Read the case study that explains how optimizing a purchasing process saved $1 million. (see link below). Explain how you, as a quality manager, would apply at least three of the 7M tools for the purchasing process identified at MWM International.

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https://secure.asq.org/perl/msg.pl?prvurl=http://asq.org/2009/07/six-sigma/optimizing-purchasing-processes-saves-1-million.pdf