Every single business in the world has some degree of indirect materials (MRO) that it consumes and therefore spends money on.  How much it spends and consumes determines the level of effort that is applied to ensure the spend is optimised or not. This deep dive will take you through five key areas of MRO materials management to help you gauge how well you are balancing a core piece of your cost base.

We will discuss the following:

1. Demand Signal (the trigger that set EVERYTHING into motion)
2. Inventory Management
3. Warehouse Operations
4. Supply Management
5. Material Master Data

This discussion will help you better understand were you may have gaps in process, people, or tools and where you need to focus to get results as quickly as possible that stick.

Knowing where you want to go means that you need to know where you are starting from!  This is easier said than done, so this session will help you define your starting point!  Once this is established, we can begin building your roadmap to where you want to be on how to get there on your MRO journey.

I often use the following quote, "what we do not measure, we cannot understand.  What we do not understand, we cannot improve".  Truer words have not been spoken, so I will help you put on X on the map once we've defined where you first step will be taken.

Takeaways:

• A set of metrics that can be implemented quickly to define your MRO position
• Initial steps to consider to begin improving your MRO performance
• Opportunities available in the short term and long term