How To Get Out Of The Mro Storeroom Business And Obtain R & M Excellence
Published May 5, 2015
In a recent article – “Did You Know that you are in the Hardware Store Business?” – it was mentioned that during a recent seminar for plant managers and plant engineers, the audience was asked how many were in the manufacturing business…all raised their hands. When asked how many were in the hardware business, no […]Read the full blog post at IMPOmag.com
Do You See What We See?
Published April 29, 2015
George Krauter and I spent the better part of the last two weeks traveling back and forth across the country, visiting with industry professionals, attending trade shows and conferences – getting our regular fix on how others perceive the role of the MRO storeroom in plant operations. We’re about to hit the road again for […]Read Full Post
Did You Know That You are in the Hardware Store Business?
Published April 9, 2015
In a recent seminar for high-level plant managers and plant engineers, a particular session related to the world of MRO operations was held. The speaker asked how many in the audience are in the manufacturing business; all raised their hands. When the speaker next asked, “How many of you are in the hardware store business,” […]Read the full blog post at IMPOmag.com
It’s April Fool’s–How’s Your MRO?
Published April 1, 2015
On April 1, 1983, the Associated Press reported that the mystery of the origin of April Fool’s Day had been solved. Joseph Boskin of Boston University discovered that during the fourth century, Emperor Constantine appointed a court jester, Kugel, as ruler for that day. Kugel decreed that only the absurd would be allowed into the […]Read the full blog post at MyPurchasingCenter.com
The ‘Tale’ of the Tail of the Spend
Published March 30, 2015
The Pareto Principle was named after Vilfredo Pareto in 1896 when he found that 80 percent of the land in Italy was owned by 20 percent of the people, as it was in every country he visited. Extended, it has come to mean that 80 percent of a company’s output comes from 20 percent of […]Read the full blog post at IMPOmag.com