IronForge Components freed $2.4M in working capital by collapsing 40 suppliers into one supply-chain cockpit
A forged-components manufacturer with 3 plants and 40 suppliers replaced email-and-spreadsheet procurement with a unified supply-chain platform — ending stockouts and the expedited freight that was eating their margins.
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Where they started
IronForge's three plants sourced raw steel, alloys, and tooling from 40 suppliers, all coordinated over email and a shared spreadsheet nobody trusted. Stockouts of critical alloys halted production lines 6 times a quarter, and expedited freight was costing $480K a year. Buyers spent 60% of their week chasing POs instead of negotiating.
What we built
We deployed our Supply Chain Management platform with a supplier portal, real-time PO tracking, demand forecasting tied to the production schedule, and automated reorder points. Suppliers update ship dates themselves, and the system flags at-risk materials 14 days before they'd halt a line.
Target outcomes
More from this project
For the first time, every buyer, every planner, and every supplier is looking at the same numbers. We stopped firefighting and started negotiating — that's where the real savings showed up.
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