Solving surplus MRO for a $10B Plumbing Manufacturer

The challenge

Our partner had tried it all — scrappers,auction platforms, local liquidators — and none of it stuck. Instead of simplifying surplus recovery, these vendors delivered fragmented, labor-intensive approaches that never accounted for the complexity of managing excess across multiple facilities.

While the MRO team juggled priorities and partners failed to keep pace, $4.3 million insurplus inventory quietly accumulated.

Amplio’s solution

Amplio doesn't just clear the backlog; we make sure it doesn't come back. We:

• Appraised the full inventory using proprietary AI tools and expert review to identify the optimal disposition path for every asset
• Aligned on a consignment model that immediately cleared facility space while maximizing return over time
• Ran the entire project end-to-end sothe client's team never lost focus on higher-priority work
• Established a repeatable process for emerging surplus with fast, data-driven disposition strategies

The Results

• $4.3 Million in unproductive inventory removed
• Freed up warehouse space and preempted $1m+ in carrying costs
• Created one unified process to manage or prevent future build-up
• Kept 11 tons of MRO out of landfills and avoided~30 tons of CO₂e emissions

Conclusion

The impact was immediate: over $1 million in carrying costs avoided, 11+ tons of metal diverted from landfills, and roughly 30 tons of CO₂e emissions prevented.

More importantly, the client now has one partner instead of many, and a process instead of a scramble. Amplio operates as an extension of their team, turning surplus decisions that used to consume internal bandwidth into a low-friction, high-return routine.