APD Strategic Cost Reduction Roundtable Series

APD periodically facilitates small group online roundtable for manufacturing executives on a variety of topics related to strategic cost reduction.  Click on the links below to read the discussion highlights from recent roundtables.

Click to read the discussion highlights from our most recent Executive Roundtables:

• Using AI for Better Negotiations – November Roundtables – The theme of this C-level Executive Roundtable was on actions manufacturing companies are taking to mitigate tariff-related costs and address supply risks

• AI Strategies and Pitfalls – September Roundtables – The theme of this C-level Executive Roundtable was on AI strategies that are delivering results and pitfalls to avoid.

• Managing Procurement Pressures During the Tariff Wars – June Roundtables – The theme of this C-level Executive Roundtable was on actions manufacturing companies are taking to mitigate tariff-related costs and address supply risks.

• Navigating Tariff Impacts on Procurement – March Roundtables – The roundtable theme was on actions manufacturing purchasing organizations are taking to address the recent U.S. tariffs as well as retaliatory tariffs from other countries.

• Preparing for US Trade Policy Shifts – November Roundtables – The roundtable theme was how purchasing leaders are preparing for potential impacts of U.S. administration policy shifts and steps that purchasing leaders are planning to mitigate the associated risks.