Technology Innovation and Investment: Requirements for Effective Expense Management
What differentiates you as an expense management consultancy? We hear this question often. Of course, we have industry experts with over one hundred years’ combined subject-matter experience and expertise in […]
Private Equity Alert: Time to Take Action on “Under the Radar” Expenses
As we discussed in “Do Traditional Portfolio Management ‘Tools’ Provide Real P&L Relief?,” many private equity enterprises deploy a “toolbox” of strategies designed to drive cost reduction and efficiencies for […]
Uniform Rental Industry Alert: New Agreement Language Threatens Customers’ Basic Rights
Leading national uniform suppliers have begun injecting some particularly onerous and anti-competitive language into their standard agreements. If you’ve ever owned the uniform rental category, this will come as no […]
The Revolving Door of Corporate Procurement & Resulting Bottom-Line Vulnerabilities: Part III
As detailed in the previous installment of this series, a marathon sales process, which saw four changes to our category contact over a 39-month period, had finally resulted in a […]
When to Get To Work on an Expiring Contract
In general, a buyer’s leverage is highest when the threat of lost business looms as a clear and present danger. So, it’s easy to understand why a buyer would assume […]
Cleanroom Uniform Rental Industry Alert: Suppliers’ Inventory Management Practices Causing Massive Overspend
If you’re a cleanroom uniform rental customer, chances are you’re working on projects that are critical to your business, and your concerns related to your uniform program revolve around 1) […]
Understanding the Liabilities Hidden in Your Uniform Program
Eight weeks ago, you laid off 35% of your field personnel, closed two plants altogether, and idled three others. Why, then, did your uniform rental spend go way up in […]
Uniform Rental Programs: What You Don’t Know Could be Costing You
Uniform rental — like waste disposal, pest control, and a handful of other complex indirect services — is an exceedingly challenging and complex expense for procurement generalists to wrap their […]
Understanding Uniform Rental Invoices
Uniform rental is a highly complex expense. In fact, it’s probably the most complicated indirect expense we have come across. Our people have been deeply immersed in this industry for […]
Q&A: How Location Impacts Your Uniform Costs
We recently caught up with Brian Gamble, Fine Tune’s Senior Vice President of Uniform Services, on how location impacts your uniform costs. Q: Talk about one of the most common […]