Survey

How does your general management react from your cost savings from purchasing activities?

With indifference.
Not interested about purchasing contributions to company profits.
Congratulates buyer for savings.
Increases amount to be saved from buyer activity.
Never meets with buyer or purchasing manager..
Gives buyer a raise in salary.

Excellent Supplier Award 2012

Year: 2012

The winners of the American Purchasing SocietyĆ­s 2012 Excellent Supplier Awards are W. W. Grainger and Martin Brother, Inc.. Grainger is a seven billion dollar national distribution company of MRO products with 20,000 employees. Its corporate offices are in Lakeforest, Illinois. Martin Brothers, Inc. is a regional foodservice distributing company with its operation center in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Nearly all of the American Purchasing Society members who responded to the Society's survey indicated good pricing, and excellent quality and service from these suppliers.