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 peaks unexpectedly, we react quickly to make supply ready when they need it. And our on-time delivery rate makes us 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 to reducing costs through material or process changes. 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.