Manufacturing Roundtable: Consolidated Buying

Shipping costs, minimum order quantities, long lead times, and limited supplier access hit Alaska manufacturers hard, especially in rural communities.

This free, virtual roundtable brings makers and manufacturers together to talk about consolidated buying. What it is, when it works, and when it doesn’t.

We’ll explore:

• What types of materials, supplies, or services might make sense to buy together

• Real barriers to consolidated purchasing and how others are navigating them

• Coordination challenges like timing, storage, payment, and trust