[M.D. Holloway]

Len - I understand. Small shops as well as large make important choices on what the spend. I know a company that almost went of business because they bought bearings made in China that were 4 times less and lasted that long. The indirect cost pools killed them. BTW - I would not use purchasing consultants. And I also agree, many sales people will always say their stuff is the best - it would be nice if they could actually prove it to you according to what you feel is important.