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Right Part, Lower Cost: How AI-Driven OEM Conversion Cuts Spend Without Adding Risk

Linda Piercy: Dec 15, 2025 8:56:19 AM

Quick Summary Locked into OEMs? AI makes cross-compatible alternatives obvious at the moment of approval. Clean the records you actually use (dedupe...

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FFF—Form, Fit, Function: The Discipline Behind Approved Alternatives

Linda Piercy: Nov 19, 2025 6:59:54 AM

Quick Summary FFF (Form, Fit, Function) is the engineering discipline that turns a substitute part from a guess into an auditable decision. “Form” =...

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Lifecycle in Workflow: Turning NRND, PCNs & LTBs into Predictable Operations

Linda Piercy: Nov 19, 2025 6:34:06 AM

Quick Summary NRND (Not Recommended for New Designs), PCNs (Product Change Notices), and LTBs (Last‑Time Buys) are everyday realities—not edge cases...

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Stop Line‑Downs Before They Start: Obsolescence as a Program for Heavy Industry

Linda Piercy: Nov 5, 2025 11:40:32 AM

Quick Summary In plants, fleets, and grids, end‑of‑life (EOL) parts are a lifecycle certainty—not a one‑time clean‑up task. Treat it as a continuous...

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Before You Issue a PO: See Alternates, Prices & Obsolescence

Linda Piercy: Oct 28, 2025 10:49:29 AM

Quick Summary Many organizations still issue purchase orders (POs) without full visibility into alternates, pricing, or obsolescence. Tariffs, supply...

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Stop Paying Millions to Fix Data That Just Breaks Again

Linda Piercy: Sep 16, 2025 7:30:40 AM

Quick Summary ERP and EAM systems like SAP don’t fail because they’re bad software — they fail because they’re fed bad data. Companies spend $1–2M on...

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OEM Conversion: The Untapped Margin Play in U.S. Manufacturing

Linda Piercy: Sep 16, 2025 6:21:31 AM

Quick Summary Importers and service partners in the U.S. often carry massive parts inventories — with double markups from OEMs plus their own...

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Tail Spend is no Longer Untouchable—and the Tools to Master it are Already Here.

Linda Piercy: Jun 20, 2025 12:22:23 PM

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Move Beyond “Close Enough” Data in Procurement - and 3 Steps to Get There

Linda Piercy: Jun 20, 2025 8:22:11 AM

Quick Summary Tolerating “close enough” data in spare parts procurement leads to costly inefficiencies that compound across operations. This article...