MRO supply chain management can be particularly challenging for corporations that operate multiple facilities, or several clusters of facilities. Disparate systems, processes, and product names create confusion and lead to costly inefficiencies. Variability of facility size compounds the challenge.  Add the internal issues of outsourcing vs. in-sourcing and it can be a hurdle seemingly too high.

SDI’s enterprise solution can help. We’ve taken our innovative approach to MRO supply chain management and created a new solution that is not hampered by physical or virtual boundaries. Instead, it connects all of your facilities, both large and small, via one system with the freedom to combine ASP or outsourced models that provide your organization with a single MRO supply chain management program. It is the only program available that is adaptable to both full- and part-time storeroom staffing. Now, every employee in every facility can access the same data and follow the same processes. Our universal part numbering system allows for cross-utilization and standardization of materials, regardless of individual site numbering scheme. We can even integrate with your existing system to send critical data and eliminate the need for dual data entry. The result is consistent, standardized MRO supply chain management enterprise-wise.

We’re helping companies extend the value of integrated supply to all of their facilities, like we did with Stanley Works, a worldwide supplier of tools, hardware, and doors. After three years of annual cost and efficiency savings with our integrated MRO supply chain solution at its New Britain, CT, facility, Stanley Works expanded the program to all of its 11 facilities in the Northeast and Midwest. “Rather than spend our resources on the complicated MRO mix, we’re now able to focus on our manufacturing core competencies — delivering quality products to our customers worldwide,” said Mike Prado, vice president of supply management for Stanley Works.