divisions began its strategy development for the year and started to drill deeper into how it was purchasing MRO across its seven US sites.  [...]

MRO Savings

Automotive manufacturer saves 16% on indirect spend with DSSI

A global automotive parts company that develops, markets and sells premium products, from brake solutions and components to fuel and water pumps. After acquiring several new brands and rebranding the company, they set out to develop a strategy to understand and optimize the indirect materials spend of all the legacy companies they’d bought.  [...]

MRO Savings

Automotive supplier saves 33.8% on vendor managed inventory

A multi-billion dollar Tier 1 automotive supplier and current client of DSSI’s. They had previously worked with a large national distributor on bin stocking for fasteners. They were looking to change partners and expand the scope of their vendor management program to include not only fasteners, but also PPE, cutting tools and abrasives, among other standard MRO items. They also required vending machines for a point-of-use solution.  [...]

MRO Savings

How a healthcare enterprise saved over 17% on MRO supplies

A global Tier 1 automotive supplier. As part of its ongoing commitment to YOY savings and client cost effectiveness, DSSI engaged its client in an OEM spare parts supply chain optimization project in the EU. Both DSSI and our customers recognize that while the machine builder may be manufacturing or customizing some parts within their machines, many spare parts are products that can be bought either through distribution or through the manufacturer for advantaged conditions (pricing, terms, delivery performance).   [...]