GRIMES COST TAKE-OUT PROGRAM

Grimes is successful because we put our customers' needs first, and because we understand the whats and whys of what they do in the context of an increasingly competitive business environment. We've found that many Grimes customers - large and small - have identified the need to improve their industrial products purchasing and supply management processes to achieve greater efficiency and enhanced productivity.

The Grimes Cost Take-out and Fill-rate Improvement Program reduces customers' overall procurement costs in acquiring and inventorying all kinds of industrial supplies, materials and tools. Our goals are to ensure that our customers obtain the best pricing and receive the best value possible in buying the right products for the job, and that those products will be at hand when needed.

Grimes staff begin by working with each customer to jointly analyze business needs, to identify specific requirements and expectations, and to tailor an effective individual purchasing plan which emphasizes product performance, quality-for-money value, and reliable fulfillment. We then track procurement patterns and provide practical analysis of customer usage of individual products, which enables us to provide timely advice about optimal buying opportunities, new products, and improved purchasing methods.

Many companies have found that an individual Grimes Cost Take-out and Fill-rate Improvement Program strengthens both operations and administration, through:

• better pricing and quality-for-money value
  
  
• reliable timely supply of all kinds of industrial product needs,
  
  
• specific identification of what's required for what job
  
  
• customized billing and
  
  
• standardized procedures for administrative consistency,
  
  
• reduced paperwork volumes,
  
  
• enhanced procurement cost oversight and tracking,
  
  
• increased control of tools, materials and supplies inventory, and
  
  
• the convenience of a single-source supplier.

Our experience, in-depth product knowledge and applications expertise have led Grimes to develop particularly effective Cost Take-out and Fill-rate Improvement strategies. For more information or assistance, call Grimes Customer Service at (416) 749-0591 or 1 (800) 268-0568.