Helping you manage MRO spend, simply smarter.

Success in the procurement of Maintenance, Repair and Operational (MRO) assets – perhaps more than in any other supply chain process – is in the details. That’s why, at MRO Direct, Inc., we’ve built our business on doing the tedious “detail sourcing work” that nobody else can get to, while streamlining your MRO purchasing process to achieve ultimate process efficiency at the lowest possible cost.

MRO Direct has carved out a unique business model for MRO cost reduction based on three significant changes in the US economy. First, the Internet now moves information rapidly to every employee desktop in virtually every factory in North America. Second, small package delivery has become affordable and overnight shipment for rush material has become the norm. MRO Direct has learned to exploit these changes by eliminating steps in the supply chain and thereby reducing cost. Third, all levels of the MRO supply chain is willing to drop ship directly to the end user, which allows MRO Direct to take costs out of the supply chain.

The result? We deliver end-to-end sourcing procurement solutions that generate guaranteed hard cost savings (greater than 20%) and process savings that achieve the lowest total procurement cost solution and cost of ownership solutions for purchasing MRO supplies:

  • Reduce Piece Prices on MRO Purchases:
    MRO Direct develops a custom sourcing plan to purchase your MRO needs. This activity includes negotiating custom supply agreements, sourcing of “spot buys,” and implementing a three- phase strategic procurement process that includes disintermediation of local distributors, aggregating demand, and standardizing items purchased.
  • Continuous Improvement:
    MRO Direct project management guides you through a multi year cost saving initiative. MRO Direct pursues all types of savings opportunities: “piece price," process, and other operating savings performance are measured on a monthly basis.
  • Increase Asset Reliability:
    We’ll automate your MRO procurement processes and make them more efficient, so you can reduce order cycle times and get the right material at the right time to ensure your most critical assets are always up and running.
  • Reduce MRO Inventory Costs:
    By focusing procurement on the management of MRO inventory, you will reduce inventory and preserve cash.
  • Lower Purchasing Process Costs:
    We’ll automate the procurement process so your organization can reduce – or eliminate – administrative activities that add cost without adding value.
  • Improve Supply Chain Management:
    Your purchasing professionals will invest more time in higher value business activities because they are not spending time on paper processing and transaction follow-up. Our electronic processes will provide your purchasing managers with the ability to capture and analyze spend data and supplier performance information more quickly and less expensively than ever before. This information helps improve the sourcing process and makes for more effective supplier negotiations provided by MRO Direct.


Our compelling value proposition reduces your MRO expenditures with no up-front capital expenses, resulting in a world-class purchasing process – you’ll get the right materials, at the right location, at the best price.

All this while generating 20% or more hard cost savings in the procurement of your MRO products. Guaranteed.

Contact us to learn how MRO Direct can help you manage MRO spend, simply smarter.

Visit www.cormine.com to learn about other cost-saving procurement solutions such as Integrated Supply, Product Sourcing and Strategic Sourcing.


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