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Why Critical Spares Need a Maintenance Plan of Their Own

A critical spare earns its place in your inventory for one simple reason: your business cannot afford to wait for a replacement. That stocking decision rests on a massive assumption:...

6 Must-Have Features in an eProcurement Platform

With many different eProcurement platforms, features, and benefits, it can be a challenge to choose the right solution for your needs, and integration with a system will take time and...

Reliability Starts Before Maintenance Begins: Connecting MRO Parts Management to Maintenance Performance

How connected data, procurement, and storeroom operations help maintenance teams spend less time chasing parts and more time keeping assets running. A maintenance technician’s day can be consumed by work...
U.S.-Canada Escalation Puts MRO Control to the Test

September Tariff Update: U.S.-Canada Escalation Puts MRO Control to the Test

 As a procurement or supply chain leader, keeping your facilities running while protecting your operating margins is tough enough in a stable market. When sudden international trade policy shifts hit,...
The Financial Impact of Collaborative Supply Chain Management on Your Bottom Line

The Financial Impact of Collaborative Supply Chain Management on Your Bottom Line

Key Takeaways   The Hidden Cost of Siloed Operations Managing MRO across disparate plants or facilities often feels like working in the dark. As your company has grown—whether through organic...

May 2026 Tariff Update: Why MRO Supply Chains Are Entering the Managed Trade Era

For much of the past year, supply chain leaders have been asking the same questions about tariffs: How much will prices increase? Which categories will be hit next? How quickly...
Tail spend management

Tail Spend Management Solutions That Work

Key Takeaways You already know exactly where the bulk of your procurement budget goes. Modern manufacturing demands that you dedicate your best financial and management resources to securing your direct...
Hidden Cost of Dirty Data

The Hidden Cost of “Dirty Data” in Your MRO Supply Chain

Key Takeaways You know the sinking feeling. A critical machine goes down, halting production. Your maintenance tech checks the CMMS, which shows three replacement motors in stock. But when they...
Supply Chain Volatility

The Honest Truth About Supply Chain Volatility (And Why Your Current Strategy is Failing)

If you are a procurement or supply chain leader right now, you are likely exhausted. For the past several years, you’ve been forced to play a never-ending game of whack-a-mole....
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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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