Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) is big. America’s 350,000-plus mining & manufacturing facilities annually spend nearly $200 billion on MRO products and services. MRO spend is generally un-managed.  Most organizations don’t actively manage their indirect spend (parts like tools, bearings, motors, etc.) nearly as actively as their direct spend (raw materials like steel, plastic, production chemicals, etc.).  According to Spend Matters, only 60% to 70% of spend is under pre-negotiated pricing with the balance being un-negotiated spot spend. MRO spend management is hard.  Companies either manage it manually with spreadsheets & emails or with large, hard-to-use ERP systems.  Both alternatives are expensive and inefficient. It does not have to be so hard.  Within 3 months from implementation, Contraqer can reduce cost by 9% to 25% and timelines by 30%.