Cost intelligence for manufacturers

Powered by MSI Consulting & ERA Group

MSI partners with ERA Group, a global leader in Cost Intelligence, to help manufacturers across the U.S. uncover savings opportunities, improve supplier performance, and make faster, data-driven financial decisions.

Unlike traditional cost-reduction firms that chase single categories or promise one-time savings, ERA Group uses SpendVue™ — a proprietary analytics platform that transforms your company’s existing spend data into clear, actionable insights.

Together, MSI and ERA give manufacturers clarity before commitment — helping you see exactly where inefficiencies exist, which suppliers are underperforming, and how to act with measurable impact.

about SpendVue™

SpendVue™ gives leadership teams a visual, data-backed view of where their money is going — and where it can work harder. The platform consolidates 12 months of spend data into clear dashboards that highlight opportunities, benchmarks, and category-level insights.

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Program Overview

What You Get How It Works Who It’s For
  • No-Cost SpendVue™ Assessment (market value: $5,000) available to all companies working with MSI, including VMA members. A data-driven review of your last 12 months of spend to uncover cost inefficiencies, cash-flow constraints, and procurement complexity.
  • Executive-Ready Insights & Benchmarks: Clear visuals that identify where savings and supplier improvements are most achievable.
  • Prioritized Action Plan: A step-by-step roadmap showing which categories to tackle first and how to capture measurable results.
  • Optional Implementation Support: If you choose, ERA can help execute and monitor improvements under a separate agreement.

This process is built for speed and clarity. We start with a warm handoff from VMA/MSI, transform your existing financial data into an executive-ready SpendVue™ Report, and convert insights into a practical action plan.

  • Onboard: MSI introduces your team to ERA Group and the SpendVue™ process.
  • Analyze: You provide 12 months of General Ledger or AP data. ERA delivers your custom SpendVue™ Report within 30 days.
  • Act: ERA walks you through the findings, prioritizes improvements, and (if you wish to proceed) supports implementation.

That’s how we keep it simple — focused steps, faster decisions, and outcomes you can quantify.

  • Manufacturers of all sizes seeking cost clarity and operational efficiency.
  • Finance, operations, and procurement leaders looking for a data-driven roadmap to improve margins.
  • Multi-site organizations wanting to consolidate supplier strategies and spending visibility.

Get started

MSI partners — including VMA members — can access the no-cost SpendVue™ Assessment through our Cost Intelligence partnership with ERA Group.

Contact MSI Consulting to request your assessment and schedule your introduction to ERA Group.