The MRO Outsourcing Carousel: Around It Goes
Published September 29, 2011
This is a real case study involving MRO in circles. US Flan is a fictional name to which I have given a real life MRO merry-go-round story regarding MRO outsourcing (… or not!). US Flan is a major manufacturer of food ingredients for ketchup processors. T. M. Doyle is their CPO and was told by […]Read Full Post
Does Your MRO Integrator Make Wine or Just Stomp the Grapes?
Published September 22, 2011
This allegorical reference relates to the traditional distributors who add “integrated services” to their marketing offerings which fall short of providing all available cost recovery. Traditional distributors are quite successful in providing service and competitive pricing to the market of their choice. Many of these distributors are confronted with market requests to become an integrator, […]Read Full Post
Response to “10 Epic Fails in MRO Management Data”
Published June 30, 2011
A recent article published by MyPurchasingCenter.com entitled “10 Epic Fails in MRO Master Management Data” by Nupur Agrawal is an accurate account of the perplexities that exist in the data world for MRO SKUs. Mr. Agrawal defines the real world problems inherent in the naming of MRO SKUs and addresses consequences on most points. He […]Read Full Post
You Cannot “Sell” A Change to 3PMRO to an MRO Buyer … Or Can You?
Published June 6, 2011
In a recent presentation for a PDM at a professional organization, the topic was, “You Can’t Be Lean with a Fat MRO Storeroom.” The goal was to alert the members as to the value that can be released from the MRO stores process by utilizing a 3PMRO provider. During the networking period, a member indicated […]Read Full Post
A New Broom Sweeps Clean … Well, Not Always
Published May 13, 2011
Some time ago, I wrote about how a new broom (new management) sweeps clean (changing MRO procedures). I cited a food processor that had a 3PMRO company on site that achieved KPI goals year after year. These included requests to issue fill rates over 98%, price reductions, 45% inventory reductions and elimination of over 60,000 […]Read Full Post