James Ryan, president and COO of Grainger, provided his observations on the MRO market at the Electrical Products Group 2008 Annual Conference. Ryan will become CEO on June 1:
Procuring MRO supplies historically has been a back-burner concern for most organizations. It’s typically unorganized and unproductive. But that’s changing. More and more people who operate facilities are seeing the time and the costs associated with managing MRO. Yet it can be a big challenge for them to reduce those costs, and eliminate the headaches.
“As companies fight to be competitive in their industries, they want reliable partners who can help them identify savings and improve productivity. The opportunity is there for MRO suppliers with the skills and know-how to help in some of …
