Making Purchasing a Competitive Advantage for Manufacturers through Consulting, Training and Software

  • Purchasing Training

    Unlock cost-saving opportunities, sharpen negotiation skills, and excel in category leadership with APD’s expert-led procurement training.

  • Purchasing Consulting

    Reduce costs on direct materials & indirect spend and quickly identify capable suppliers to support North America manufacturing.

  • Procurement Software

    Use our fully configurable platform for smarter sourcing, streamlined supplier management, and AI-driven insights tailored to your unique business needs.

Why Indirect Savings Fail: 4 Fixes That Work

Savings identified are not always savings implemented. Discover four ways to build stakeholder support for indirect sourcing changes.

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Top 2 AI Use Cases for Procurement

Join APD for a free 30-minute webinar on October 22 to see how iterative prompting, Copilot Cowork, and Copilot Agents can produce better AI results for supplier research and data analysis.

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How Manufacturing Procurement Teams Are Using AI Today

Watch APD’s on-demand webinar with Mike Wynn exploring how manufacturing procurement teams are using AI, where they are seeing value, and what is limiting broader adoption.

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Dynamic Procurement Insights | LinkedIn Newsletter

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Find APD Content for Important Procurement Topics

Procurement Negotiations

AI For Procurement

Strategic Cost Reduction

Indirect Purchasing

Nearshoring
& Reshoring

Discover How We Help

  • Identify and source to new suppliers
  • Achieve savings while aligning suppliers with companies’ goals
  • Use advanced analytics and AI to accurately predict supplier pricing
  • Help purchasing teams increase their savings while building industry leading skills
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