1st Edition

Strategic MRO A Roadmap for Transforming Assets into Competitive Advantage

330 Pages
by Productivity Press

Strategic MRO: A Roadmap for Transforming Assets into Competitive Advantage combines the concepts of enterprise asset management and the associated maintenance, repair, and operating/overhaul (MRO) materials supply chain. It introduces the breakthrough Demand Supply Compression (DSC) methodology, which guides an organization's thinking and doing as it seeks performance improvement. Like Lean,... Read more
Chapter 1 — MRO: The Strategic Imperative
Chapter 2 — Channel Dynamics
Chapter 3 — Islands of Pain
Chapter 4 — Demand Supply Compression: Guiding Principles
Chapter 5 — Define the Value Stream
Chapter 6 — Connect the Asset to the Value Stream
Chapter 7 — Connect the Demand to the Asset
Chapter 8 — Connect Supply to Demand: Labor
Chapter 9 — Connect Supply to Demand: Materials
Chapter 10 — Information Technology Connectivity
Chapter 11 — Program Management
Chapter 12 — Solution After Next
Index

Biography

Stephen L. Pearce, Richard L. MacInnes

"Finally a no-nonsense guide for plant management that thoroughly explains how properly managed assets and supply chains bring real value and cost savings into an organization. This book describes in great detail how to turn Strategic MRO into a competitive advantage — not in theory, but by practical application of solid business practices."

Ned Meyer, Director, Business Development, MRO Direct, Inc. 06/01/04


"…Some finer points in the book include a manager's need to learn how to classify assets and demand criticality to manage MRO effectively….this book is strongly recommended for providing a new frontier for the practitioners and students of supply chain and MRO management to investigate and master for their competitive advantage"



Quality Progress Magazine, December 2004 Issue, 12/01/04