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Maintenance Parts Excellence Program‐MPE Inventory Policy Management Dynamics (104)

Don M. BarryPrincipal ConsultantAsset Acumen [email protected]

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Important

This document is not to be released to any third party without the prior consent of Asset Acumen Consulting. It contains copywrite information, the disclosure of which would likely cause material financial harm to Asset Acumen Consulting, prejudice its competitive position and interfere with its ongoing or future contractual or other negotiations. The document also contains personal information as defined in the Privacy Act(Canada).

© 2019 Asset Acumen Consulting

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• Day 1

• Leadership and Control

• Maintenance Parts Management Pyramid of Excellence Overview

• An approach to creating a Maintenance Parts Management Strategic Plan

• KPIs for Maintenance Parts Management

• The importance of Maintenance Parts in ‘effective’ Maintenance Execution

• Day 2• Inventory Policy Management Dynamics

• Inventory Planning

• Asset Life‐cycle Integration

• Inventory Optimization

• Procure and Repair

• Day 3

• Implementing Maintenance Parts Management

• Technology and Maintenance Parts Management

• Impact of Change Management in Asset Management Initiatives

• Spares Provisioning & Inventory Optimization

• Key Inventory Issues

• Types of production Inventory

Presentation Agenda

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• Day 4

• Managing Risk and Cost in Parts Management (with case studies)

• Risk and Cost Management

• Setting the Reorder Point

• Setting the Reorder Quantity

• Reliability‐Based Spare Parts Management

• Determining Excess Inventory

• Developing Store Room Layouts, Improvement Projects, Re‐organization, 

• Storeroom Measures and KPIs

• Maintenance Parts Purchasing Insights 

• Day 5• Going Deeper in Asset Life‐cycle Initial Spare Parts Tactics Setting 

and Monitoring Goals

• Partnering with Others

• Benchmarking performance

• Managing repairable spares

• Managing capital spares

• Putting the 5‐Day Maintenance Parts Excellence Course into Practice

• Next Steps

Training Mapping Models and Icons 

• Models will be shown throughout the training.• To assist in understanding the flow and relationships

• Reminder Icons are to help you understand the intent of the presented materials

• Examples  

• Hints       

• Exercises     

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Example

‘Hint’

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My biggest Parts challenge!

• See results from Day 1

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Inventory Policy Management Dynamics

• Procure and Repair• Leading procurement scope for strategic commodity sourcing, supplier 

relationship management and transaction execution

• Maturity matrix for a procurement operation

• Leading KPIs for a maintenance parts procurement support operation

• Example of an improvement plan for an existing maintenance procurement operation

• Dynamics of a rotable & repairable parts operation

• Leading KPIs for a parts repair support operation

• Example of how used parts and repair costs can be treated in a parts repair operation

• Inventory Planning• Fundamental responsibilities of an Inventory Planner

• Leading Parts Process Flow Management Systems attributes (Replenishment, Mobility)

• Case Study on how to prioritize maintenance parts needs in the journey towards leading practice

• Maintenance Parts stocking influences and approaches (including ABC stocking level management)

• Managing high and medium demand maintenance parts inventories

• Defining and defending the inventory value and service levels in an enterprise

• Developing the elements of inventory policy

Presentation Agenda

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Inventory Policy Management Dynamics

• Inventory Planning (continued)• Inventory replenishment fundamentals (MIN/MAX, EOQ)

• Introduction of an “Inventory Profile” summary report

• Asset Life‐cycle Integration• Understanding the requirements and impact of successful initial spare parts list 

creation

• The role of the manufacturer in creating your initial spare parts list

• The role that risk and reliability insights influence the early asset and maintenance parts life‐cycle

• Defining the spare parts policy ownership in an asset life‐cycle

• Process elements that contribute to initial spare parts list creation

• Spare parts netting 

• Inventory Optimization• An approach to optimizing inventory levels

• Strategic cost management of maintenance parts – what is realistically achieved? 

• Inventory policy netting

• Data elements of a leading “Maintenance Parts Optimizer” solution 

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In this session we will focus on key elements of Control and Continuous Improvement

Areas of Focus for this session:

•Procure and Repair•Inventory Planning•Inventory Optimization•Asset life‐Cycle Integration

Maintenance Parts Excellence Pyramid

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Exercise – Self Assessment

•Complete the standard self‐assessment questionnaire

• Will take about 30 minutes

• Sections –• Procure and Repair,

• Inventory Planning

• Asset Life‐cycle Integration

• Inventory Optimization

• Plot your scores on the spider diagram

• Where are your largest gaps?

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Parts Procurement and Repair

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Inventory Planning and Parts Procurement must work closely to efficiently execute effective inventory placement

Inventory ManagementExpert Systems

Distribution Management

Key Performance IndicatorsDeliveryInventory ManagementUnit Sourcing Costs

Unscheduled Demand

Scheduled Demand

Suppliers

• Manufacture• Reutilize• Product Tear Down

Logistics Value Influence

Common Areas to Consider• Content Management• Substitutions• Category Management • Vendor Managed Inventory• Supplier SLAs• Supplier Warranty Redemption• Re-utilization Strategies

• Demand Management• Service specific forecasting

algorithms• Part Criticality• Inventory Effectiveness• (Multiple replenishment) Inventory

Policies• Automated replenishment plans• Inventory Surplus Management

• Emergency cycle times• Kitting• Vehicle / Remote

Inventory• Delivery strategies• Reverse Logistics• Exception

management• Multi-echelon

deployment

• Parts Availability• Parts Acquisition Time• Systems Availability• Distribution Quality• Parts Quality• Parts Costs• Inventory Turnover• Inventory Reserves

Many elements of the Maintenance Parts Value Chain need to be well managed to meet business asset demands.

10Adapted from IBM Parts Management Case Study – Don Barry

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EmployeeCustomers

Partners

Suppliers

Employeeto LifeEmployeeto Life

Shopping

Finances

Leisure

Entertainment

Employeeto Employee

Employeeto Employee

Collaboration

Instant messaging

Expert location

e-meetings/ webcasting

Community support

Employee to OrganizationEmployee to Organization

Virtual Help Desk

e-Procurement

e-Learning

Yellow Pages

Corporate messaging

e-HR

Employee to External

Employee to External

Collaborativecommerce

Transactions

e-meetings

Instantmessaging

Collaboration

Employee to WorkEmployee to Work

Role-related applications

Measures

Financials

Customer information

Today most companies provide a workplace solution with a single point of access to an employee’s suite of work tools for procurement

How do we ensure sustainability of procurement ?

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Stages of maturitySupply chain focus has shifted from previous emphasis on maximising output and purchasing cheaply to maximizing efficiency and responsiveness to boost overall profit

How can you tell if procurement in your organisation is effective?

Influence of Procurement on external marketing decisions

Coordination of information across BUs/geographies

Approach to outsourcing services

Sophistication of procurement decision making

Management and control of the suppliers

Management and control of demand

Level of compliance with nominated suppliers

Availability of management information

Extent of technology integration

Scope of benefits depend on this maturity profile - every client is different but the issues are not!

