Posted by Jim Owens on Thu, 07/29/2021 The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the manufacturing industries inability to overcome major supply chain disruptions and exacerbated several of the challenges facing the procurement,...
The MRO supply chain is evolving thanks in part to Industry 4.0. But while businesses spend a huge amount of time managing their direct supply, historically the MRO supply chain...
How to Become More Efficient Using RPA in the Procurement Process
Posted by John Delligatti on Wed, 06/30/2021 The transactional nature of maintenance, repair, and operations procurement make it a target-rich environment for robotic process automation. The desire for manufacturers to...
MRO Supply Chain Optimization for School Facilities
Optimization begins with streamlining MRO procurement There are dozens of buzzwords trending these days on social media and in the news about the supply chain problems in educational institutions. Unfortunately...
Among all the human calamity, COVID-19 also demonstrated in no uncertain terms that it is critical for manufacturing firms and other asset-intensive, multi-site enterprises to take steps to minimize supply...
PPE for Schools: A guide to ASTM International’s new mask standard
Posted by Charnett Moffett on Tue, 04/27/2021 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, ASTM International published its first-ever standard for face coverings to help establish minimum design, performance, labeling and...
Why a Connected Supply Chain is No Longer Optional
Today’s maintenance, repair, and operations professionals have access to a plethora of advanced technologies that automate processes, simulate market scenarios, and drive optimal decisions. The emerging fourth industrial revolution empowers...
How SDI helped the New York City Department of Education obtain PPE for schools
Posted by on Mon, 02/22/2021 COVID-19 has disrupted just about every aspect of education, including the supplies schools need to operate safely and effectively. Because of the pandemic, sourcing personal...
Supply Chain Checkup – 4 Supply Chain KPI’s That Can Help Manage Your Supply Network
In the MRO world, parts need to arrive on time to reliably maintain systems. Proper planning & forecasting helps in most cases but there will always be urgent orders that...
