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If you’re wondering why your supply chain still feels broken, have a communication issue between supply chain and operations, or simply need to build more supply chain value, we can help.

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Do you know where your supply chain is strong or weak? This is not about getting containers through the Panama or Suez canals, it’s about your processes.

Do you have written contracts with your critical suppliers, or are you open to risk if your handshake deal falls through?

Do you have a clean receiving process, or are you constantly losing things and you don’t know why?

Do you receive clear and understandable bid analyses from your purchasing team, or do you struggle to translate colorful spreadsheets into the right price to quote customers?

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With leadership experience in utility & manufacturing supply chains from 4-150 team members, Passwall Solutions can find the weak links in your supply chain. Supply chains are a whole process from contracting and sourcing, through demand planning, to order entry and delivery, and assessing the performance of the complete cycle. If any of those links are broken, that might be why your supply chain isn’t performing as it should. Contact us about what doesn’t seem to be working in your supply chain and we can have a candid conversation about getting you back on track.

The Passwall Solutions Supply Chain 360 Review identifies both strengths and gaps in your supply chain, and has helped companies like Berkshire Hathaway Energy, MasTec and Wittern Group find 4-11% of their annual spend in savings and risk reduction opportunities.

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We help operations leaders reduce costs and time to bid in all spend categories, while building a supply chain that leverages your weight in the marketplace.

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Passwall Solutions helped the client increase their on-time delivery from 65% to 82%.

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Supply Chain 360

This two-week comprehensive review will clarify your supply chain, assess strengths and opportunities, and find value-added possibilities.

Quick Kaizen

This one-day event will clean up and document a process while reducing steps 10-30%.

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Insights…

Here’s where you’ll learn how to cut costs while improving efficiency.

Advanced E-auction Tools: Bid Transformation

by Janice Marquardt | Aug 19, 2025 | Definitions, e-Auctions, Savings

Today’s article talks about bid transformation: What it is, how it works, applications, and concrete things to think about when using it. We’re deep into e-auction geekiness today, but all of these things also apply to complicated bids where we need to consider our Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
Today’s article talks about bid transformation: What it is, how it works, applications, and concrete things to think about when using it. We’re deep into e-auction geekiness today, but all of these things also apply to complicated bids where we need to consider our Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Vendor-managed Inventory (VMI): Trusted Suppliers, Real Pitfalls, and Best Practices

by Janice Marquardt | Aug 12, 2025 | Contracts, Processes, Savings

Today’s article talks about vendor-managed inventory (aka VMI), including common VMI suppliers, VMI pitfalls (especially a little-known one that shows up with the most common VMI supplier with the iconic blue vending machines), and concrete best practices for a good VMI program.

Why Direct and Indirect Spend Aren’t Just Jargon (and Why You Should Care)

by Janice Marquardt | Aug 5, 2025 | Savings, Supply Chain Career

Today’s article talks about direct and indirect spend – what is this categorization, why this classification (or a similar one) matters, and the skill sets needed in each to succeed. I also dig a little into one of the Great Procurement Debates: which indirect categories should the business unit manage vs. the procurement team manage? I’ll also tell you which one is my personal favorite and why.

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