Limited - “by invitation” only

Highly fragmented and under-leveraged

Tactical response to peaks and shortages

Focus on unit purchase price

Proliferation of non-strategic suppliers

Proliferation of specs and user choice

High leakage and maverick spend

Limited procurement data, difficult to analyse

Key participant “by right”

Maximum leverage and aggregation

Strategic drive to focus on core activities

Focus on total cost of ownership

Rationalised and fully leveraged relationships

Highly rationalised standards and specs

Dynamic traffic and performance data

Multiple legacy systems unconnected Integrated systems and transactional solutions

All spend through nominated sources

Maturity profile HighLow

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Example

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Strategic commodity sourcing, supplier relationship management and transaction execution, are common best practices once the stocking or replenishment requirement is established. 

Strategic Commodity Sourcing

Supplier Relationship Management

Transaction Execution

Procurement Process Scope

Internal Enterprise 

Requirements 

Supplier Activities 

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‘Hint’

Parts Procurement starts with a parts request

Procurement steps of a Parts Request in a system 

• The system should be able to display items that are already defined with its related attribute data such as:

• specifications; 

• alignment to the equipment being supported; 

• preferred vendors identified with inspection requirement documents (for the receiving group to perform);

• product/supplier/vendor performance service level agreements and evaluation criteria documented;

• order approval processes; and 

• invoice approval processes.

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‘Hint’

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Purchasing

Maintenance Parts 

Management

Accounting

Maintenance and Operations

Process FlowFunction

Identify material need

Create purchase requisition

Confirm and approve PR

Confirm or select vendor

Create P.O.Send P.O. to vendor

Receive materials shipped

Inspect shipment

Record receiptPass through material to requestor

Review PR for on hand stock or surplus

Confirm and approve PR

Receive materials ordered

Send receiving confirmation to Accounting

Receive invoice from 

vendor

Match P.O. receipt to invoice

Pay invoice

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Example high‐level process diagram for a Craft Purchase Requisition‘Hint’

Challenging the Procurement processes

• There are four primarily useful steps in a procurement transaction: • identifying the material need; 

• confirming we do not already have the part (in surplus);

• notifying the vendor; and 

• paying for the materials received.  

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Inventory Planning and Parts Procurement must work closely to efficiently execute effective inventory placement

‘Hint’

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Procurement should fundamentally understand the Inventory Policy

• Insights that will influence stocking policy and sourcing can be:• What is the Initiate Spare Parts list for each specific asset?

• Should parts be stocked or not stocked locally?

• Can the service for a specific asset be outsourced and with that the stocking of the required parts?

• Can parts of sourced from multiple vendors?

• Can the part be co‐sourced?

• Can the part be managed as vendor owned inventory?

• Can the part be repaired – as new‐ and returned to stock?

• Do surplus assets exist that can be used to extract like new parts?

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Procurement should be working with the Inventory Planner, and the Asset Design engineer to understand inventory stocking plans (policy) and what would be acceptable alternatives for supporting a specific piece of equipment in a specific operating context.  

‘Hint’

Strategic commodity sourcing, supplier relationship management and transaction execution, are common best practices once the stocking or replenishment requirement is established. 

Internal Activities

Production Planning

CapitalProjects

Accounting/Billing

MaintenanceManagement

InventoryManagement

Analyze Spend

Design CommodityStructure

Analyze Market

Dynamics

ManageRFI/ RFQ

DevelopCommodity

Strategy

Strategic Commodity Sourcing

Engage &Develop

Suppliers

ManageSpecs & Pricing

MonitorCompliance

AssessSupplier

Performance

Supplier Relationship Management

ManageReqs, POs& Catalog

OrderFulfillOrder

ReceiveOrder

Pay

Transaction Execution

SupplierActivities

Order

Catalog

Accounting/Billing

Shipping

InventoryManagement

Procurement Process Strawman Model

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‘Hint’

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Scope of a typical Procurement group

Sourcing

Manage Contracts

Accounts Payable

External Order Fulfillment

Craft

Strategy Management Compliance

Corporate ProcurementStrategy / Policy

ProcurementLeadership

Financial Compliance& Controls

KnowledgeManagement

Logistics

Reporting and Analysis

Supplier Development Commodity Development

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Examples of Procurement Performance Measures

Source: IBM Procurement Relationship Survey Australia / New Zealand,  May 2004

Performance Metric Considerations Performance Metric Considerations

• $ spend• $ value extracted• % influenceable spend on contract• Additional services obtained• Automated transactions• Category Management• Communication/relationship success with supplier & internal unit• Contract performance ‐ life cycle management, innovation, value add • Contract reviews with strategic suppliers• Cost variance to standard• Culture survey• Customer satisfaction• Establishing & renegotiating preferred supplier arrangements• Inventory optimisation• New tenders transition through policy and board• Number of departments using contracted vendors• Number of contracted vendors

• Out of stocks (& reason)• Process improvement• Quality variation• Rebates• Safety• Savings versus target• Service levels• Shareholder value• Sourcing ‐ good process, visibility, reporting, well managed transition, realising the value of a 'great deal‘• Supplier development • Supplier differentiation• Supplier rationalisation• Supply market understanding• Supply rate• Transaction costs• Unit price• Working capital

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Example

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Leading Supplier Relationship Management Practices

The methods for receiving supplier feedback include:

•Part of regular formal review process and meetings.

•Annual supplier conference.

•Supplier survey.

Supplier Collaboration types of activities include:

•Collaborative managed inventory

•Managed obsolescence

•Workshops with suppliers to determine solutions

•Collaboration on regulation control

•Partnering in capital expenditure or construction projects

•E‐procurement or electronic data interchange

•Sharing forecasts

•Co‐development of new products or components

•Collaborative process improvement

•Distribution methodology

•Co‐development of supply chain

•Worked with suppliers to bundle goods and services to provide one contract.

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‘Hint’

Leading Technology Assisted Procurement

To support supplier management and development

•Procurement system to record and report supplier performance measures

•Supply plan on web site for supplier to view

•Weekly dashboard reporting

•Spend analysis tool

The types of technology being used include:

• E‐procurement, leveraging Electronic catalogues.

• Mobile technology support – regardless of type

• Procurement module.  There is a mix between organisations which are using the procurement module to:

• electronically file transfer purchase orders (POs) and receive consolidated electronic invoices or allow suppliers to self bill, and organisations which

• E‐mail or fax POs and have not got to electronic POs or invoices.

• Procurement within a new business system implementation.

• Software for supplier relationship management, request for proposal management, contract management, and expense management.

• Providing suppliers with direct access into inventory system for vendor managed inventory.

• Collaborative portal.

• Use of supplier web sites to raise purchase orders.

• Data warehousing.

• Automated contracts.

• Advanced shipping notices.

