How COVID-19 is Accelerating Digital Supply Chain Transformation in Source to Pay Procurement
As businesses are forced to rethink how they operate amid office closures and supply chain interruptions, COVID-19 has accelerated digital supply chain transformation in MRO and the need for touchless...
SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION STRATEGIES FOR DIGITAL SUCCESS
At the convergence of supply chain management and enterprise asset management (EAM), lies a supply chain integration process that ties MRO procurement strategies to the production reliability goals of the...
How An MRO Supply Chain Audit Can Uncover Opportunities For Improvement And Cost Savings
As industry begins to embrace digital technology and its benefits, many manufacturers and asset-intensive organizations are redefining their value and reshaping their businesses in an effort to stay ahead of...
Maintenance Storeroom Management & Inventory Management: Why it is more important than ever for chemical manufacturers
The manufacturing industry has been under mounting pressure from growing international competition, industry consolidation, and increasing customer expectations. Chemical manufacturers aren’t immune to these industry trends and are looking for...
Overcoming the Naysayers: Getting Others to Buy Into Your MRO Change Initiatives
Learning To Manage Change The Hard Way Procurement is a contact sport. Procurement professionals (by nature of being a shared support service) are always tasked to produce savings and compliance...
Even as manufacturing companies race to increase their return on everything from engineering to marketing, they may be overlooking a rich source of cost savings and productivity enhancements. By engaging...
Delivering Procurement Value – when “Home Runs” are not easy to hit!
Posted by on Fri, 05/25/2018 It doesn’t matter where you are in your procurement career, we all hit that patch of work where the “low hanging fruit”, is higher in...
How to Tell When it May be Time to Move Towards Predictive Inventory Management
Traditionally, Min/Max inventory management applies to only a small percentage of items in the storeroom – items with a consistent, predictable consumption pattern. The trouble is that MRO isn’t always...
What’s Your Score? How Accessing Your Personal Skills Can Apply to Your MRO Business Partnerships
Posted by on Mon, 04/23/2018 I’m not talking about your golf handicap or your credit score. I’m thinking about where you score yourself against your peers in the workplace. Have...