Buyer notes
Catalyst Supplier Sourcing Procurement Briefs
Short notes on specifications, documents, packaging and quote comparison. These pages do not replace an SDS or a factory CoA.
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We Saved $184K on FCC Catalyst. Then the MAT Results Came Back.
A procurement manager's account of choosing the lowest FCC catalyst bid, what the ASTM D3907 test results revealed three weeks into the contract, and why the cheapest per-ton quote nearly cost $190K in total.
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We Almost Switched to a 7% Cheaper FCC Catalyst Supplier. The TCO Analysis Showed It Would Cost Us $84,000 More Per Year.
A procurement manager's account of running a total cost of ownership analysis on an FCC catalyst supplier switch — and why the lowest per-ton quote wasn't even close to the lowest total cost.