• Assumed receipt.22

‘Hint’

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Example of Automated Procurement 

•Organisations fully automated with electronic catalogues, PO creation and approval, electronic PO transmission, and electronic invoicing and payment.

•Mobile Device order capability – integrated to the originator’s host system

The degree of automation includes:

•POs raised through in‐house procurement application and either transmitted via electronic file, e‐mail, auto fax or manual fax.

•Electronic quotes

•Purchasing through supplier web site

•Purchasing through third party e‐procurement service

•Receipt of electronic catalogues for upload into procurement application or organisation intranet site.  (Note ‐ only the key supplier catalogues are received, rather than all suppliers.)

•Electronic invoicing and auto payment upon price matching.  Few organisations have achieved for all suppliers however most are for key suppliers only.

•Electronic invoicing and manual payment, again for key suppliers only.

•Reverse auctions

•Limited ‘punching out’ from their procurement application to vendor applications23

Example

Item # Framework key requirements Relevant framework area

1

Standard process across whole procurement value chain All

2

Procurement involvement in entire procurement process, commencing with BU budgeting and strategic planning (Procurement own process)

All

3Staff skills development and staff retention

1

4

Internal client management and ongoing education/change management 3, 5, 6

5

Commodity strategies developed and implemented

2, 3, 4

6

Compliance measurement and remediation 6

7

Supplier relationship and performance management is a part of the procurement framework

4

8

ROI is measured 7

9Measurement of procurement performance against KPI’s

6, 7

10

Ongoing market analysis, intelligence gathering and performance benchmarking- continuous improvement 7

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Supporting tools and templates

All

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Technology streamlines tactical processes (eg req-to-pay) and supports strategic processes (eg reporting, sourcing, SRM etc)

3, 6 (4, 5)

Procurement framework first level

2.0 Determinerequirements,

analyse expenditureand market

3.0 Create andimplement sourcing

strategy, andoperationalise

commodity

4.0 Manage,enhance and review

supplierrelationships and

performance

6.0 Monitor internalcompliance and

educatestakeholders

7.0 Measure andbenchmark

procurementperformance

5.0 Engage clientbase and manage

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Introduce a procurement framework to sustain results

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Example

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1.0 Develop and retain staff- second level1.1 Plan and

manage skills,resourcing

requirementsand rewardstructure

1.2 Recruitstaff

1.3 Defineindividual staffcareer plans,

KPI's andtraining

requirements

1.6 Measurestaff

performanceand review

skillrequirements

1.5 Conducttraining and

improvetraining

approach

1.4 Developand maintainstaff training

programs

1.7 Reviewstaff,

determinerewards and

requiredimprovement

Process purpose • Ensure appropriate staff placement• Provide staff with a clear career path• Develop staff skill sets in line with leading practice• Attract and retain high calibre procurement professionals• Reward performance and overcome skill deficiencies

2.2 Conductexpenditureand supply

base analysis

2.1 Determineor verify

commodityrequirements

2.3 Define themarket

(high level)

Process3.1

2.4 Analysemarket trends

andcompetition(detail level)

2.5 Analysekey vendors

Process4.7

2.6 Documentcommodity

analysis

Process purpose • Determine commodity requirements at initiation of procurement cycle (generally business unit planning)• Understand company’s level of expenditure and relationship to market• Understand market conditions and how they influence supplier behaviour• Understand key supplier characteristics, and how they are influenced by the market and the company

2.0 Determine requirements, analyse expenditure / market- second level

Introduce a procurement framework to sustain results

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Example

Slide: 26

3.0 Create and implement sourcing strategy- second level3.1 Assesssourcing

strategies andselect

preferred

3.2 Identifycommodity

measurementframework

3.3 Documentcommodity

plan and gainsign-off

3.4 Implementcommodity

plan &establish

supplier mgtprotocols

3.5 Managesupplier

adoption andcontent

managementrequirements

3.6 Transitionnew supply

arrangementsinto

organisation

3.7Commencetransactionalbuying and

manage

Process4.1

Process2.6

Process purpose • Determine the number of suppliers required for the commodity• Determine optimal sourcing strategy eg

• Best Price Evaluation• Product Redesign• Strategic Relationship• Volume Leveraging• Process Improvement• Global Sourcing

• Determine optimal method for sourcing (eg renegotiate vs tender) • Determine and implement most appropriate supply base structure (eg panel vs sole supplier)• Determine supplier performance measures and incorporate contractually• Facilitate supplier adoption of company’s mode of engagement (eg eProcurement and content requirements)• Transition commodity into organisation and commence business-as-usual purchasing

Introduce a procurement framework to sustain resultsExample

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4.0 Manage / enhance supplier relationships and performance- second level4.1 Initiatecommodity

measurementand suppliermanagement

protocols

4.2 Collectsupplier

performancedata

4.3 Managesupplier

relationships

4.4 Reviewsupplier

performance

4.5 Identifyand implement

supplierdevelopment &improvementopportunities

4.7 Reviewand updatecommodity

strategy

Process2.1

4.6 Managecontractlifecycle

Process3.7

Process purpose • Measure supplier performance and remedy performance variances• Manage the supplier relationship based on commodity strategy (eg strategic

supplier vs routine supplier)• Work with key suppliers to identify development and improvement

opportunities(eg joint process improvement)• Ensure contract lifecycle requirements are tightly monitored

5.0 Engage client base and manage change- second level

5.1 Create orupdate key BUstakeholder list

5.2 Determineclient change

issues formonitoring

5.3 Determineclient

educationrequirements

5.4 Documentclient

managementplan and gain

sign-off

5.5 Implementclient

managementplan

5.6 Reviewand update

clientmanagement

plan

Process purpose • Constant engagement with internal clients to build a strong relationship• Understand client requirements, and ensure early procurement involvement• Identify and track problematic client areas• Educate business units on the benefits of procurement involvement and their role in the procurement value chain• Provide up to date business unit information to commodity councils

Introduce a procurement framework to sustain results

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Example

6.0 Monitor internal compliance and educate stakeholders- second level

6.1 Identify orupdate

procurementprocesses formeasurement

6.2 Designprocess KPI'sand triggers

6.3 Determineremedial

actions andoutcomes

6.4 Documentprocess

complianceplan and gain

sign-off

6.5 Implementcompliance

plan andeducate

stakeholders

6.6 MonitorKPI's and non-

compliantevents

6.7 Educatenon-compliantstakeholder orescalate issue

6.8 Reviewprocess

compliancerequirementsand identify

improvements

Process purpose • Measure and monitor compliance to procurement policy, procedures and

Agreements• Educate stakeholders or escalate issue depending on nature of compliance

breach

(note that the term “stakeholder” is used as opposed to “client” in process 5.0, ascompliance monitoring will cover all participants in the procurement value chain,including procurement staff)

Introduce a procurement framework to sustain results

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Example

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7.0 Measure and benchmark procurement performance- second level

