Procurement Best Practices!

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Neill-Lavielle Supply Co

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Heather Monroe, CEO
CNS of Michigan, Inc

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"A step above and beyond saving money is the service they offer their clients. They make it easy for clients to change vendors by handling all the communications with the vendors and taking care of the little details. This way the client's staff can focus on their jobs, be trained by the new vendor, save money and remain productive. ACC offers a terrific service every company should look at!"

Deb Laakso, President
DS Business Resources

Others are saving money. You can too!

Quite simply, through our innovative procurement and purchasing best practices, we save businesses money. Alliance Cost Containment is the perfect expense reduction partner for manufacturing, distribution, construction, institutional, governmental and non-profit companies/organizations that are seeking proven cost saving ideas and techniques, desire to grow their bottom line and improve business value. Below you will find a few case studies highlighting the Cost Consultant Group's purchasing best practices in reducing expenses for a wide variety of companies and organizations. We have attained our cost-savings objections via supplier negotiation, issuing expense reduction RFPs, exploring national group purchasing opportunities and discovering discounts and rebates.



$80MM Michigan Equipment & Fixture Manufacturer

Categories analyzed: office products, fasteners & MRO supplies, telecommunications, LTL freight, payroll processing & temporary staffing

Impact: $320,000 annualized cost savings

$130,000 cost savings in fasteners & MRO supplies
$35,100 cost savings in office products
$22,620 cost savings in telecommunications
$109,100 cost savings in LTL freight
$20,300 cost savings in payroll processing services
$20,200 cost savings in temporary staffing services

Client CFO comments: "Nancy Stanton & her team worked very quietly and diligently to uncover significant cost savings. Alliance Cost Containment's contingency-based services are an excellent way for a company to really dig into their indirect purchases. We felt very comfortable with their risk-free proposition and are extremely satisfied with the results!"



$2MM Established Michigan Publishing Company

Categories analyzed: office products, copier supplies, printing, express delivery, merchant card fees

Impact: Annualized Savings 10% office supplies, 30% in express delivery, 48% merchant card fees.

Client comments: "ACC comes armed with cost savings experts in areas where our internal expertise is lacking - shipping, merchant card fees, telecommunications and office supplies to be specific. They found significant savings in these areas. We are very pleased with the results."



$16MM Midwest Plastic Injection Molding Manufacturer

Services analyzed: freight, janitorial, MRO, office supplies, packaging, printing,
safety supplies, telecommunications, temporary labor and waste disposal

Impact: Annualized Savings $117,000

Client comments: "I would advise any prospective client that they have a great process for uncovering savings and are very transparent and fair."



$140MM Midwest Automotive Supplier

Services: 170 suppliers engaged, $8.98MM in expenses examined

Impact: $1.28MM in total cost savings ($335K saved in MRO, $257K saved in G&A, $181K saved in Logistics, $102K saved in sanitation)

Client comments: "The people at ACC are not only great to work with, but they are qualified experts at analyzing, negotiating and reducing your non-strategic spend. If it wasn't for ACC we would've never realized the extent that we were overpaying our suppliers!"



$31MM Southern Private College

Services analyzed: office supplies, food service, custodial supplies, copiers, printing and IT equipment

Impact: Annualized Savings approx. $200,000

Client comments: "Achieved savings in some significant areas. Helped us identify
areas where consolidating expense may be beneficial to us. Using vendors for certain
categories… beneficial buying power of the entire instruction (7,000 students)."



$100MM Midwest Furniture Manufacturer

Services: 105 suppliers engaged, $11.72MM in expenses examined

Impact: $1.35MM in total cost savings ($498K saved in Corrugated, $372K saved in MRO, $233K saved in Logistics, $175K saved in G&A)

Client comments: "When they say they do the 'heavy-lifting' they mean it. Alliance professionals worked quietly and diligently. We realized significant cost savings"



$864MM International Automotive Die Casting Manufacturer

Services analyzed: uniforms, telecommunications

Impact: $300,000+ (savings percentage ranged from 4% to 37%)

Client comments: "ACC was aggressive...We did get cost reductions. That was the main benefit."



$50.5MM Midwest Hospitality Management Company

Services analyzed: MRO, Office Supplies, printing & forms, telecom, utilities, janitorial supplies, freight

Impact: $75,000 in savings to date.

Client comments: "We find ourselves often paying higher prices because we don't have the time to bid or negotiate our purchases. ACC is very thorough and responsive. I would give them a 9 out of 10 and definitely recommend them, especially to companies without full-time purchasing departments."


$573MM National Broadcasting Network

Services analyzed: office supplies, shipping, telecom, conference calling, courier service, promotional products

Impact: 10-15% savings in analyzed areas

Client comments: "ACC was able to consolidate national agreements to improve our purchasing power. They got answers in a timely way and asked the right questions. "


$9.5MM Great Lakes Machine Tool Component Manufacturer

Services analyzed: vending, energy, electrical supplies, janitorial, MRO, office supplies, packaging, printing & forms, waste disposal, freight

Impact: $127,000 in annualized savings.

Client comments: "Really impressed with what they did. We wanted to challenge our purchasing department and also didn't have the time to shop prices, particularly for items making up a low dollar amount of spend."



$253MM Corrugated Pipe Manufacturer & Distributor

Services analyzed: MRO

Impact: $80,000 in one category

Client comments: "Major purchasing was under good control, but we had dozens of offices with no centralized purchasing in MRO. Alliance was very disciplined. They did their homework and saved us a lot of money in one budget area. I would recommend them."







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