Jim Kitchens

Executive Spotlight – August 2019

Author: Jim Kitchens

As summer draws to a close and we look forward to fall outages, the USA Supply Chain Team continues with a full slate of activities and initiatives. In addition to wrapping up our Maintenance and Mods contracting initiative the SCM Team will be actively moving forward with the Engineer of Choice (EOC) initiative as well...

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2019 Winter Conference Review

Author: Jim Kitchens

Each of the last 16 years USA has hosted a Supply Chain themed Winter Conference for its Members and Supplier-Partners.  The purpose of the Winter Conference is to facilitate and provide networking opportunities for USA and Supplier representatives as a means to develop and grow “win-win” business relationships.  The Conference serves as an extremely cost-effective...

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2018 USA Supply Chain Savings

Author: Jim Kitchens

USA Supply Chain (SCM) programs enjoyed a banner year in 2018! Members saved $31.4M, an increase of $3.7M over 2017, all due to the hard work and collaborative spirit of everyone involved. . Submitted by our Supplier-Partners, all savings are checked and approved by both the applicable USA member plant and USA supply chain staff...

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2018 USA Agreement Utilization

Author: Jim Kitchens

The second annual USA Agreement Utilization Analysis (AUA) kicked off in late November. The goal of this process is to increase awareness and optimize use of our USA Agreements at each of the member sites and to identify best practices and ideas for improvement. The AUA is executed entirely online using data generated through quarterly...

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USA website is now mobile

Author: Jim Kitchens

You can now access the USA website from your mobile device. Use your cellphone or tablet and visit www.usainc.org. You’ll find a user friendly interface to help you navigate around the website while you are on the go.

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