Six Downtime Dangers from Unreliable MRO Management
Published December 1, 2015
In manufacturing, the lack of availability of critical spare parts can be a severe detriment to reliability goals and the health of plant performance. In too many cases, correcting the mismanagement of MRO operations is not given consideration for improvement because of attention to daily priorities and emergencies often caused by the existing MRO mismanagement […]Read the full blog post at My Purchasing Center
To Change or Not to Change
Published November 2, 2015
“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new order of things”–Niccolo Machiavelli. “Do it properly or don’t change at all”–Mike Dyson, Chief Intelligence Officer, Storeroom Solutions, Inc.Read the full blog post at My Purchasing Center
Necessity and Determination Win the Day
Published September 11, 2015
There was a purchasing manager (let’s call her “Ms. AM”) who had the responsibility of purchasing all capital investments for her company, a large dollar assignment. Under the concept: If you have problem area that needs to be corrected, give the problem to the busiest person on staff who has the best work ethic. So, […]Read the full blog post at My Purchasing Center
Necessity and Determination Win the Day
Published September 11, 2015
There was a purchasing manager (let’s call her “Ms. AM”) who had the responsibility of purchasing all capital investments for her company, a large dollar assignment. Under the concept: If you have problem area that needs to be corrected, give the problem to the busiest person on staff who has the best work ethic. So, […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
Field Report: What is a “Perfect MRO Storeroom?” Is the ROI Worth the Effort?
Published August 28, 2015
The question arises: “Why can’t we have a ‘perfect’ MRO storeroom so these problems go away?” Here follows a definition of what the “perfect” storeroom would be, the condition of a typical MRO store situation (aka the problem source) and the ROI benefits of a “world-class MRO storeroom”.Read the full blog post at IMPOMag.com