<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Atlas Procurement Solution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Atlas Procurement Solution]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:56:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.aps-advisory.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Your QoE Is Only Half the Diligence: The Cost-Structure Risks It Misses]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're buying your first manufacturer or distributor, a Quality of Earnings report isn't optional — it's the important money you spend in diligence. It takes the seller's reported EBITDA apart, strips the add-backs that don't hold up, normalizes the one-time items, and hands you and your lender a number you can underwrite against. But here's the thing nobody says out loud at the closing table: a QoE tells you the earnings were real (past tense). It doesn't tell you they'll last into the...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/your-qoe-is-only-half-the-diligence-the-cost-structure-risks-it-misses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aaab879492c8c41baf91469</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:39:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case Study: $4.1M in Annual Logistics Savings — Parcel and Air Freight]]></title><description><![CDATA[The situation: Two separate engagements, one theme: logistics categories quietly drifting far from market rates. A US manufacturing group was spending $12M annually on small-parcel shipping across multiple business units, each negotiating alone. Separately, an OEM's air freight lane from China was priced at roughly double the market rate per kilogram. What we did We consolidated the group's full volume and negotiated corporate rate cards that reflected their true combined buying power. For...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/case-study-4-1m-in-annual-logistics-savings-parcel-and-air-freight</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a59513f38e05b9fea3690c9</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:50:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case Study: $12M Saved on a $92M Packaging &#38; Raw Materials Spend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Fortune 500 consumer products company was spending $92M annually on folding cartons and paperboard. Board Pricing was set by Tier 1 converters with no visibility into the underlying paper cost — the largest single driver of what they paid. What we did With a comprehensive bid across both tiers of the supply chain: Tier 1 carton converters and, critically, the Tier 2 paper mills upstream. By negotiating board pricing directly with the mills and directing those material costs to the Tier 1...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/case-study-12m-saved-on-a-92m-packaging-raw-materials-spend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a59513fd03244312ce538ce</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:50:46 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Case Study: 20% Cost Reduction Across $13.5M of PCBA Spend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The situation An electronics manufacturer asked us to review 60 printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) representing $13.5M in annual spend. Pricing had crept for years across a fragmented supplier base, and the client had limited visibility into whether their incumbent rates reflected the market. What we did We ran our dynamic bidding process across our vetted network of contract manufacturers, benchmarking every assembly line-by-line. Alongside pricing, we assessed each incumbent for...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/case-study-20-cost-reduction-across-13-5m-of-pcba-spend</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a59513e0ff39938e1ccec52</guid><category><![CDATA[Case Studies]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:50:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Supply Chain Resilience Is Now a Revenue Conversation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's a question I've started asking manufacturing leadership teams, and it tends to land differently than they expect: "If your biggest single source supplier called you tomorrow and said they couldn't ship for 90 days, what percentage of your annual revenue would be at risk?" Most people pause. Some go quiet. A few reach for a calculator. The honest answer, for most manufacturers, is that they don't actually know. And that's the problem. Supply chain resilience has been a hot topic since...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/why-supply-chain-resilience-is-now-a-revenue-conversation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce4916d6854e26a0a9e631</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8501_65e69b3f3171432e8b1d27277f779bb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategic Sourcing: Stop Leaving Money on the Table]]></title><description><![CDATA[By Michael Crocefoglia | Managing Director, Atlas Procurement Solution Let me share something that came up in a conversation with a manufacturing client last quarter. They had 47 active suppliers across a single component category. Forty-seven. When we mapped it out together, the top six were delivering over 85% of the volume. The rest were tail spend, small orders, high admin burden, inconsistent quality, zero negotiating leverage. That's not a supply base. That's organized chaos. Strategic...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/strategic-sourcing-stop-leaving-money-on-the-table</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce48862a4608ae001c638a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:45:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8501_7ee39fb096b74b2ca40ddba922dac255~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>vikramjethwani1</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Squeeze is On: Four Critical Cost Pressures Reshaping US Business in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re running a business in the United States right now, you don’t need us to tell you that things feel tight. Really tight. The numbers coming out of the NFIB and industry surveys aren’t just statistics—they’re the lived reality for thousands of firms across the country. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index edged up to 99.0 in November 2025, but it remains below its 52-year average, and there’s a palpable sense that the cost pressures squeezing margins aren’t letting up anytime soon....]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/the-squeeze-is-on-four-critical-cost-pressures-reshaping-us-business-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ce478f535e7bcd26978ecd</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:40:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8501_b53c9863a3e24571a97be5f278c46d8c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unlocking Cost Efficiency: The Atlas Procurement Solution Advantage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive Summary In today’s digital economy, software and hardware investments represent one of the fastest-growing cost categories for businesses. Yet, they remain among the most poorly managed. Organizations routinely overpay by 20-40% on enterprise software licenses, cloud services, and hardware infrastructure. This often happens because they lack procurement expertise and market intelligence. Atlas Procurement Solution (APS) has transformed procurement outcomes for over 100 trusted...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/are-you-overpaying-for-your-software-licenses-the-atlas-procurement-solution-advantage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698dd0a7ca45373469e7cc13</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:05:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8501_0a3331d49ac74d5b99f5079d4ae1fe90~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Transparency in Electronics Procurement: Why Knowing Your Suppliers’ Suppliers Will Define Success (2025–2030)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the last two decades, electronics procurement has been measured by one simple metric: cost. Lowest price, fastest lead time, problem solved. Those days are over. Global disruptions, counterfeiting, sanctions, material shortages, ESG regulations, and geopolitical volatility have exposed a truth the industry has avoided for too long: ➡ You are no longer just responsible for your suppliers. You are responsible for your suppliers’ suppliers… and theirs… and theirs. In other words: ✅ If a raw...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/the-power-of-transparency-in-electronics-procurement-why-knowing-your-suppliers-suppliers-will-def-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698dd0a7ca45373469e7cc18</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:56:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8501_b57fa08428304c5eb2f4fc40c2158af1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Transparency in Electronics Procurement: Why Knowing Your Suppliers’ Suppliers Will Define Success (2025–2030)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the last two decades, electronics procurement has been measured by one simple metric: cost. Lowest price, fastest lead time, problem solved. Those days are over. Global disruptions, counterfeiting, sanctions, material shortages, ESG regulations, and geopolitical volatility have exposed a truth the industry has avoided for too long: ➡ You are no longer just responsible for your suppliers. You are responsible for your suppliers’ suppliers… and theirs… and theirs. In other words: ✅ If a raw...]]></description><link>https://www.aps-advisory.com/post/the-power-of-transparency-in-electronics-procurement-why-knowing-your-suppliers-suppliers-will-def</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698dd0a7ca45373469e7cc1d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:37:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/3b8501_bc7bd00de1484dd99a94cb01c84a2c47~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Michael Crocefoglia</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>