I Need This Gone Tomorrow

Did you know that it's possible to responsibly displace your surplus, totally avoid the landfill, and still getting the highest return possible for your assets? It's because sustainability is at the core of Investment Recovery. In this episode, Carlton Jones and Michael Beith discuss how project managers can employ Investment Recovery to determine the lifecycle of your assets, maximize their value, and reach Environmental, Social, and Governance goals.

In this episode, we give you the client’s perspective of what it's like to work with a top-notch investment recovery firm.

We walk you through a hypothetical situation where our client, Steve Miller, tasks us with handling a transition at his refinery that will generate a lot of surplus material. We follow Steve from his initial meeting with MMR, through the project, all the way to the project deliverables. You will hear how MMR addresses Steve Miller's questions, customizes investment recovery to meet his requirements and helps him get the most for his surplus materials.

While the situations and outcomes are not the same for every client, MMR's focus on safety, timeline, and achieving the best return are all project hallmarks.

Scrap bin management might seem like a "throwaway" to many people, but there is much more to it. Scrap bins can be a powerful tool for project managers. In this episode, you will learn how effective deployment of scrap bins can save you thousands on costs, become a revenue generator, and how you can do it all responsibly.

When you are trying to dispose of surplus materials, competitive bidding is the most responsible way to engage with your buyers, but are all auctions equal? In this episode, we will discuss the benefits of a blind bidding process versus a standard auction and why it may be in your best interest to outsource the process to an experienced partner.

Deciding when to let go of fixed assets can be one of the trickiest decisions a manager has to make. Factors like lifecycle, part availability, management changes, and more can lead to problematic situations where depreciation can have a large effect on your bottom line. In this episode, we discuss some of the triggers and considerations involved in deciding when to let go of items.

Professional Investment Recovery can bring tremendous value in being able to dispose of hard-to-sell items. In this episode, we discuss some of the strategies, considerations, and some examples of how MMR handles those difficult project leftovers.

There are many nuances and considerations in the difference between dismantlement and complete demolition when it comes to investment recovery. Today we discuss the most significant IR opportunities in each and what top considerations Project Managers should consider.

Investment Recovery yields more substantial results when you plan for it at the beginning of a project. Many people don’t realize that a good investment recovery plan can be kicked into gear at ANY point in the project, even in volatile marketing conditions. Today we will talk about how that works.

We’re talking about how Supply Chain and Procurement Managers can stay focused on their big-picture responsibilities and improve their performance by outsourcing Investment Recovery.

If anything in excess of what it takes to run your business is surplus, what is scrap and how should it be handled? Am I leaving money on the table? Can I trust the scrap vendor to give me the best value for my materials? In this episode, we detail the factors that you should consider when making that determination.