Supply chain and operations managers overseeing maintenance and repair processes in production facilities understand the difficulty of managing crucial MRO materials and supplier relationships needed to keep their production lines running up and running. Avoiding unexpected and costly downtime is a critical component of supply chain management, so having the right materials onhand is imperative to meeting customer demand and avoiding missed customer orders…
However, it’s not uncommon for manufacturers to have little insight into true inventory levels of the various MRO materials they possess across their enterprise network. As a result, they may find themselves with duplicates and higher quantities of some parts, and shortages or outages of others.