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The Beginners Guide to MRO Stores Outsourcing

How to Optimise Your MRO Site for Efficiency, Cost Savings, and Reliability

Managing Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) in-house can lead to inefficiencies, such as unplanned downtime, high inventory costs, and resource misallocation. Over half of UK manufacturers faced downtime last year due to spare parts shortages.

Did you know that outsourcing MRO operations with ERIKS could help reduce these issues, improve efficiency, and drive cost savings, leading to better reliability and long-term sustainability?

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Key Challenges of In-House MRO Management:

Common Pain Points

  • Understaffing: Engineers are often pulled away from core tasks to manage inventory and procurement.
  • Inventory Mismanagement: Poor stock control leads to excessive costs, write-offs, and obsolescence.
  • Operational Inefficiencies: Delayed part deliveries and lack of audits contribute to increased downtime.

ERIKS provides tailored MRO solutions to eliminate these inefficiencies, ensuring optimised stock management and supply chain control.

Are You in Control of Your MRO Stores?

Managing MRO stores internally presents five common challenges:

  • Staffing constraints
  • Misallocation of engineering talent
  • Frequent downtime due to supply delays
  • Lack of inventory visibility and control
  • Increased risk of obsolete stock

Our Beginner's Guide to MRO Stores Outsourcing explores these pain points and how outsourcing can mitigate them.

Seven Benefits of Outsourcing MRO Operations

Partnering with ERIKS for MRO outsourcing provides numerous advantages:

  • Reduced inventory costs
  • Increased operational focus
  • Improved supplier management
  • Minimised downtime with faster part availability
  • Enhanced stock control & audit compliance
  • Sustainability improvements with optimised logistics
  • Access to expert technical support

ERIKS' independent expertise ensures businesses receive the right products and solutions tailored to their needs, optimising MRO operations and reducing co

The Journey to MRO Reliability with ERIKS

We take a phased approach to improving MRO efficiency:

  • Audit & Assessment: Identifying inefficiencies and cost-saving opportunities.
  • Seamless Transition: Enhancing inventory control and procurement strategies.
  • Continuous Improvement: Monitoring stock accuracy and optimising part availability.

This structured approach ensures long-term efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness in your MRO operations.

Are you in control?

Choosing OnSite stock management with ERIKS’ Fulfilment Centre of Expertise (FCE) in Oldbury, West Midlands, ensures seamless inventory control, rapid access to parts, and enhanced supply chain responsiveness. This integrated approach enables businesses to reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and support sustainability initiatives. 

of rogue spending is linked to MRO activities, resulting in significant financial drain. Innovative procurement models can address this inefficiency

of respondents in the MRO Supply Chain Survey admitted to maintaining “squirrel stores” (private stockpiles of parts), inflating costs and complicating inventory management, leading to potential operational disruptions and a lack of compliance

 of a company’s revenue is tied to purchasing and procurement, representing a substantial intake cost

 

of spend consumes up to 80% of a company’s purchasing resources, making MRO procurement unnecessarily resource-intensive 

 of manufactured goods costs - and 62% of total requisitions - are related to MRO expenses. 

 

 

By centralising MRO distribution through the FCE, businesses benefit from optimised inventory management, shorter lead times, and enhanced operational efficiency, all while contributing to their sustainability commitments.

  

Learn More About MRO Outsourcing

 

Want to improve your site's efficiency and reduce operational costs? Download our Beginner’s Guide to Outsourcing to explore how MRO stores management can:

  • Address common challenges
  • Reduce downtime
  • Optimise inventory control
  • Drive long-term cost savings

 

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Contact the team about outsourcing as the path to continuous improvement

 

Optimise your MRO operations today with ERIKS – Your Trusted MRO Partner.

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