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Common questions

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What is a Material Integrity Review?

A defined 30–60 day independent engagement that establishes what your recoverable-materials program is actually delivering. MIA evaluates material flows, pricing, weights, settlements, vendor performance, contracts and internal controls, then delivers a documented baseline, a prioritized risk register, quantified opportunities, executive findings and a 30–60 day action plan.

How long does a Material Integrity Review take?

Most are completed in 30 to 60 days. The variables are the number of facilities, material complexity, which records exist, stakeholder access and vendor cooperation. Scope and timing are agreed in writing before the work begins.

Does MIA replace our current recycler?

No. MIA is not a recycler, hauler, dealer or processor, and it does not take your material. Many Reviews end with the incumbent still in place on corrected terms. The point is a program leadership can verify — whoever is moving the material.

How can a manufacturer verify scrap and recycled-material pricing?

By testing realized pricing against the contract formula, the published index for the same period, and the deductions and freight actually applied. That comparison, done grade by grade over several months, is usually where the difference between quoted and realized value becomes visible.

How should scale tickets, weights, settlements and payments be reconciled?

Together, on a standing cadence, by someone whose job is to look. Tickets prove what left the dock, settlements price it, and payment closes it — and most programs review each in isolation, which is how missing loads and unexplained variances survive.

What causes value leakage in industrial recycling programs?

Most often: high-value grades blended or downgraded, deductions nobody reconciles, freight and equipment charges applied outside the agreement, weights that go unverified, contract terms that have drifted from practice, and internal access that was never controlled.

Can MIA help with an RFQ or RFP?

Yes. MIA develops the RFQ or RFP, normalizes bids so they can actually be compared, qualifies outlets and service capability, and evaluates total value rather than the headline price. Sourcing support is part of ongoing management or a defined project.

How does MIA maintain independence and disclose compensation?

By naming the role before the work starts. Every engagement letter states whether MIA is acting as an advisor, a disclosed broker or a manufacturers' representative, and how MIA is paid in that role. Any overlapping economic interest requires written client approval, or the work is declined.

What happens when a potential underpayment or missing load is identified?

It is documented against the source records and presented with the calculation behind it, separated from items that remain open questions. If the client chooses to pursue it, MIA can support that process under a separate written agreement, and refers legal, forensic and investigative matters to appropriate professionals.