Supplier’s Profits or Client’s Wellness?
Published July 8, 2014
Premise: Should a supplier that now enjoys the majority of its client’s business for MRO supplies offer additional benefits that would increase top line sales but decrease net profit? Here is a case in point. Able Distributors is a national distributor of most categories of indirect-MRO materials. Able has a client, Baker Industries, that buys […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
The Need for Change in MRO is Crucial
Published June 13, 2014
Darwin observed that it is not the strongest or the most intelligent that survive, but the one most responsive to CHANGE. In the manufacturing milieu, companies invest considerable dollars in CHANGE in order to become and stay competitive. These CHANGES come in the form of reengineered products, critical path analysis, and lean Kaizan events geared […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
Do Your Past Experiences Affect Your Future Decisions? Of Course They Do
Published May 16, 2014
We are all influenced by what has happened to us in past situations; it is a comforting guide to decision making. In the world of MRO, the term “Integrated Supply” has become synonymous with a process whose goal is to cut storeroom costs and increase “service” to maintenance personnel. Too many industrial distributors have claimed […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
Lean And Beyond – Increasing The Awareness Of MRO
Published April 16, 2014
Manufacturers invest in reliability programs in order to deliver a reliable product at a competitive price. Reliable plants require reliable equipment that functions under prescribed lean principles; companies should look to “Lean and Beyond” to stay competitive. There is a truism: You Can’t Be Lean With a Fat MRO Storeroom. You can have the most […]Read the full blog post at IMPOmag.com
Critical Spares? I Am Never Without Parts….Stores May Be Out, But Not Me
Published April 15, 2014
A professional development association in the Midwest requested an analysis of an MRO store room. The company is a large food processor that claimed its stores operation was efficient and constituted effective support of maintenance projects. Something was wrong, because the personnel who utilized MRO stores were negative about the effectiveness of stores management. The […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com