Supply Chain Management

One of the great aspects of my job is getting to work with the different people who support the MRO supply chain and learning how different people connect to the...

Improvements in monitoring equipment and processes have made collecting data on supply and consumption levels easier than ever. Fiber optics, digital and virtual technology allow information to be transferred at...

Earlier this month, SDI, in partnership with Penn State’s Center for Supply Chain Research, The Hackett Group, Dryden and Ascend Performance Materials hosted this year’s first quarterly Innovation Symposium. The...

Manufacturing industry observers often urge companies to centralize the maintenance, repair, and operations procurement category in order to control spend and improve efficiency. But at SDI, we know MRO does...

All companies strive to keep their supply chain costs as low as possible, but many do not seem to be able to drive out inefficiencies in their management of indirect...

A Value Stream Map is simply a visual depiction of a process.  By viewing workflow at it stands currently, manufacturing and even service companies can “see” where it is wasting...

A new training initiative recently attended by employees will help SDI provide customers with even greater alignment of its maintenance, repair, and operations processes. The training is developed and presented...

So you’ve decided to outsource your Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) processes and are considering the alternatives.  Some may favor the ‘easy call’ and go with a parts distributor, but...

Manufacturing companies are increasingly beginning to understand that indirect materials—maintenance repair and operations (MRO) materials in particular—are well deserving of serious attention.  For the typical manufacturer, MRO takes a back...