Game Changing Integration Shortens the Distance between Promise and Performance
Summary More and more business leaders in procurement and maintenance are making the connection between quality MRO processes and production reliability. At SDI, we live and breathe MRO, but the...
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...
SDI Co-hosts Innovation Symposium Focusing on Internet of Things & Manufacturing Digitization
SDI invites engineering, production, and procurement professionals to learn more about how the Industrial Internet of Things and digitization is transforming manufacturing process. As the leading provider of maintenance, repair,...
State of the Industry: A shift towards eProcurement in the Industrial Supply Space
Posted by on Wed, 04/26/2017 The close of the first quarter can mean several things for a business. Usually, it means earnings reports, investor presentations and adjusting projections but it...
On March 1st, SDI will open its doors to research analysts, subject matter experts and practitioners to talk about the last frontier in procurement: tail spend. Typical procurement practice brings...
Manufacturing firms in 2016 continued to emphasize better management of their maintenance, repair, and operations, in the quest for greater control, visibility, and efficiency. Three important trends emerged during the...
3D SCANNING TECHNOLOGY HELPS SDI SLASH COSTS AND LEAD TIMES FOR MAJOR BEVERAGE COMPANY
When you’re one of the largest beverage and brewing companies in the world, and a filler gear fails on the line, time is money. SDI 3D-scanned the part, converted it...
Driving Innovation and Out of the Box Thinking with SDI’s Inaugural Open House Event
October 20th marked SDI’s Inaugural Open House – a quarterly event hosted by SDI and strategic partners. This time, we partnered with UPS and their industrial 3D printing partner FastRadius...
The high cost of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) replacement parts for production equipment has always been a challenge for SDI customers. The OEMs are often the sole source of supply...