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What is the PPE school procurement process? Here’s everything you need to know

March 18, 2021

Posted by on Thu, 03/18/2021 With school reopening plans dependent on personal protective equipment (PPE), district and school leaders have had to familiarize themselves with the PPE procurement process. An article...

Why a Connected Supply Chain is No Longer Optional

March 18, 2021

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...

Everything administrators need to know about school district procurement for PPE

March 18, 2021

Emerging trends in procuring PPE and other essential materials The COVID-19 pandemic caused many institutions to rethink their procurement processes. District leaders have faced an especially daunting challenge – to uphold...

4 tips for securing PPE for schools

February 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic proved that global and regional surges in demand can critically impact the supply network, exposing the faults of conventional wisdom regarding supply chain: that it’s most efficient...

How SDI helped the New York City Department of Education obtain PPE for schools

February 22, 2021

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

February 22, 2021

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...

DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT TRENDS FOR 2021

December 21, 2020

Posted by Jim Owens on Mon, 12/21/2020 We keep reading about how companies are reinventing themselves and embracing pandemic-driven transformation, adopting digital technology more readily, and implementing change at an...

3 Ways an MRO sourcing strategy can help provide greater efficiency

November 24, 2020

While many organizations have successful procurement strategies for their direct materials, 15-30% of revenues are spent on indirect supplies. This can include anything from marketing and IT to capital equipment...

PPE and the Pandemic: PPE Inventory Management Lessons from the Front Lines Q&A

November 24, 2020

Michael Marrinan is the operations manager for SDI’s Brooklyn Warehouse. In this interview with SDI Vice President of Marketing, Debra Yorkman, he discusses how SDI’s procurement and management of the...

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Jeremy Jordan

Chief Operations Officer & EVP Supply Chain Cooperative at

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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