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  • Volume Leveraging

    Activities that attempt to capture as much spend in a materials or service category as possible to potentially reduce costs through economies of scale and enable a purchaser to negotiate more competitively with suppliers. A form of “second-level” cost savings. (Crimi & Kauffman, 2003)

    See Also: Quantity Discount, Volume Discounts, Economies of Scale