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Poor Purchasing Relationships

Supplier Relationship Management: Consequences of Poor Purchasing Relationships and How to Avoid Them

Key Takeaways The Real Cost of MRO Stockouts In today’s volatile, interconnected business landscape, supplier relationship management (SRM) has become a strategic imperative—especially for asset-intensive organizations managing complex Maintenance, Repair,...

Calculating the Cost of Stockouts

Key Takeaways The Real Cost of MRO Stockouts In manufacturing and industrial operations, downtime isn’t just an inconvenience—it’s a direct hit to the bottom line. When a technician is delayed...
2026 Tariff Reality Check

2026 Tariff Reality Check: Why MRO Is Now the Front Line of Trade Volatility

As 2026 begins, one truth is already clear for manufacturers and asset-intensive organizations: tariffs are no longer an episodic disruption—they are a permanent operating condition. The elevated tariff baseline that...
MRO Supply Chain Audit

How An MRO Supply Chain Audit Can Uncover Opportunities For Improvement And Cost Savings

As manufacturers and asset-intensive organizations continue to embrace digital transformation, the importance of a resilient, transparent, and efficient MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) supply chain has never been greater. In...
Consolidating Indirect Spend

The Ultimate Guide to Consolidating Indirect Spend on MRO Parts

Key Takeaways Indirect spend on MRO parts can be one of the most fragmented, uncontrolled categories in the supply chain—especially for multisite operations. Between rogue purchases, siloed suppliers, and inconsistent...

2025 Year-End Tariff Review: November Disruption, Strategic Uncertainty, and What Comes Next

As we close 2025, manufacturers and MRO-intensive operations are confronting a reality the industry hasn’t seen in decades: tariffs are no longer isolated shocks—they’re a persistent, structural force reshaping procurement...

Which Procurement Method is Best? Centralized Purchasing vs. Decentralized Purchasing vs. Hybrid Models

Key Takeaways In today’s industrial environment—characterised by global supply‑chain disruption, cost pressures, digital transformation, and heightened reliability demands—procurement strategy for MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Operations) parts has never been more important. At SDI,...
IPM Challenges

How ZEUS Solves the Hidden Challenges of Integrated Parts Management

Key Takeaways Integrated Parts Management Is More Complex Than It Seems On the surface, Integrated Parts Management (IPM) sounds simple: unify the way you manage MRO parts across locations, systems,...
Tariffs November Update

October 2025 Tariff Lock-In: Enforcement Era Begins, MRO Costs and Compliance Pressure Intensify

October was not a pause.It was the moment tariffs stopped being “policy shocks” and became operational law — enforced, audited, and embedded into the manufacturing cost base. Executives are no...
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With over 25 years of experience in business outsourcing and professional services environments across multiple industry verticals, Jeremy has responsibility for all day-to-day operations for SDI’s Supply Chain Cooperative. Jeremy has a great deal of experience developing and leading high performance teams to operational excellence with a highly successful track record of driving continuous and innovative process excellence across complex organizations. His diverse blend of functional experience in high growth and turnaround outsourcing organizations brings a wealth of expertise to best align SDI’s supply chain solution to our clients’ needs, both operationally and financially.
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