MRO Tail Spend Management for Multi-Site Manufacturers: *Why Policy Fails and What Actually Works* Key Takeaways The purchasing controls are in place. Approval thresholds have been set. PO minimums are enforced. Preferred vendor lists have been published. And tail spend…
Why Standard Safety Stock Formulas Fail for MRO Spare Parts – *And What Actually Works* Key Takeaways If you have tried applying standard safety stock formulas to MRO spare parts and gotten results that range from zero stock to absurdly…
7 Best Practices for Managing *Critical Spare Parts in MRO* A maintenance manager at a process manufacturing facility once described critical spare parts management as “the business of avoiding the call you never want to make.” The call where a…
Key Takeaways There is a version of your MRO procurement program that looks functional from the outside. Vendors are getting paid. Purchase orders are being processed. The ERP is recording transactions. And somewhere across your 15 or 20 or 40…
Key Takeaways Somewhere in your organization right now, there is working capital tied up in MRO inventory that no one can see. It’s in storerooms across plants that have never compared their parts lists. It’s in SAP or Oracle or…
Introduction Most procurement teams have access to MRO data – but lack the ability to use it effectively to influence inventory outcomes. In enterprise environments with $100M or more in MRO inventory, procurement decisions drive a significant portion of inventory…
*MRO Category Management*: Frameworks, Challenges, and What Actually Works MRO category management borrows its frameworks from direct procurement, then runs into a wall the frameworks never anticipated: the data. You cannot manage a category you cannot see, and MRO spend…
Why *MRO Inventory Optimization Fails in ERP-Driven Environments* (And What to Do Instead) Your ERP is the system of record for every spare part you own, so it feels like the natural place to optimize them. It is not. ERPs…
Introduction Most enterprise manufacturers invest heavily in MRO inventory optimization – yet see little measurable impact on cost, availability, or working capital. In environments with $100M or more in MRO inventory, organizations often implement planning tools, data initiatives, or stocking…
Why *Spare Parts Stockouts Happen* Even When Inventory Is High It is the paradox every maintenance manager knows: the storeroom is full, the inventory value is high, and yet the one part you need is out of stock and the…
