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A Development Model for Effective MRO Procurement
Author(s) -
Barry Jack,
Cavinato Joseph L.,
Green Alice,
Young Richard R.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
international journal of purchasing and materials management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.75
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1745-493X
pISSN - 1055-6001
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-493x.1996.tb00284.x
Subject(s) - purchasing , procurement , business , productivity , value (mathematics) , process management , industrial organization , phase (matter) , marketing , operations management , computer science , engineering , economics , economic growth , chemistry , organic chemistry , machine learning
Maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) supplies have long been considered one of the least systematic and most problematic areas of purchasing. In the quest for productivity, many firms have attacked this area for cost savings and value‐added opportunities. This research reveals that in practice MRO purchasing is in three phases of development, with different purchasing activities, processes, and user interfaces, as well as perceptions, at each phase.