BOM Management Best Practices for Maximum Efficiency
With supply chain managers continually scraping to make their operations more strategic and less transactional, most have by now embraced the need for comprehensive equipment bills of material (BOM). An...
8 REASONS WHY BOM MANAGEMENT IS CRITICAL TO ANY MAINTENANCE AND RELIABILITY PROGRAM
The Bill of Materials (BOM) is a comprehensive inventory of the raw materials, assemblies, subassemblies, parts and components, as well as the quantities of each, needed to manufacture a product...
MRO STOREROOM TECHNOLOGY FOCUSES ON STOREROOM SECURITY
The need for efficient MRO storerooms is more prevalent today than ever. Increasing demand for asset reliability, the skilled labor gap, and the aging workforce are causing manufacturers and other...
MRO Storeroom Management: Understanding The Big Picture
MRO storeroom management concerns the overall methodology for organizing and operating the area set aside for storing parts and other necessities used for maintenance, repair, and operations. For a long...
Overcoming Common Equipment Bill of Material (BOM) Woes
One of the simplest ways to reduce production downtime is to have a Bill of Material (BOM) for all of your organization’s equipment. If the BOMs don’t exist (or are...
The Way Forward – Change Management in a Changing World
Posted by on Fri, 03/23/2018 Recently I was asked to evaluate information on how best to understand and facilitate change within an organization. Specifically, involving services and MRO supply chain. ...
Manufacturer Recalls Often Have Maintenance, Repair, and Operations to Blame: Gaskets and Tainted Lettuce
Posted by Jerome Blanc on Mon, 02/26/2018 Unfortunately, it’s becoming more and more common worldwide – the dreaded product recall. Sometimes it’s an airbag. Sometimes a baby stroller. And sometimes,...
Supply Chain Reliability – It’s more than just getting your parts.
Posted by Jerome Blanc on Wed, 01/31/2018 While AmazonBusiness is changing the game for procurement with Business Prime, the supply chain extends beyond your loading dock door to the plant...
SDI’s Lean Six Sigma Principals Boosts Productivity
SDI embraces Lean Six Sigma (LSS) not only for its own mission, but also as a framework for helping our customers dominate their industries. As maintenance, repair, and operations logistics...
