Is your supply chain adding value?
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Your supply chain shouldn’t just keep the business running. It should move the business forward.
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Are your processes efficient? Are they good enough to implement AI without just “speeding up garbage”?
Are you getting the right value from your spend? Are you negotiating everything you can and should? Are you drowning in ambitious savings goals?
Where are your biggest risks? Do you have enough contracts and are they robust enough to survive today’s wildly volatile supply chain world?
What should you fix first? When everything is on fire, which opportunity has the most value? Which quick wins will quiet your stakeholders fastest?
If you know the answers to all of these questions, you can stop reading now. If not, this is where I can help.
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Know what’s happening in your supply chain, what matters, and what you should do about it. ➡️
Maximize your spend leverage without hiring another full-time executive. ➡️
Prepare to implement AI agents that actually increase efficiency and accountability. ➡️
Create measurable change in your bottom line. ➡️
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Passwall Solutions is your trusted advisor, from someone who’s been there. I’m here to tell the truth about where you are, what’s working, what’s not, and what to fix first. Then I can help you fix it.
I’m not a software vendor. I’m not an e-auction platform. I’m not a giant consulting firm with a team of (smart but inexperienced) analysts. I’ve actually run this stuff.
I started as an engineer, so I still think like one.
I was the first VP of Supply Chain for a company that would be a Fortune 200 company if it stood alone (instead of the Fortune 10 position its parent company holds).
I led a large team across the US and ran thousands of e-auctions.
I wrote Transform Procurement: The Value of E-auctions which became a bestseller in three categories and won two literary awards.
Contact me to figure out what’s really happening and where to find your value.
Make the changes you need to move forward.
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Break Through the Supply Chain Wall
Supply Chain 360
Supply Chain 360
Get an objective view of what’s really happening and if your supply chain is as good (or bad!) as you think it is.
Quick Kaizen
Quick Kaizen
Fix the processes that are holding your team back. Get ready to implement AI in a way that doesn’t just speed up a bad process.
e-Auctions
e-Auctions
Capture more value from your supply base, without destroying supplier relationships. E-auctions are a chainsaw: use them right to harness their power safely.
Consulting
Consulting
Build the capability to sustain value. Make sure you have the right size team, in the right seats, with the right tools to keep maturing your supply chain.
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Insights...
Here's where you'll learn how to cut costs while improving efficiency.
Which Supply Chain Problems Are Actually Worth Solving?
Today’s article is about figuring out which problems to solve and which processes to improve first, because trying to solve all of them at once means solving none of them. I include an extremely concrete 2×2 matrix, which will feel a little familiar (impact vs. effort), but allows you to quantify the chaos and justify to leadership why their pet project won’t be the first thing you focus on.
Today’s article covers:
-The impact side of decisions: financial, risk, frequency/volume, business criticality/alignment, and customer/employee impact.
-The effort side of decisions: Cost, timeframe, existing resources, difficulty, and risk help determine how hard each solution will be to implement.
-A clear 2×2 matrix to identify whether solving a problem is for delegation, a quick win, a strategic move, or should be skipped.
Your Supply Chain Is Full of Opportunities. Do You Know Where to Look?
Today’s article is about the full supply chain process with a systematic approach to opportunities. Including real world examples from companies I’ve worked with, you may see echoes of your own organization. I also share the benchmark on what makes the “right amount” of inventory for a well-managed business.
Today’s article covers:
-Standardization can reduce cost and risk while making supply chains more efficient, but what do we have to overcome to get there?
-What a 60-degree screw can teach us about procurement’s role in standardizing products, specifications, processes, and even software
-Procurement’s role in standardization through guiding engineers, bringing cross-functional teams together, listening to suppliers, and identifying where standardization creates value without sacrificing competitive advantage
Be Where Your Feet Are: September 2026 Insights
In September I find myself thinking too many things at once, that mental to-do list suddenly churning. When that happens, I remind myself that the mantra in September is to be present, no matter what’s happening around or within me.