7b.1 Identifyorganisationprocurementbenchmarkareas andsources

7b.2 Designinternal

stakeholderfeedback

mechanism

7b.3 Designsupplierfeedback

mechanism

7b.4 CreateBenchmarking /improvementplan and gain

sign-off

7b.5Implementplan and

determineenhancementopportunities

7b.6 Createenhancementproposal andgain sign-off

7b.7Implement

enhancementsto operations

7b.8 Reviewprocurementbenchmarkareas andsources

7a.1Determinecommodityintelligence

requirements

7a.2 Identifyintelligencesources and

gatheringprotocols

7a.3Documentcommodityintelligence

plan and gainsign-off

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staff onrequirements

7a.5 Collatedata and

benchmarkagainst

organisation

7a.6 Provideperiodic reportto commodity

staff

7a.7 Reviewand updatecommodityintelligence

requirements

External market intelligence analysis

Procurement practice benchmarking and improvement

7c.1Determinecommodity

financial andnon-financial

benefit targets

7c.2 Agreetargets with

relevantstakeholders

and gainsign-off

7c.4 Trackfinancial andnon-financial

benefits

7c.5 Periodicreport onbenefitsrealised

7c.6 Reviewtargets

7c.3 Adjustbudget in linewith targets

Benefits realisation/ROI

Process purpose: Monitor true value of commodities, developing market trends/pressures and key supplier activity

Process purpose: Ensure the organisation is staying abreast of leading practice and incorporating stakeholder and supplier feedback into the ongoing development of procurement operations

Process purpose: Track benefits achieved versus the cost of operations for procurement and ensure that benefits are communicated to the appropriate stakeholders

Introduce a procurement framework to sustain results

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Example

Proposed first Focus Areas based on Importance Performance Matrix

List of potential Procurement initiatives • Clearly define Procurement mission and business strategy

• Create a process to promote full Asset Lifecycle management at the time of new asset build

• Centralize all procurement across the enterprise to one management structure and set of defined processes

• Leverage global contracts to best leverage global spend and/with northern spend

• Establish a direct new product buy procedure

• Ensure key metrics (KPI's) can be extracted from supply chain system (or Knowledge database)

• Share Corporate sourcing and commodity plans across the enterprise

• Develop a formal 'Supplier Selection Process' and deploy across the enterprise

• Create Supply Chain planning / forecasting capability to optimize required on hand inventory balances

• Create the capability to query inventory masters and history to develop information views of the spare parts assets.

• Link Procurement strategy with business strategy

• Promotes the development and empowerment of the procurement process and its people.

• Ensure recognition and rewards (Team / individual) are established that support the success of the Supply Chain and procurementprocess

• Look for opportunities to leverage supplier inventories and share data to minimize on hand inventory levels (Supplier Relationship Management integration)

• Create visibility of received inventory at the central site warehouse so that it will become 'in-transit' inventory on the system and then go to 'on hand balance' after it has been received and quantity verified at the network stock room warehouse sites.

• Develop key set of supplier performance metrics that can establish supplier monitoring and ranking

• Ensure regular access to an understanding of supply market environment and changes

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Procurement Policies and Procedures Manual

• 1.0 Procurement Mission Statement• 2.0 Organization Chart• 3.0 Procurement Core Values and Ethical Conduct• 3.1 Core Values• 3.1.1 Understanding• 3.1.2 Integrity and Teamwork• 3.1.3 Initiative and Urgency• 3.2 Ethical Conduct• 3.2.1 Business Meals and Entertainment• 3.2.2 Gifts and Gratuities• 3.2.3 Soliciting Contributions• 4.0 Business Controls

• 6.0 Supplier Selection and Price or Value Determination• 6.1 General Requirements• 6.2 Business Partners that become Suppliers to TMC Ltd• 6.3 Definitions• 6.3.1 Competitive Evaluation• 6.3.1.1 Competitive Evaluation with Price• 6.3.1.2 Competitive Evaluation without Price• 6.3.2 Analytical Techniques• 6.3.3 Competitive Bidding• 6.3.4 Request for Quote / Request for Proposal (RFQ / RFP)• 6.3.5 Request for Information (RFI)• 6.3.6 Early Involvement Partners• 6.3.7 Transportation Cost• 6.4 Special Situations• 6.4.1 Sole Source ‐ only one know supplier exists in the world• 6.4.2 Software / Licensing  /  Intellectual Property• 6.5 Negotiation• 6.6 Invitation to Bid and Feedback to Suppliers• 6.7 Documentation Requirements• 7.0 Legal Requirements• 7.1 Laws and Regulations specific to regional or local area• 7.2 Export and Re‐exportation of United States Commodities, Technology 

and Software• 8.0 Measurements• 8.1 Key Performance Indicators• 8.2 Systems Access• 9.0 Change Log

• 5.0 Procurement Policies and Procedures• 5.1 Procurement Commitments• 5.1.1 Delegation of Authority• 5.1.1.1 Delegation of Procurement Authority within Procurement 

Organization• 5.1.1.2 Delegation of Procurement Authority to Non‐Procurement 

Organizations• 5.1.2 Approval of Commitments• 5.1.2.1 Procurement Posting Approval Limits• 5.1.3 Alterations Approval Guidelines• 5.2 Separation of Duties• 5.3 Confidential Information• 5.4 Supplier Relationships• 5.5 Reciprocity and Bartering• 5.6 Conflicts of Interest• 5.7 Dealing with Former Employees, Relatives or Close Personal Friends of 

Current Employees• 5.8 Contracts and Purchase Orders• 5.8.1 Standard Agreements• 5.8.2 Time and material contracts• 5.8.3 Verbal Agreements• 5.8.4 Legal Review• 5.8.5 Contract Currency and Currency Fluctuation• 5.8.6 Contract Publicity• 5.8.7 Procurement Contract Owner Responsibilities• 5.8.7.1 Documentation Requirements• 5.8.7.2 Monitoring the Projected Value of a Contract• 5.8.8 Contract Administration• 5.8.9 Disbursement of Corporate Funds• 5.8.10 Special Situations

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Example

Example of a simple Open Catalogues Interface (OCI) to a Maintenance Parts Procurement system

EAMBusinessObjects forPR and PO

EAMIntegration Framework

Firewall

Maintenance Parts or EAMApplication Server

Client Network Supplier Open Catalog Interface (OCI)

Supplier Sites

Web Service Interaction

HTTP Post of cXML document

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Inventory ManagementExpert Systems

Distribution Management

Key Performance IndicatorsDeliveryInventory ManagementUnit Sourcing Costs

Unscheduled Demand

Scheduled Demand

Suppliers

• Manufacture• Reutilize• Product Tear Down

Logistics Value Influence

Common Areas to Consider• Content Management• Substitutions• Category Management • Vendor Managed Inventory• Supplier SLAs• Supplier Warranty Redemption• Re-utilization Strategies

• Demand Management• Service specific forecasting

algorithms• Part Criticality• Inventory Effectiveness• (Multiple replenishment) Inventory

Policies• Automated replenishment plans• Inventory Surplus Management

• Emergency cycle times• Kitting• Vehicle / Remote

Inventory• Delivery strategies• Reverse Logistics• Exception

management• Multi-echelon

deployment

• Parts Availability• Parts Acquisition Time• Systems Availability• Distribution Quality• Parts Quality• Parts Costs• Inventory Turnover• Inventory Reserves

Many elements of the Maintenance Parts Value Chain need to be well managed to meet business asset demands.

