{"id":1271,"date":"2022-11-18T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T17:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/44.209.203.57\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/cnc-machine-shops-reduce-time-sourcing-bar-stock\/"},"modified":"2023-01-12T06:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T06:43:58","slug":"cnc-machine-shops-reduce-time-sourcing-bar-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/44.209.203.57\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/cnc-machine-shops-reduce-time-sourcing-bar-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"How CNC Machine Shops Can Reduce Time Spent Sourcing Bar Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Hundreds of Tier 1, 2, &amp; 3 CNC machine shops will need to pivot to more efficient sourcing strategies for purchasing bar stock in 2023. Automating purchasing to keep their supply stocked will be key for smooth and efficient operations going forward.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Current Situation<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">ThomasNet has a list of 542 Steel bar stock material providers in the U.S. Including plastics, copper, aluminum, and other exotic materials such as titanium, etc. for aerospace, the number of bar stock providers keeps getting higher. Many of these tiered suppliers in North America deal with even more raw material providers in Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">CNC machine shops send out dozens (if not hundreds) of RFQs annually to get bar stock quoted to their specific needs.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Material type<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Shape<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Size<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Quantity<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Cut or standard 48 or other lengths<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Straightened or final finishing<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Bundle handling details<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Shipping details \u2013 FOB or Ex Works<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Payment terms<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>And these are just <i><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">a few<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\"> of the items needed to have a complete raw material costing.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Long Journey from RFQs to Award<\/strong><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Small shops with constrained purchasing team members must then engage in discussions and negotiations with several bar stock suppliers to clarify and confirm details of what they are looking to quote. These exchanges are often conducted through emails, text messages, phone calls, or WhatsApp group chats scattering the information across multiple platforms and people.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">CNC machine shops usually use this raw material quote to put together production piece prices for their end customer by adding their process, equipment, and S, G, A, and P.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Finally, after weeks or months when shops may finally be awarded this business, a team member must then find the original supplier quote and send it out for requote for the <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">latest<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\"> bar stock raw material cost. If a member of the team has left the company or department or the original RFQ can\u2019t be tracked down, it\u2019s time to start the RFQ from scratch which begins the long and tedious process all over again.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cumbersome ERPs Are <i>not <\/i>the Answer<br \/>\n<\/strong><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Many of the smaller CNC shops end up using antiquated ERP systems along with a captive tool, which improves the process but doesn\u2019t provide a comprehensive digitized solution that can easily be used by a purchasing agent, manager, or owner-operator.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">According to Deloitte\u2019s 2021 Global Chief Procurement Office Survey, 76%+ of executives said they were behind on their digitizing goals. Redundancy, inefficiency, and transparency in purchasing at these small suppliers are the likely culprits \u2013 primarily because solutions around digitizing led by Ariba (SAP) are incredibly expensive and time-consuming to implement and run.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">MESH has developed an eRFQ solution focused on small manufacturers. It was created by manufacturing and sourcing professionals to allow these small manufacturers to send RFQs in hours instead of weeks. It has pre-built templates which allow team members to build an RFQ for any type of bar stock easily and within minutes. Chat capabilities allow buyers to communicate either discreetly or with all suppliers who are quoting their raw material requirements. What\u2019s even better? MESH is available at a cost that small manufacturers can afford with zero onboarding cost. MESH RFQ and SRM (Supplier Relationships Management) solutions were built from the ground up by industry professionals with a focus on manufacturing and purchasing.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">If you are a buyer or owner of a CNC machine shop and managing dozens of materials for quotes and for production, MESH can drastically reduce your overall cost and employee time spent on RFQs while improving the quality of your supplier engagement.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\\\"{}\\\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\\\"auto\\\">Join the age of digital procurement. 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Automating purchasing to keep their supply stocked will be key for smooth and efficient operations going forward.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 The Current Situation\u00a0 ThomasNet has a list of 542 Steel bar stock &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/44.209.203.57\/index.php\/2022\/11\/18\/cnc-machine-shops-reduce-time-sourcing-bar-stock\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How CNC Machine Shops Can Reduce Time Spent Sourcing Bar Stock<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[21,22,23,24],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - 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