Highlights
SDI Market
Consumer Goods & Services
Market Sector
Automotive
Key Delivered Benefits
We successfully manage all MRO services enterprise-wide, from procurement and storeroom management to vending systems and inventory management.
Results
Reliable average savings of 7.4% of spend, year over year.
SDI Case Study: Automotive
As one of the world’s largest providers of vehicle thermal management solutions, this Mexico-based manufacturer has been an SDI client for nearly two decades. During that time, we’ve been able to deliver hard savings, year over year. We’re proud to share the road with this leader.
Scope of SDI Solutions
- Web-Based Inventory Management & Planning (SDiMS)
- Storeroom Management
- Transactional Procurement (OEM & MRO), Stock & Non-Stock
- Sourcing
- Customs & Importation Management
- Trans-Border Freight Services
- Continuous Improvement Program (Engineering Services)
- Centralized Stock Buying and Expediting Services
- Vending Machine Program (Systems Integrated)
- Asset Management & Tracking
Year-Over-Year Savings
Hard savings average 7.4% of spend, year over year, since program inception in 1998. Savings breakdown includes:
- $160 Million USD in accumulated spend (OEM & MRO)
- $7.8 Million USD in accumulated hard savings categories:
- Price Variance
- Inventory
- Continuous Improvement
- Customs, Duties & Freight
- Labor
- $4.1 million USD in accumulated Labor Savings
- Additional Savings Transactional Costs
- 10,000 per month (Receipts, Invoices, PO’s, Window Issues, Importations)
- AP/Vendor Consolidation (400 vendors to only 1)
- Price Compliance
- Point-of-Use Vending Benefits
- Unrecorded Issues Inventory Accuracy 99%
- Uptime / Fill Rates: 98% (99.9% for critical parts)
