How One Buyer Used Co-Managed Inventory to Cut Stockouts 80 Percent

The Buyer's Side with Fexingo: Procurement, Sourcing, and B2B Purchasing Decisions · Jul 7, 2026 · 10m · transcript

Episode 98 of The Buyer's Side digs into a real procurement case: how a mid-size medical device manufacturer used a co-managed inventory model with its top five suppliers to slash stockouts by 80 percent and reduce expedited shipping costs by $340,000 in the first year. Lucas and Luna walk through the mechanics — shared demand signals, supplier-owned bins on the buyer's floor, and a weekly replenishment cadence — and discuss when this approach beats traditional VMI. They also talk about the trust barriers that kept procurement teams from trying it earlier, and why the model works…