maintenance matters Steps For Selecting An MRO Vendor The best vendors can serve as beneficial resources, drivers of cost savings and innovators. By: Isabelle Faivre T The everyday tools that are part of your job — cleaning equipment, lighting, restroom supplies — fall into the general purchas-ing category of maintenance, repair and operations (MRO). MRO products are essential to the safety, sanitation and overall operation of a vari-ety of places where people work and gath-er, such as healthcare facilities, schools, warehouses, offices and arenas. MRO supplies tend to fall into one of three maintenance categories: ● Unplanned repair: Materials needed to fix an out-of-order or broken item ● Scheduled: Materials for planned main-● Preventative: Materials that prevent tenance operations future issues. Measuring Purchases Although each individual item may not ac-MRO products are essential to the safety, sanitation and overall operation of a variety of places where people work and gather, such as healthcare facilities, schools, warehouses, offices and arenas. 40 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® June 2014 Image courtesy of Comstock Images/Stockbyte/Thinkstock
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