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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

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...

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,...
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Going for Gold – Mining Indirect Spend and Services

Posted by on Thu, 02/22/2018 It’s early in the year and as we embrace the “Gold” with the Winter Olympics, we often hold persistence and excellence themes in pursuit of...

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...

2018- Priorities and Disruption Distraction

Often times as Quarter 4 comes to an end, companies reflect on 2017 accomplishments, then quickly focus on 2018’s Priorities and Goals.  The corporate mantra seems to never change, even...

Has it Fallen off the Radar?

Posted by on Mon, 12/11/2017 The 2017 Word of the Year is multi-task.  The continued expansion of technology, robotics and smart devices into the workplace are contributors to continued increases...
Indirect Supply Chain Management is Changing; Are You?

Indirect Supply Chain Management is Changing; Are You?

As industry becomes more sophisticated and competitive, the future of indirect supply chain management will center on eliminating uncertainty, increasing productivity, and transforming complexity into information-driven strategic decisions. Globalization Manufacturing...
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With over 25 years of experience in business outsourcing and professional services environments across multiple industry verticals, Jeremy has responsibility for all day-to-day operations for SDI’s Supply Chain Cooperative. Jeremy has a great deal of experience developing and leading high performance teams to operational excellence with a highly successful track record of driving continuous and innovative process excellence across complex organizations. His diverse blend of functional experience in high growth and turnaround outsourcing organizations brings a wealth of expertise to best align SDI’s supply chain solution to our clients’ needs, both operationally and financially.
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