Mro Purchasing (The Purchasing Excellence Series)

Often neglected, the procurement of MRO supplies is one of the most fertile areas for improvement in cycle time and cost reduction. MRO Purchasing presents a clear, proactive approach to restructuring this function to obtain maximum benefits. The book covers everything from service to managing inventories and paperwork. No other book on the market has the insight and experience of an author who knows how to get results that amaze yourself and your company.

Peter L. Grieco, Jr., is a Partner with Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, an international consulting and education firm specializing in the areas of Just-In-Time, Total Quality Control, Automation and Systems Implementation. He was active in the development of Apple Computer's Macintosh Automated Focus Factory in Fremont, California. His industry experience encompasses both repetitive and discrete manufacturing processes. He has more than twenty-five years of experience as a practitioner and educator in the manufacturing environment. He has held numerous operation and financial positions, as well as having responsibility for numerous sales management and marketing departments.

Mr. Grieco presently serves on the Stanford Research Institute Advisory Board (SRI) and is a member of the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), the National Association of Purchasing Management, and the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) where he has held positions as: Education and Research Foundation Director, National Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President of Region I (New England), and Past President of the Hartford chapter.

Mr. Grieco is the author of several Purchasing and JIT/TQC textbooks: Purchasing Ethics, MRO Purchasing, Supply Management Toolbox, Supplier Certification II: A Handbook for Achieving Excellence Through Continuous Improvement, and World Class: Measuring Its Achievements. He has also coauthored of these latest JIT/TQC textbooks: Made In America - The Total Business Concept, Just-In-Time Purchasing: In Pursuit of Excellence, Behind Bars: Bar Coding Principles and Applications, and The World of Negotiations: Never Being A Loser. He attended Central Connecticut State University and Wharton School of Finance (Moody's School of Commerce). He is a frequent lecturer for numerous professional societies, seminars, conferences, and numerous university programs on Operations Management and Just-In-Time/Total Quality Control related topics. He is also recognized in Inventory Management for his contribution to education and training.