Emergency Procurement

Published on February 23, 2026

This one ought to hurt, just a little bit. This is a practice that every storeroom and maintenance department has engaged in, but very, very few actually have a formal process to control. Emergency procurement is necessary, but it should be rare. It should hurt, just a little.

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Dr. John L. Ross, Jr. has nearly 40 years in maintenance and reliability. A former U.S. Air Force Captain, he is a Lean Manufacturing facilitator, Process Safety SME, and CMRP. Holding a U.S. patent, he earned an A.S., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., shaping best practices in maintenance and reliability leadership.

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