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“The ICE-Alert reports have become a valuable strategic tool for the
professional buyers I train. They successfully use ICE-Alert information to
determine a fair and reasonable price, to fight proposed price increases and
to mitigate those inevitable increase requests brought about by rising
materials and overhead costs. We achieve fair results for both buyer and
seller by limiting discussions to only the impacted cost drivers and their
relative contribution to total cost. Without this kind of information, the
professional buyer is driving blind.”
From the Sourcing & Supply Management
Training Coordinator at a leading Fortune 100 personal care company |
“Kudos! Keep on doing what you do. We find your forecaster information
invaluable and it has allowed my organization to enter negotiations from a
position of power and knowledge of the marketplace. While not always
successful, we do in 80% of the negotiations reach a more beneficial and
positive agreement with our suppliers than we would have without this
ICE-Alert information.”
From the Commodity Manager at a leading Fortune 1000
biotechnology company |
“I used a cost tracking model for production materials. This information was
very helpful in understanding the cost drivers that influenced price
changes, up and down. This was a great help in negotiations and strategic
planning. The company [Thinking Cap Solutions/ICE-Alert] that supplied that
data will soon begin providing the same service for the service industries.
This is an excellent tool to use if you need to understand the elements of
cost associated with a given commodity.”
From the Strategic Sourcing Manager at a Fortune 500
high-tech manufacturing company |
"In an industry where information is power, having access to ICE data is
giving purchasers a better sense of credibility and reliability both with
suppliers and internally within their organization."
Electronic Buyers News |
"Understanding costs and cost drivers are fundamental to creating value in
the supply chain. ICE-Alert is one of the ways we stay on top of supply,
demand and costs across a number of industries. We consider ICE-Alert one of
our basic tools in cost management."
From the Group Director of Strategic Sourcing &
Procurement at a leading manufacturer of forest and paper products. |
