MRO Process Change Could Serve Company Well
Published March 3, 2014
In Jon Meacham’s biography about Andrew Jackson, The American Lion, there is a statement: “The most enduring political rhetoric both inspires and instructs, lifting an audience outside its natural selfish cares to see how a certain course will, in the end, serve a nation and its people well.” Here we are 196 years later and […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
More Fear of the Unknown: No Change, No Matter What the Cost
Published February 12, 2014
In 2009, I wrote a blog about managers, both Purchasing and Maintenance, who recognize that an inefficient MRO storeroom is a drag on a reliable plant. However, experience shows that recognition of this continuing problem does not necessarily cause actions to be taken. The lack of action relates to the managers’ conceived lack of time […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
Outsource Your MRO ‘Storm Room’
Published January 31, 2014
It is no longer necessary to endure the profit drain and unreliability affected by traditional MRO stores operation Tornados, hurricanes and typhoons are acts of nature to be endured; they exist and devastate. The standing opinion is that very little can be done about the effects they have on those affected. They are endured and […]Read the full blog post at Supply & Demand Chain Executive
45 Years … And the Beat Goes On
Published October 24, 2013
My colleagues and I just came back from exhibiting at two trade shows; the audience of one was Purchasing/Inventory control specialists and the other was Maintenance Reliability Professionals. Both consisted of management personnel from around the world. The speaker’s tracks and exhibitors were populated by companies that provide solutions and values via consulting and software […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
Food Company Safety Dilemma
Published August 22, 2013
A CEO and CFO of a food processing company are faced with a dilemma. Their major clients are a part of an organization of food retailers who have set food safety standards that they require of their suppliers. The requirement is not unlike ISO 9000 in that the food processor must show functions that include […]Read the full blog post at FoodManufacturing.com