33Adapted from IBM Parts Management Case Study – Don Barry

Rotatable and Repairable Parts process

Vendor /Supplier

CentralWarehouseCentral

WarehouseLocal

Stock RoomLocal

Stock RoomUsed PartsDispositionUsed PartsDisposition

Used PartsRepair

Used PartsRepair

AssetVendor /Supplier

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‘Hint’

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What are the dynamics of Parts Repair?

• Used Parts Return Management

• Parts Disposition

• Repair capture rate

• Repair Yields

• Out of Box Failures

• 2nd Return Rate

• Cost of component parts/services required for repair

• Total Value of Repair

Vendor /Supplier

CentralWarehouseCentral

WarehouseLocal

Stock RoomLocal

Stock RoomUsed PartsDispositionUsed PartsDisposition

Used PartsRepair

Used PartsRepair

Asset

Scrap

Vendor /Supplier

Surplus Sales

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‘Hint’

What are the dynamics of Parts Repair?

• Used Parts Returns

• Used Parts Return Management

• Flag rotable/returnable parts 

• Local ‘Green Disposal’

• Warranty Credit Management

• Collection for staging ‘pull’ inventory into Parts Repair process

• Parts Disposition

• Scrap Credit

• Central ‘Green Disposal’

• Parts Repair

• Repair capture rate

• Of all parts rotable/repairable do we have a repair process?

• Repair Yields

• Of all parts that go through this process, what percentage is successfully repaired?

• Out of Box Failures

• Of the repaired parts that are sent to stock, how many are deemed ‘out of box’ failures 

• 2nd Return Rate

• Of the repaired parts that are sent to stock, how many are deemed ‘failed again within one year of repair date  

• Cost of component parts/services required for repair

• Is cost of repair attractive to be considered a rotable/repairable part? (i.e. 25% cost of new)

• Total Value of Repair

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Financial benefits of repairing used defective parts and returning to stock

• Parts Repair processes in Maintenance Parts Management 

• defective parts are repaired or refurbished and placed back into active inventory when deemed ‘like new’. 

• cost of repairing and re‐using a part can be less than 25% to 50% of a new one, 

• recycling of these parts can greatly reduce the amount of purchased inventory a company has to keep on hand

• Parts Repair Strategies compliment• Procurement strategy

• Inventory Management strategy

• Financial Guidance• account for the cost of the repair for a used repaired parts 

• consider some cost recovery for the collected, stocked and staged used defective parts when part is returned to stock

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Example Financial Approach 

• Repaired part value back to inventory = Repair Cost + Used Part Cost, when:

• Weighted average cost of a new part in inventory: WAC

• Average cost of a repaired defective part packaged for stocked: Repair Cost

• Cost of a used carcass about to be repaired : Used Part Cost= 25% of WAC plus some logistics costs

Note

• in the repair cost would be accounting for:

• the apportioned development costs to create a repair cost;

• the sub‐components and labor required to repair the part;

• the packaging costs to prepare the part for being stocked into inventory

• the infrastructure costs for the parts repair center.

• in the used part costs there would be accounting for:

• 25% of a WAC part stocked at time of repair; and

• apportioned logistics fees and overhead for getting the part returned and staged.

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence – Don Barry

Example

Maintenance Parts Stocking Influences

Inventory $Inventory $Service LevelsService Levels

Business Mission Driven

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Maintenance Parts 

Excellence

Planning and Execution

Operations

Maintenance

Vendor

ProcurementDesign 

Engineering

Finance

IT, Legal, HR

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What is Inventory Planning?

• Maintenance Parts inventory planning is the process of:• determining target inventory levels for each part at each stocking location (inventory planning); and

• determining the appropriate replenishment policy for each part at each location (replenishment planning). 

• Role and Responsibilities of the Inventory Planner• would lead the facilitation to develop an asset and location specific Inventory Policy for ISP/RSP, highly active and moving inventory, medium moving inventory and surplus inventory.  

• would be expected to forecast, facilitated and execute the inventory policy based on the mutually agreed to ISP/RSP levels provided by the Design Engineering team, Maintenance, Operations and Finance and the established disciplines for active inventory as a compliment to the policy success.

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Maintenance Parts Stocking Influences

Business Mission Driven• Maintenance• Strategies• Culture• New Asset Ownership through Life‐cycle• Discipline• Execution• End of Life support

• Parts Support• Logistics Strategy and Execution• Supplier Management and Service Levels• Parts Refurbishment Options• Inventory Policy, Planning and Execution• Surplus Management

• Operations• Operating strategies• Scheduling asset/equipment for planned 

maintenance• Operator TPM actions

• Asset / Equipment• Strategies• Quality• Capture/ Coverage

• Design Engineering Support• New Asset Documentation• OEM/Supplier Commitment and Execution• Initial Spare Parts Insights• Commissioning support and handoff

• Finance• Accounting Actions• Financial Planning for Inventory Provisions• Regulatory alignment

• Government • Regulatory Influences• Tax support

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Inventory ManagementExpert Systems

Distribution Management

Key Performance IndicatorsDeliveryInventory ManagementUnit Sourcing Costs

Unscheduled Demand

Scheduled Demand

Suppliers

• Manufacture• Reutilize• Product Tear Down

Logistics Value Influence

Common Areas to Consider• Content Management• Substitutions• Category Management • Vendor Managed Inventory• Supplier SLAs• Supplier Warranty Redemption• Re-utilization Strategies

• Demand Management• Service specific forecasting

algorithms• Part Criticality• Inventory Effectiveness• (Multiple replenishment) Inventory

Policies• Automated replenishment plans• Inventory Surplus Management

• Emergency cycle times• Kitting• Vehicle / Remote

Inventory• Delivery strategies• Reverse Logistics• Exception

management• Multi-echelon

deployment

• Parts Availability• Parts Acquisition Time• Systems Availability• Distribution Quality• Parts Quality• Parts Costs• Inventory Turnover• Inventory Reserves

Many elements of the Maintenance Parts Value Chain need to be well managed to meet business asset demands.

