Insights
Short, opinionated reads from the front lines of cost, profitability, and procurement work.
Featured · Procurement AI
Most "AI for procurement" pilots stall on bad taxonomy and brittle integrations. We break down the four-layer stack — ingestion, classification, intelligence, and copilot — that we deploy in 8–12 weeks, plus the failure modes to avoid.
Read the brief →Cost Reduction
Negotiations move when the data is undeniable. A look at the categories where benchmarks alone unlock 6–12% savings.
Read →Profitability
Rebate complexity quietly destroys margin. A field-tested framework for finding and closing the leak in 90 days.
Read →Benchmarking
Three years of remote and hybrid have reshaped management ratios. Updated benchmarks across functions and revenue bands.
Read →Procurement AI
The taxonomy decisions, prompt patterns, and human-in-the-loop review steps that move classification from 60% to 92%.
Read →Private Equity
What to fund, what to defer, and which two cost levers we’d pull first in almost any portco diligence.
Read →Healthcare
Six indirect categories where benchmarks tell us 10–18% is still on the table at most US health systems.
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