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No one is exactly sure who coined the phrase, but somewhere in the early to mid-‘70s the slogan “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” became a rallying cry behind conservation initiatives. Nearly 50 […]

We founded Fine Tune in a basement in Bloomington, IN in 2002. On June 30th, we’ll have our first 15-year client, a global industrial/chemical conglomerate. As we closed in on […]

In the first two installments of this series, we’ve identified that corporate procurement incentive plans frequently fail to promote optimal bottom-line results (Procurement Incentive Plan Flaws: Part 1) and that […]

In this Webinar by Procurement Foundry and Let’s Talk Supply Chain, Fine Tune CEO Rich Ham talks about how to tackle some of the most difficult areas of spend in […]

A few years ago, our firm got some big news about one of our larger clients: they had been acquired by a large private equity (PE) interest. It was an […]

In the first installment of this series, you’ll recall the conversation I had with a buyer, a snippet of which is quoted below. In this brief exchange, we catch a […]

At Fine Tune, we take great pride in delivering successful outcomes for our clients. We look forward to sharing these quick “120 second read stories” so that you can learn […]

I recently tried to help my sales team land a deal with a large food processing prospect. We were unsuccessful, unfortunately. Let’s set the scene: A buyer on the verge […]