By Sladen Moses, CEO at Lexin Solutions. Lexin Solutions were finalists in the ‘Best SaaS Product for ERP’ awards at the 2026 SaaS Awards. Heavy manufacturing, mining, and energy sectors are grappling with an invisible problem that quietly drains cash flow, stalls production lines, and compromises worker safety. It’s not a failure of engineering or a lack of labour, but a breakdown of visibility within the indirect material supply chain. Globally, Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) inventory represents a staggering $212 billion surplus crisis. This massive amount of trapped working capital sits stagnant on warehouse shelves. [...]