41Adapted from IBM Parts Management Case Study – Don Barry

• Manufactures• Reutilize• Product Tear Down

• Inventory Management• Expert Systems• Distribution Management

• Warehouse Mgmt• Stockroom Mgmt• Transportation Planning

• Optimal Service and Inventory Mgmt

Unit Sourcing Inventory Management

• Content Management• Substitutions• Category Management • Vendor Managed

Inventory• Supplier SLAs• Supplier Warranty

Redemption• Re-utilization Strategies

• Demand Management• Service specific

forecasting algorithms• Part Criticality• Inventory Effectiveness• (Multiple replenishment)

Inventory Echelon Mgmt• Automated

replenishment plans• Inventory Surplus

Management

•Emergency cycle times•Kitting•Vehicle / Remote Inventory•Delivery Strategies•Reverse Logistics•Exception management•Multi-echelon deployment•Route optimization

•Parts Availability•Parts Acquisition Time•Systems Availability•Distribution Quality•Parts Quality•Parts Costs•Inventory Turnover•Inventory Reserves

Delivery KPIs

Pre-installation Asset Planning

Installed Asset Life-Cycle

Mgmt

Post Life-cycle Mgmt Support

Many elements of the Maintenance Parts Value Chain need to be well managed to meet business asset demands across the Asset Life‐cycle

Asset Life-Cycle

42Adapted from Asset Management Excellence”, by John D Campbell & Andrew K S Jardine, Joel McGlynn

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Striking a balance between Inventory levels and costs 

To

tal

Op

erat

ing

Co

sts

Resource vs Inventory Costs vs Service Level Commitments

ReferralCostsInventory

Costs

Basic Infrastructure Total Costs Optimum

Costs

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What do we use parts for?

•Routine / running repairs

•Emergency repairs

•Shutdown repairs and projects

•Project work

•Proactive maintenance 

•All of this work can be planned & scheduled

•Some can be planned but none is scheduled

•All of this work can be planned & scheduled

•All of this work can be planned & scheduled

•All of this work can be planned & scheduled

Spares Needed?

Some

Some

No

No

Some

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Inventory Stocking Policy Strategies

Demand•Order point, Max Stock Levels•Based of activity per quarter

Insurance Parts (ISPs / RSPs)•Stocked based on Design Engineers•recommended initial stock requirements (usually set to Qty 1)

Date Protect (minimums)•Stock 1 if new  in past 12 months•Stock 1 if used in past 12 months

Forces / Blocks•Set by Inventory Manager based on seasonal, cost, EOL or phase‐in strategies•Could override above settings

Local Settings•Substitute Order point set by local warehouse (Limited to 5% of total WH Inventory)

Demand•Managed by ?

Insurance Parts•Managed by ?• but set by Design Engineering or Operations / Maintenance•Requires workshop to develop ISP process

Date Protect (minimums)•Set by ?

Forces / Blocks•Set by ?

Local Settings•Controlled by Local Warehouse Supervisor•Must keep controls within 5% allowable window

Inventory Oversight?

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Leading Practice Echelon Support

Example of Leading Practice Echelon Hierarchy

OEM SupplierOEM Supplier

Central WarehouseCentral Warehouse

Local Stock RoomLocal Stock Room

Remote Location /Maintenance SiteRemote Location /Maintenance Site

Repair Process /Alternative Supplier

Repair Process /Alternative Supplier

Target Service Level

100%

95%

85%

55%

Note – Services levels are accumulative

Example – Combine support of level 1 and 2 targets 85%

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

+ parts available for all locations supported by a central warehouse-- longer lead times

+ parts needed short immediate needs-- not available for other locations

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‘Hint’

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Inventory Carrying Costs

• The cost of carrying inventory includes the cost of:• storage facilities, store personnel for inventory handling, 

• transportation between stock locations (if applicable)

• insurance and tax, 

• allowance for obsolescence due to engineering changes, 

• allowance for loss due to pilferage or spoilage, and 

• the time value of money (the lost opportunity for alternative investments).

• The cost for placing orders includes the cost of the whole transaction process, from purchasing to material receiving.

• Including the cost of the materials purchased

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‘Hint’

20 – 30 % of Total Inventory

$

Driving Optimal Inventory Policy

• What is Inventory Policy?• Setting inventory stocking guidance, by part number,  for each stockroom for the specific assets and maintenance strategies they have been charged to support

• What variables can be included in an Inventory policy for a SKU? • Functional criticality of the asset supported

• Understanding of the functional failure dynamics

• Understanding of planned maintenance and frequency of scheduled activity

• Recent unplanned activity

• Understanding of the asset life‐cycle

• Surplus management

• Scrap management

• Parts repair infrastructure and policy

• Warranty management

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‘Hint’

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Planning levels in the spare parts supply chain

Time Horizon

Spare Parts Support Activity

Program Cycle Inventory Management Cycle Stakeholders

Years Asset Parts Life‐cycle Strategic Asset/Parts Life‐cycle Management Engineering, Maintenance, Inventory, Finance

Years Parts Support Network Design Tactical Parts Inventory Optimization Maintenance, Inventory, Finance

Months Parts Supply Chain Planning Tactical Inventory Planning and Policy Mgmt Inventory Planner, Finance

Months Parts Supply Chain Optimization

Tactical Parts Inventory Optimization Maintenance, Inventory, Finance

Weeks / Days

Parts Supply Chain Execution Execution Inventory Planning and Policy Mgmt Inventory Planner, Finance

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‘Hint’

Maintenance Parts Stocking Influences

Maintenance Parts Inventory

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended Spare Parts

Surplus Asset Commissioning Parts

New Parts Returns from Customer or Technician

Parts Replenishment

Warranty Replacements

Unique Parts Usage or Asset Enhancement

Technician Parts Usage on a Work Order

Parts Sale to External entity

Parts Warranty or Quality Issue

Surplus Sale

Parts Scrap

Maintenance Parts Inventory Additions Maintenance Parts Disbursements

Which Inventory inputs /outputs should be part of inventory policy?

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‘Hint’

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Stocking elements of an Inventory Policy

Each policy element is expected to be a compliment to the enterprise inventory management policy.  Each asset will be supported by multiple sets of dynamic influences including:

• Local parts disbursement volumes (highly active or activity in the past year);

• The ISP/RSP settings; 

• Or Inventory Optimized program overrides; 

• Local history date related parameters; and

• Surplus management polices and activities

• Replenishment cycles

• Parts Returns policy

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Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

‘Hint’

Inventory Policy Management Process

Inv Plan’r

Mtce Lead

Stock Room Lead

Fin MgrFin Mgr

Design Eng

Proc Mgr

Inventory Mgmt System

ISP/RSP Data Mgmt

ISP/RSP input to Inv 

Policy

Local Policy Overrides

Local Date Protect 

Parameters

Local Avgd, Min/Max. 

EOQ

Surplus Mgmt 

Guidance

Weekly Policy Calculation

Replenishment Transactions

Surplus Identification

Network Excess Redistribution

Scrap Process Approval and Execution

Scrap Guidance and Approval

Local Inv Support Input

Replenishment Order Fulfillment to new policy

Scrap Order processing  as approved

Order  new items from vendors

Receive new items from 

vendors to stock

Optimizer input to Inv 

Policy

Optimizer input to Inv 

Policy

Optimizer input to Inv 

Policy

Optimizer Data Mgmt

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‘Hint’

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Inventory Management Policy Input DisciplinesInventory Policy Discipline 

Description How determined Discipline owner

Active Parts Management

Parts level support to parts most active by stock room location

Minimum, Maximo Economic Order Quantity, Safety Stock Elements for parts with 2 line disbursements within a rolling 3 month period

Inventory Planner

Initial Spare Parts (ISP) / Recommended Spare Parts (RSP)

Insurance parts settings provided by the Design Engineering group (Pre asset go‐live) and Maintenance (post asset commissioning)

Design Engineering / Maintenance

Optimizer All inclusive Min/Max, EOQ setting based on 40 – 50 dynamic variables

Continent wide usage, Asset Reliability requirements, Cost of part, picking, transportation of replenishment and expediting.

