Uptime Magazine: Why Can’t We Do It Ourselves?
To release value from our MRO operations, do we need to outsource our MRO storeroom to a 3PMRO provider? Why can’t we obtain the lower price, the asset recovery dollars and the critical storeroom reliability ourselves? The purpose of this article is to outline the answers to the question so we are all prepared when we are asked: Why Can’t We Do It Ourselves?
Achieving Reliable MRO Operations
This practitioner case study white paper outlines a food manufacturer’s recognition that its core competency is the processing and marketing of food products. The company should not be in the business of re-distributing MRO materials. By utilizing the methodology of a 3rd Party MRO (3PMRO) expert, the food manufacturer was able to recover the cost of storeroom operations and get out of the storeroom business.
Improving Plant Performance One Egg Roll at a Time
Established in 1948 in Marshall, MN, The Schwan Food Company (Schwan’s) started as a dairy with a one-man, one-truck delivery operation. Today, Schwan’s is a multi-billion dollar foods manufacturing and delivery company with over 15,000 employees. To relentlessly pursue and achieve their mission to "Delight consumers with an unmatched food experience that delivers superior value," Schwan’s has made investments to improve their manufacturing plant performance. One of these investments is SAP; first to manage their manufacturing process (ERP & MM), then maintenance (PM) and then MRO stores operations (extending MM to indirect materials).
Piece Price is the Starting Line, Not the Bottom Line
There was a time when plant managers bought light bulbs from the salesman who showed up with a gift ham, and no one thought twice about it. Executives’ attention was primarily focused on the costs of material going directly into products – not on maintenance, repair and operating (MRO) supplies.