Every company defines MRO a bit differently, and each approaches the MRO management process differently. However, nearly every company — large and small — makes the same mistakes, which end up stealing from their profit margins year after year. MRO supply chain management is a complicated puzzle. It’s a world that encompasses hundreds of work orders, thousands of suppliers, and millions of unique SKUs, plus a mystifying parts inventory. Tack on administrative costs, inventory expenses, freight, taxes…and, if not done right, these can be a huge cash drain.

At SDI, MRO involves much more than just purchasing best-price supplies.

Ours is a holistic approach to MRO supply chain management. We utilize our technology and disciplined processes to deliver the best solution for your organization.  And, we recognize the unique requirements of each operating site and the part that they can play in rolling out a successful solution.  Whether you decide to outsource or insource, our integrated MRO supply chain solutions help you streamline every link in your MRO supply chain to control procurement, optimize inventory, and improve productivity. We analyze your operation, uncovering inefficiencies and bottlenecks. We simplify processes with advanced mobile technologies. We consolidate transactions and eliminate overstock. Simply put, we re-engineer your MRO supply chain to reduce total expenditure by 20%, 30%, even 40%.  Yet we do this with a level of adaptability that addresses the needs of each site while providing the tools to drive the right management decisions.

As part of our comprehensive MRO solutions, we will:

• Analyze your whole operation, uncovering inefficiencies and bottlenecks
• Simplify processes with advanced technologies like mobile devices
• Provide custom electronic catalogs to make ordering a snap
• Consolidate your transactions enterprise-wide
• Redesign your storeroom and index each and every part
• Utilize advanced forecasting tools to reduce inventory costs
• Recommend the best suppliers to optimize material performance and price
• Integrate the best suppliers into our automated processes, whether they are yours or ours
• Provide enterprise visibility and reporting for better management decisions
• Implement a warranty and asset management program to reduce repair/replacement costs
• Recommend continual improvement opportunities for improved efficiencies and lower costs

We can offer all or parts of this comprehensive MRO solution, in combination, to adapt to the requirements of each site, ensuring broad program support.  This is what makes SDI and our solutions unique!