Best practice case studies for the maintenance, repair and operations MRO buyer in MRO purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management for indirect materials and non-production materials, office products and technologies buying.
2008 Medal of Professional Excellence: P&G is king of collaboration By Paul Teague, 9/11/2008
For building close and productive relationships internally and with suppliers, and for delivering savings of $1 billion-plus annually, P&G wins the Purchasing Medal of Professional Excellence. If only William Procter and James Gamble could see the company they started now! More
Building trust internally and with suppliers is key to success at MRO By Susan Avery - 09/30/2008
Despite recent uncertainty of world financial markets, or perhaps because of, indirect and MRO purchasing professionals meeting in Denver this week recognize an opportunity to differentiate themselves and their companies by taking the function to a new level.
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2008 Medal of Professional Excellence: P&G takes personal approach to global indirect purchasing By Susan Avery - 09/11/2008
The indirect buy is fraught with challenges. It's complex, diverse and fragmented. It touches nearly everyone in an organization. Roberto Magaña, vice president, purchases, for P&G's global business services unit in Cincinnati, understands this. Addressing these challenges, he is working to develop the global capability of his organization and execute sourcing strategy in each region o...
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CAREER TURNS Mary Walker, Purchasing Agent, Hagemeyer North America November 27, 2007 Manufacturer's View in a Small World
Is this not a small world? I was looking at the November issue of Industrial Dis... More
CAREER TURNS Mary Walker, Purchasing Agent, Hagemeyer North America July 6, 2007 MRO best practices
As a buyer at an MRO company, I'm always eager to read about how different companies ... More
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