MRO is the abbreviation of the three words Maintenance, Repair and Operations, referring to maintenance, repair and operation. Refers to the non-productive materials needed by the factory or enterprise to maintain and repair its production and working facilities and equipment to ensure its operation. These materials may be spare parts for equipment maintenance and repair, or may be used to ensure the normal operation of the enterprise Related equipment, consumables and other materials.

In countries such as Europe and the United States, the average value of MRO purchases by enterprises accounts for 26% of the total cost. However, in Taiwan and the mainland, the MRO market is not yet mature, but it has great market development potential in the future.

Here, I have sorted out 5 methods that can be used when purchasing MRO materials to obtain better quotations and services.

• Quantity = Strength

The buyer’s purchase volume is the buyer’s biggest advantage in the negotiation, but how to use this advantage reasonably depends on different purchasing strategies. MRO materials are usually low-value items and there are many varieties, and the purchase scale of a single item is not necessarily large. If you still adopt decentralized procurement, you are reducing your own advantages. In this case, similar products or even different types of products can be merged and purchased, thereby enhancing the power of negotiation.

• Choose a comprehensive supplier

If we want to merge procurement projects, the MRO supplier may not necessarily be a material manufacturer, nor a huge organization. Sometimes a small and medium-sized company with comprehensive capabilities may better meet the needs of the buyer. In contrast, when purchasing through comprehensive suppliers with flexible services, buyers can often get special discounts for large purchase quantities. They can require suppliers to reserve a certain amount of inventory, thereby reducing their inventory to a minimum.

• Local purchase

The role of transportation time and cost in MRO material procurement cannot be underestimated. Approximately a quarter of the material delivery time is spent on transportation. Since most of the MRO materials are low-value products, long-distance transportation will undoubtedly increase the cost of procurement, and sometimes may even exceed the value of the material itself.

• Use ERP system

ERP（Enterprise Resource Management）The application of the system can undoubtedly improve the efficiency of enterprises using various resources. For the procurement management of MRO materials, the application of the ERP system can increase the speed of operation, reduce the error rate, and enhance the accuracy of the plan, thereby bringing about a corresponding decrease in procurement costs.

• Remit money instantly and quickly

A good supplier relationship is achieved through honest and mutually beneficial cooperation, and the timeliness of payment is the most important criterion. A good credit record can greatly enhance the buyer’s position in the negotiation, and it will not be difficult for the buyer to ask the supplier for a longer payback period. At the same time, good supplier relations can often enable buyers to obtain timely supplies at relatively reasonable prices when materials are in short supply, and to obtain fairly favorable prices when supplies are abundant.

When you complete the purchase of MRO materials, the management of these materials is also a problem that must be solved. Bauer’s Smart Vending Machine and Smart Locker can help you solve these problems. We use the cloud And Internet technology can greatly reduce your management costs. Factory materials must be well managed, from personnel distribution to production consumables. Therefore, making good use of the MRO system is crucial. The MRO system designed by Bauer can help you easily manage materials, I believe it will be your best choice!

(source: https://kknews.cc/zh-tw/finance/z2z22xg.html)

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BauerGroup Smart Vending Machineand Smart Locker，It can also be used in MRO management. MRO is the abbreviation of the three words Maintenance and Repair and Operations in English, referring to maintenance, repair and operation. Refers to the non-productive materials needed by the factory or enterprise to maintain and repair its production and working facilities and equipment to ensure its operation. These materials may be spare parts for equipment maintenance and repair, or may be used to ensure the normal operation of the enterprise Related equipment, consumables and other materials.

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Bauer Smart-Vending has been committed to promoting the material management system in recent years. The Smart Vending Machine and Smart Locker we have developed and manufactured are connected to the latest cloud and Internet technologies. In addition, , It can also install smart electronic scales (Smart Bin), allowing enterprises and factories to achieve real-time control, and provide more accurate inventory analysis data, thereby achieving mobile, digital, and automated KPI management.

Bauer’s Smart Vending Machine and Smart Locker can also be used in MRO management. MRO is the abbreviation of the three words Maintenance and Repair and Operations in English, referring to maintenance, repair and operation. Refers to the non-productive materials needed by the factory or enterprise to maintain and repair its production and working facilities and equipment to ensure its operation. These materials may be spare parts for equipment maintenance and repair, or may be used to ensure the normal operation of the enterprise Related equipment, consumables and other materials.