The Hidden Power of Standardizing MRO Operations
The MRO supply chain is an intricate operation, with numerous moving parts. Managing how those parts are ordered, stored, and issued, differs from company to company, and often from plant to plant within the same company. Standardizing those processes can significantly enhance production and maintenance, reduce costly downtime, and improve health and safety performance.?
In manufacturing, materials are categorized as direct or indirect. Direct materials are used in the final product and can include things like steel, glass, flour or other raw ingredients.
Indirect materials support the production process, such as spare parts, personal protective equipment, cleaning supplies, tools, etc. Managing these indirect materials can be complex because of the frequent transactions, the typically low value of each order, and the involvement of multiple vendors. Add in the cost of negotiations, requisitions, purchase orders, and invoices, and the process becomes even more complicated. Properly managing the materials requires expertise, experience, and, yes, standardization.
Better management around indirect materials drives informed decision-making and enables a shift from reactive to predictive maintenance, by improving parts availability and inventory management, and driving down costs.
In the latest article available on our website, we talk about the hidden power of standardizing MRO operations. Experience has taught us that initiating such standardization creates an environment where information is more easily collected, analyzed and shared to the benefit of all involved.
It means better pricing for the spare parts. More efficient flow of material throughout the MRO storeroom. More accurate ordering process. All of which results in your maintenance department having the parts needed at the time they are needed, generating efficiency there as well.
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Read the full story at: https://rs-integratedsupply.com/articles/unlocking-efficiency-the-hidden-power-of-standardizing-mro-operations
Then, for additional depth, explore two case studies explaining how two different clients in different industries earned significant savings after standardizing part or all of their MRO supply chains:
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