05th October 2009
Research shows that buyers spend a full 40 percent of their time on shortages: a mere 1 percent of their annual spend. Why? Largely because of the need to watch their grey market suppliers like a hawk. Too often, a grey market supplier, either broker or i...
21st September 2009
One of the many risks of purchasing from the grey, or “secondary,” market is the risk that the parts you purchased will not arrive on time. The broker claims to have the parts available, you place your order, and…nothing. The broker might claim ther...
