The Benefits and Challenges of Digital Supply Chain Integration
For many manufacturing companies, the maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) supply chain often lags behind advancements in customer-facing activities like service delivery and order fulfillment. The primary reason? Incremental, cyclical...
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Breaking Down Silos Between Procurement and Operations
In today’s volatile supply chain landscape, the traditional barriers between strategic sourcing and operations management aren’t just organizational hurdles—they’re costly impediments to business success. As global supply networks grow increasingly...
Revolutionize Your Procurement: Tackle Tail Spend with SDI’s Supply Chain Cooperative
In today’s complex business landscape, procurement leaders face numerous challenges in optimizing their spending and maintaining visibility across their supply chains. One area that often flies under the radar but...
Combating Inflation in MRO Procurement & Supply Chain Management: Best Practices & the Power of Group Purchasing
As inflation continues to impact industries across the board, the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) procurement and supply chain management space is no exception. Rising costs and supply chain disruptions...
Developing a Forward-Thinking Procurement Strategy for 2024 and Beyond
Learn how collective buying, expert insights, and digital transformation can drive cost savings, supply assurance, and sustainability in your procurement processes. Discover SDI’s Supply Chain Cooperative for innovative MRO procurement...
Leveraging Purchasing Cooperatives for Supply Chain Risk Mitigation
Learn how purchasing cooperatives strengthen supply chain resilience. Aggregated buying power, diversified suppliers, data analytics, and flexible contracts reduce risks. Understand differences between traditional GPOs and modern cooperative models.
