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Tariffs, Conflict & Cost Instability

Tariffs, Conflict & Cost Instability: How the Iran War Is Reshaping the Next Phase of Global Supply

Over the past several years, tariffs have fundamentally restructured the cost basis of global supply chains. Organizations responded by diversifying sourcing, renegotiating contracts, and recalibrating total landed costs to protect...
Why Your ERP Isn’t Enough

Why Your ERP Isn’t Enough for MRO Inventory Management

Key Takeaways If your organization has invested millions into a top-tier Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system like SAP or Oracle, you likely expected it to be a silver-bullet solution for...
Why Friction, Not Cost, is Your New Enemy

Tariffs 2.0: Why Friction, Not Cost, is Your New Enemy

Structural Volatility Is Now Embedded in MRO and Supply Chain Operations If December 2025 established that elevated tariffs are a permanent operating condition, January confirmed a more precise and consequential...
6 Signs Your MRO Supply Chain Is Leaking Money

6 Signs Your MRO Supply Chain Is Leaking Money (And How to Plug the Holes)

Key Takeaways For most industrial organizations, the MRO supply chain doesn’t show up on the P&L as a headline cost. But when inefficiencies accumulate—fragmented buying, excess inventory, inconsistent data visibility—it...

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...
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...
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,...
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Chief Operations Officer & EVP Supply Chain Cooperative at
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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