The “M” in MRO Supply Chain Management: How Each Maintenance Category Can Boost Your Bottom Line
Manufacturing and other industries are increasingly treating maintenance, repair, and operations procedures as core functions, working to integrate the MRO value chain with other key activities. Technological advances increase companies’...
Reducing Risk and Liability with a Strong MRO Services Approach
Maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) continues to be a tail-spend category for procurement teams, but a lack of focus on MRO could put your entire organization at risk. The benefits...
In today’s competitive markets, the optimization of MRO supply chains is a hot issue, especially when it comes to process efficiencies within a company. With data coming in from so...
As SDI continues its path toward steady growth, change will be a common factor in our transition to a world class organization. The key to this will be the adoption...
Supply Chain Change Management: Gaining Compliance from Your Personnel
Controlling supply chain costs is at the top of every manufacturing firm’s to-do list. While quick win strategies offer a few easy ways to capture value in the procurement process,...
Identify. Analyze. Measure. Optimize. SDI rolls out MRO Supply Chain Evaluations to help manufacturers and facilities make the case for change.
MRO impacts more than just receiving and storeroom operations. It touches numerous stakeholders throughout the entire enterprise—from IT to planners to plant managers, maintenance and engineering to sourcing and procurement...
How Incorporating Six Sigma into Strategic Sourcing helps Strengthen the Supply Chain
In the early days of manufacturing, managers often relied on guesswork when adjusting their processes. Failures and missed opportunities were common, as tweaks to manufacturing and supply lines were frequently...
