The Hidden Cost of Duplicate MRO Materials Two identical bearings. Two SKUs. One $50,000 mistake. This is the reality for enterprise manufacturers managing millions of parts across disconnected ERP systems. Duplicate MRO materials silently inflate working capital, drive procurement inefficiencies,…
MRO stocking strategies in oil & gas are how energy companies ensure they have the right parts, at the right time, without overspending on excess inventory. Oil & gas operations depend on uninterrupted uptime, but bloated MRO inventories and siloed…
What Are Duplicate MRO Materials? Duplicate MRO materials occur when the same physical part is recorded multiple times across ERP or plant systems under different SKUs or descriptions. This inflates inventory, drives unnecessary procurement, and hides stock availability. Takeaway: Eliminating…
AI MRO optimization leader achieves triple recognition with Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top Workplaces and Atlanta Business Chronicle Pacesetter awards ATLANTA, GA — August 18, 2025 — Verusen, the industry leader driving AI-native solutions for MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) supply chain…
The Spend No One Owns – But Everyone Pays For It’s not on your strategic supplier list.It’s not in your quarterly sourcing dashboard.And it’s not showing up in savings reports. But it’s bleeding your P&L. Random one-off purchases. Unapproved vendors.…
Small Purchases. Big Problems. The Tail Is Costing You More Than You Think. Tail spend in MRO isn’t usually top of mind.It’s decentralized, low value, and outside of contract strategy. But here’s what we see again and again:Procurement teams focus…
The Invisible Drain on MRO Budgets Tail spend in MRO often hides in plain sight, making tail spend management a challenge even for mature procurement teams – and often going unnoticed until budgets balloon. Unstructured purchases, inconsistent records, and duplicate…
The Right Tool Can Save Millions – The Wrong One Can Hide Risk Not all MRO tail spend management solutions are built the same. Most spend tools are built for direct materials or finished goods-not the messy, low-volume complexity of…
The MRO Spend That Slips Through the Cracks Tail spend isn’t rogue behavior, but without tail spend management processes it quickly spirals into uncontrolled contract non-compliance. It’s unowned, unmanaged spend that flies under the radar of traditional procurement controls. In…
Tail Spend Risk: What Small Suppliers Are Costing You Most procurement teams track their top suppliers closely – but ignore the long tail. In MRO, this tail includes hundreds of small vendors that together form more than 50% of your…
