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Chuck Doherty

Best Practices for Managing MRO Inventory

Discover best practices for managing MRO inventory to streamline processes, reduce costs, and improve efficiency. Learn how to optimize your storeroom layout, maintain accurate records, and balance purchasing. Request an...

Navigating Supply Chain Disruptions: A Response to the Impending UPS Strike

Glenn Pierce, VP of Solution Design at SDI, shares practical advice on preparing for possible disruptions during the impending UPS strike. Learn how diversification, planning, and strategic MRO management can...
Facility workers

7 Ways GNFR and Indirect Spend Optimization Bring Value to Facility Maintenance Management

Facing record-breaking inflation levels, labor shortages, soaring fuel prices, and a volatile supply chain—business leaders in operations and finance are charged with the task of protecting profits even after already...
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How Labor Shortages Are Hurting Plant & Maintenance Efficiency and How to Overcome It

Fewer qualified workers are available to maintain equipment, causing production slowdowns and stoppages. With less people going into this field and more existing personnel deciding to retire, many companies are...
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How 3D Printing Can Be Utilized to Futureproof the Facility Maintenance Supply Chain

How can we mitigate risk around asset downtime? What happens when OEMs or suppliers of critical materials are affected by pandemic-related issues, inflation, international conflicts, or natural disasters? Disruption has...
How to Manage an Integrated Supply Chain

How to Manage an Integrated Supply Chain

As the maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supply chain evolves from a cost center to a strategic asset, organizations increasingly are seeking ways to bust through silos, align processes, add...
Creating an Efficient Maintenance Room Floor Plan

Creating an Efficient Maintenance Room Floor Plan

The ideal plant maintenance room floor plan will make the most efficient use of available space—both square footage and vertical bins and shelving. It will include areas for receiving, storing,...
Maintenance Storeroom Layout: Best Practices

Maintenance Storeroom Layout: Best Practices

Whether your maintenance crew needs to make unscheduled emergency repairs or conduct routine preventative tasks to keep your facility running at optimum efficiency, a well-organized and well-maintained storeroom is critical....
Storeroom Organization: How to Maximize Space and Efficiency

Storeroom Organization: How to Maximize Space and Efficiency

Maintenance, repair, and operations stockrooms are no different than consumer product inventory systems, they should be built and managed to solve “customer” problems. Stockrooms “customers” are a company’s internal departments...
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