Community of Design Engineering / Maintenance, Operations, Finance and Inventory Planner

Date Protection Parts already in stock by location maintain a support quantity of 1 

Replenished to 1 if used based on date last disbursed or date created in location less than target date set by location (i.e. 1 year, 2 years, etc.)

Inventory Planner

Local Override Local support override setting (usually 1) for local stock room  risk needs

Allowed to a maximum of a percentage of the total stockroom value (i.e.  2% for stock rooms)

Local Stock room, Local Maintenance Mgmt and Inventory Planner 

Surplus Parts in stock in a specific stock room that are not in policy

Parts on‐hand – by location that are beyond the policy quantity or not in policy (as described above)

Inventory Planner

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Example

Inventory Policy Lead

Potential Stock setting for Stock Room Type

Active Parts Max set to 12 weeks of stock

ISP/RSP D Level ISP RSP

Optimizer 95% service level target

Date protected 2 years since last changed

Local Override Manage to 4% of total value

Surplus Manage to 20% of total value

Inventory Policy Lead

Potential Stock setting for Stock Room Type

Active Parts Max set to 8 weeks of stock

ISP/RSP C Level ISP RSP

Optimizer 85% service level target

Date protected 1 year since last changed

Local Override Managed to 2% of total value

Surplus Manage to 10% of total value

3 Level Echelon ‐ Distribution Center or Warehouse 

2 Level Echelon – Local Stock Room

Inventory Policy Lead

Potential Stock setting for Stock Room Type

Active Parts Max set to 2 weeks of stock

ISP/RSP B Level ISP RSP

Optimizer 55% service level target

Date protected 6 months since last changed

Local Override Managed to 5% of total value 

Surplus Manage to 10% of total value

1 Level Echelon – Asset Stock site (Technician managed) 

Example of Inventory Policy approach set for a 3 level echelon stocking network

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Example of a Maintenance Parts Inventory Profile (by Stock room or total for a network)

Stock Room Inventory Profile

Inventory On Hand Balance Summary Inventory Policy Summary

Policy 

CategoriesItem 

Lines

% of 

Total 

Lines 

Pieces in 

Stock

% of  

Total 

Pieces 

in Stock 

$ Value in 

Stock

% Value in 

Stock

Lines in 

Max 

Policy

% of 

Total 

Lines in 

Max 

Policy

Pieces in Max 

Policy in Stock

% of  

Total 

Pieces in 

Max 

Policy 

$ Value in 

Max Policy

% Value 

in Max 

Policy

Active 1400 4% 39200 47% 588,000$             5% 1190 5% 33320 40% 17,850$          28%

ISP/RSP 14400 38% 17424 21% 4,530,240$         39% 10800 41% 13068 16% 2,808,000$    24%

Optimizer Rec 16500 44% 19965 24% 5,190,900$         44% 12375 47% 14974 18% 3,217,500$    27%

Local Override 1200 3% 1452 2% 377,520$             3% 720 3% 871 1% 187,200$        2%

Date Protected 1600 4% 2096 3% 335,360$             3% 1200 5% 1572 2% 192,000$        2%

Total 35100 94% 80137 96% 11,022,020$       94% 26285 100% 63805 77% 6,422,550$    55%

Not in Policy 2400 6% 3144 4% 691,680$             6% 0 0% 0 0% ‐$                 0%

Total 37500 100% 83281 100% 11,713,700$       100% 26285 100% 63805 77% 6,422,550$    55%

Inventory Surplus Summary

Policy 

Categories Lines in 

Surplus

% of 

Total 

Lines in 

Surplus

Pieces in 

Surplus

% of 

Total 

Surplus 

Pieces

$ Surplus Value 

in Stock

% Surplus 

Value in 

Stock

Note: Total In policy 

+ Surplus 

values do not 

need to equal

Active 210 1% 30170 36% 452,550$             4% On Hand Total

ISP/RSP 3600 10% 6624 8% 1,722,240$         15%

Optimizer Rec 4125 11% 7590 9% 1,973,400$         17%

Local Override 480 1% 732 1% 190,320$             2%

Date Protected 400 1% 896 1% 143,360$             1%

Total 8815 24% 46012 55% 4,481,870$         38%

Not in Policy 2400 6% 3144 4% 691,680$             6%

Total 11215 30% 49156 59% 5,173,550$         44%55

Example

ABC Stocking Strategies• You may use ABC classification in the following areas:

• Engineering: 

• Engineering parts rationalization efforts should be focused on items with high usage value rather than on items with lower value;

• Procurement: 

• Purchasing activities should concentrate on items with higher usage value for sourcing and negotiating.  More sophisticated supply arrangements are applied to “A” items while “B” and “C” items can even be considered for outsourcing;

• Inventory replenishment: 

• Sometimes the classification scheme may influence the inventory replenishment control method.  It might be more economical tocontrol some “C” items with a simple two‐bin system.  Scientific management techniques are applied to “A” items;

• Inventory cycle counting: 

• When checking inventory record accuracy using cycle‐counting method, “A” items should be verified more frequently than “B” or “C” items;

• Security: 

• Although absolute unit price might be a better guideline than usage value, ABC analysis may also be used as an indicator of which items should be more tightly secured in locked stockrooms.

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Example of some strategy options for Parts Inventory Management

Stocking Strategies

ABCActive vs. Insurance Stock

Criticality Stocking Optimization

Level 1 Top 80% used items by $ value

Less than 10% of stocked items

Top used parts (typically 2 usages in 3 months)

Less than 10% of stocked items

Level 1 is supported through either of ABC or Active Level 1 process

Less than 10% of stocked items

Low value parts that are deemed to used in asset life-cycle

Balanced with stocking and expediting costs

Level 2 Next 15% used items by $ value

Less than 20% of stocked items

New part in past year or at least one usage in past year

Less than 20% of stocked items

High criticality, high usage parts not covered in level 1

Can be 20% of parts stocked

Cost effective stocking of parts expected to be used once a cycle (i.e. year)

Can be 60% of stocked items

Level 3 Bottom 5% used items by $ value

Can be than 70% of stocked items

Parts deemed to be stocked ‘Just in case’

Can be 70% of stocked items

Lower criticality parts and lower usage parts

Can be 70% of stocked items

High value low usage parts stocked, often at a consolidation centre

Comments Often manual initial stock process with Min/max support

Often scientific initial stock process with Min/max support

Can have many levels of criticality and echelon support depending on the support network

