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Why Supply Chain Teams Keep Defaulting to the OEM - A practical playbook

Linda Piercy: Mar 17, 2026 6:21:58 AM

Quick Summary Supply chain teams often think they have a sourcing problem, when in reality they have a record problem. Missing identifiers, unclear...

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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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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