In most industries, the management of spare parts stocks is inadequate to ensure availability and accuracy of spare parts in case of failure recovery or preventive maintenance. This is due mainly to the lack of knowledge on inventory management。
The lack of spare parts available during a malfunction would cause problems for the plant and lead to high costs. The availability of spare parts stocks at this time is critical for the early restoration of equipment and recovery of production losses。
Inventory management is very challenging, especially for companies with diverse types of equipment. The excessive availability of stocks, in turn, creates a backlog of funds. The definition of bom (specify spare parts) for equipment assets at the beginning of the cmms import allowed for the classification management of spare parts。
The management of spare parts is the basis for the operation of a reliable plant and is critical for plant managers, who control the inventory of spare parts with precision. The spare parts management system effectively supports maintenance activities and ensures the efficient operation of plant equipment and the achievement of production objectives。
The following are some of the practices for more effective management of spare parts stocks:
1. Utilization of cmms
The use of a computerized rotational maintenance management system (cmms) allows for the tracking and updating of spare parts and inventories on the basis of work orders。
2. Review of critical spare parts
Equipment assets and their importance will change over time. For non-critical equipment assets, some spare parts should be reduced. It is then clear which spare parts are available。
3. Spare parts maintenance
Spare parts must be stored in appropriate locations to maintain their original condition for use. If spare parts were damaged in storage, they would result in costly downtime。
4. Clearance of obsolete spare parts
Spare parts that are no longer in use will occupy the shelf and leave the inventory on the books too cumbersome。
5. Multiple site inventory management
For companies with multiple sites, the application of an inventory management system to track spare parts in multiple locations provides a significant advantage to their maintenance teams. When a single plant is below the required level of stocks or there are no critical spare parts, the maintenance team has access to the inventory system to find the spare parts and assign them to them。
We have described the above options, and you may ask, “what happens when the spare parts i need are no longer sold or produced?” this is often the case, and spare parts for the provision of equipment on a continuing basis cannot be provided。
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