StrategicSource Blog

The go-to blog for spend management best practices, that provides articles and videos on achieving cost savings and managing suppliers, as well as insights into how to be the most effective purchasing department for your business. 

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Doug Austin

Doug Austin is the Founder and CEO of StrategicSource. He is a thought leader in spend management and the industry. Doug is also a Marine Corps Veteran.

The StrategicSource Blog, Spend Management, Planning

7 Ways to Improve Your Profitability in 2022

As we’re approaching the end of 2021, many businesses are finding some disappointing profit margins. With the volatility of 2020 and 2021, it’s likely that your profitability suffered. While we can’t predict what will happen in 2022, one thing we can do is offer some tips for effective cost management strategies. Many businesses spend more on supplies and vendors than they actually need to, which causes extra spend and less profit.

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The StrategicSource Blog, Whitepapers

Diseconomies of Scale: New Normal for Many Growing – Decentralized Groups

I see countless examples of significant diseconomies of scale in growing, decentralized groups. Based on my early management experience in airline, manufacturing and retail and continuing on today in our Spend Management practice, I believe that centralized management structures as it relates to staff functions such as HR, Purchasing, and IT perform better, more efficiently and more cost effectively than the decentralized organization structures that are common today.
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