Unlock a New Era of Supply Chain Cost Management
Powered by AIM & DRIVE®, the process trusted by global leaders to drive billions in cost savings.
For more than 30 years, Fortune 500 companies have used the AIM & DRIVE® process to dramatically reduce costs, improve supplier collaboration, and build high-performance procurement teams.
Documented in the book Supply Chain Cost Management: The AIM & DRIVE® Process for Achieving Extraordinary Results authored by Jimmy Anklesaria, this step-by-step process moves organizations beyond basic negotiations by helping them:
- Identify and eliminate cost drivers
- Develop and evaluate strategic sourcing options
- Implement and validate cost-saving actions
- Institutionalize long-term cost discipline
The result? Billions in savings at companies like IBM, DuPont, and Kodak, all achieved by harnessing the power of supplier knowledge and cost transparency.
Learn the AIM & DRIVE® Process-From the Source
For organizations ready to build deeper capability, ISM is offering Total Cost Solution, a live, instructor-led class taught by Jimmy Anklesaria, creator of the AIM & DRIVE® process and one of the world's foremost authorities on strategic cost management.
This two-day virtual course equips procurement and supply chain professionals with practical tools to move beyond price-focused negotiations and manage cost strategically across both products and services. Participants learn how to understand true cost structures, apply total cost principles, and develop breakthrough strategies that stand up in executive-level conversations.
Course Snapshot
Total Cost Solution | Live virtual class
- July 15-16
- 14 CEH credits
- Complimentary AIMDRIVE-AI trial included
- Designed for procurement, operations, finance, and cross-functional leaders
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Accelerate the Process. Amplify the Results.
AIMDRIVE-AI brings the trusted AIM & DRIVE® process into the digital age, combining decades of real-world cost data with the speed and intelligence of AI.
With AIMDRIVE-AI, your team can:
- Instantly generate "Should-Cost" models using verified industry data
- Analyze supplier quotes and pricing proposals in minutes, not weeks
- Benchmark against market price movements across 1,000+ industries
- Identify strategic options for cost reduction with AI-assisted recommendations
- Evaluate supplier cost structures for transparency and negotiation leverage
AIMDRIVE-AI shortens the time to insight, boosts team effectiveness, and helps embed cost discipline deep into your procurement practices.
Better to be approximately correct than to be exactly wrong."Source: Jimmy Anklesaria