AGRICULTURE: CASE STUDY

Ethanol growth, crop prices and increasing global demand create unexpected peaks in material demands for agriculture equipment. We work with agriculture equipment manufacturers to maintain a flexible inventory management and scheduling program that accommodates their ever-changing material needs. When their demand jumps suddenly, at any point in time, we have processes in place allowing us to react quickly and have supply ready as soon as possible. Our affinity for timely deliveries also solidifies us as a reliable partner.

We use our market and technical expertise to supply cost-effective material alternatives—where possible—without sacrificing quality. We frequently participate in value analysis discussions with an eye on reducing costs through material or process improvements. Recommending product alternatives, like producing a mill edge instead of a cut edge or using commercial quality steel instead of drawing quality, can result in significant cost savings without sacrificing product quality or performance. And for equipment manufacturers who require quality cut-to-length sheets to ensure their processing equipment can properly form parts, we provide material with a class-A surface that meets or exceeds specified flatness.