Considers all costs / impacts in stocking optimization calculations, by network location

Note - Parts deemed as ‘critical’ or required for ‘insurance’ typically part of level 357

‘Hint’

Stocking elements of an Inventory Policy

Each policy element is expected to be a compliment to the enterprise inventory management policy.  Each asset will be supported by multiple sets of dynamic influences including:

• Local parts disbursement volumes (highly active or activity in the past year);

• The ISP/RSP settings; 

• Or Inventory Optimized program overrides; 

• Local history date related parameters; and

• Surplus management polices and activities

• Replenishment cycles

• Parts Returns policy

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Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

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Classical Sawtooth Model of Inventory Policy Management

MaximumStock

AverageInventory

ReorderPoint

MinimumStock

ZeroOn-hand

Replenishment cycle Safety Stock

Lot Size

EOQ

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Classical Sawtooth Model of Inventory Policy Management

• Introduction to Inventory Terminology

• Quantity on Hand

• Quantity on Order

• Quantity in‐ Transit

• Quantity Reserved

• Quantity Available

• Unit cost

• Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Weekly Average Demand

• Maximum Stock Level

• Minimum Stocking Level

• Safety Stocking Level

• Reorder Point

• Economic Ordering Point

• Where used

• How used

• Impact if ‘out of stock’

• Impact if ‘not stocked’

• Planned vs. unplanned disbursements

• Surplus Management

• Inventory Turnover

MaximumStock

AverageInventory

ReorderPoint

MinimumStock

ZeroOn-hand

Replenishment cycleSafety Stock

Lot SizeEOQ

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Unit price and annual usage

• You can calculate and classify them by following these steps:• multiply usage by unit price to determine annual usage value in dollars;

• rank items by annual usage value from highest to lowest (sort the spreadsheet if you are using a PC with standard office software);

• calculate cumulative percentage of total annual usage value;

• assign ABC categories by predetermined guidelines (For example, “A” for items holding 80 percent from the top, “B” for next 15 percent and “C” for others);

• refine the categories by experienced judgement, but not too much.

• Many of the new information management systems do these calculations, and provide both customized and standard reports.

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Scientific inventory management

• The two basic questions for inventory management are: • when to replenish and 

• how much to buy.  

• The combinations of control schemes are:• fixed time interval; fixed reorder quantity (not too common except for items with very predictable and low variance of demand);

• variable time interval; fixed reorder quantity;

• variable time interval; variable reorder quantity;

• fixed time interval; variable reorder quantity.

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There are several methods used for determining the timing of replenishment orders of inventory items

• Two common methods are:• the reorder point system (variable time – fixed quantity) and 

• the Min‐Max system (variable time – variable quantity) 

• If inventory level reaches a certain point (the reorder point) the replenishment orders are triggered.

• The only difference between the two systems is the order quantity.  

• The reorder point system • uses predetermined quantity in every order.  

• The Min‐Max system• the order quantity may be varied whenever orders are issued because the rule is: order enough to restore inventory to the Max level.

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‘Hint’

The economic order quantity (EOQ) model

• EOQ =   2AS/Ci

• Where:

• A: annual usage

• S: cost per order

• C: unit price

• i: percentage annual carrying cost

•What should the order quantity be?  •How do you determine this for each item?  •It’s starting to look like a lot of work even if the calculation is simple.  

Every order quantity decision, even when done intuitively, is based on the comparison of two competing cost drivers – the cost to carry the inventory versus the cost to place orders.

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Example EOQ Calculation

Unit Cost ($) Annual UsageCost per order

($) % Carrying CostEOQ

Formula

100 5 50 0.25 4.472136

5 5 50 0.25 20

1000 5 50 0.25 1.414214

100 5 10 0.25 2

5 5 10 0.25 8.944272

1000 5 10 0.25 0.632456

100 5 50 0.25 4.472136

• Demonstrates the relationship between unit cost, cost of handling/shipping, inventory carrying cost and usage

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‘Hint’

Example EOQ potential impact on inventory turnover

• Demonstrates the relationship between unit cost, cost of handling/shipping, inventory carrying cost, usage and turnover

Unit Cost ($) Annual UsageCost per order

($) % Carrying CostEOQ

Formula Turnover

100 5 50 0.25 4.472136 2.236068

5 5 50 0.25 20 0.5

1000 5 50 0.25 1.414214 7.071068

100 5 10 0.25 2 5

5 5 10 0.25 8.944272 1.118034

1000 5 10 0.25 0.632456 10

100 5 50 0.25 4.472136 2.236068 A/(EOQ/2), where EOQ =1

Rounds up to ‘1’

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Replenishment Dynamics Fundamentals

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What should I consider in my stocking policy

• Why do I stock parts?

• What is my service strategy?

• Planned vs, unplanned Mtce

• NS vs. Out of Stocked parts

• What are the critical assets that I support?

• Operating context

• Business Impact, Safety, Environmental

• Will the part keep the asset from performing it’s required function?

• Can I forecast the parts need?

• How often is the part used?

• Where should I stock the part?

Stocking Strategies

ABC

Level 1 Top 80% used items by $ value

Less than 10% of stocked items

Level 2 Next 15% used items by $ value

Less than 20% of stocked items

Level 3 Bottom 5% used items by $ value

Can be than 70% of stocked items

Comments Often manual initial stock process with Min/max support

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What should I consider in my stocking policy

• Active Inventory

• Leveraging Safety Stock, Order Point, Max Stock, EOQ, Average Demand algorithms

Stocking Strategies

ABC

Level 1 Top 80% used items by $ value

Less than 10% of stocked items

Level 2 Next 15% used items by $ value

Less than 20% of stocked items

Level 3 Bottom 5% used items by $ value

Can be than 70% of stocked items

Surplus Surplus to policy supported by ABC above as well as down level parts

Annual Activity (by location)- Leveraging Date Last Used, Date Stocked

Initial Spare Parts Recommendations- Leveraging input from Manufacturer, Design Engineer, Maintenance

Tech, Inventory Manager, or RCM Team

Surplus Management Recommendations- Leveraging where used data, annual usage data, excess distribution

within the enterprise, street sale value and market methods, or scrap

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‘Hint’

Example: Parts usage mix in a Maintenance Parts Stockroom

Active Annual Insurance Surplus Active Annual Insurance Surplus

Part Number Usage Dynamics in a Stockroom Inventory $ Usage Dynamics in a Stockroom

• More than 80% of the parts stocked are at a policy Max Stock of 1

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

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Example: Parts Stocking Strategy

Service Level CommitmentTech Workload

Active InsuranceAnnual

1

>1

Parts Projected Functional Contribution

Parts Inventory Stocking Policy

Parts Support Requirement

Projected Usage Balance

80‐90% of the parts stocked are set to a policy Max stock of ‘1’

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‘Hint’

Strategies to support Parts Stocking business dynamics

Work Areas/ Vehicles Local Stock Rooms Central Stock Rooms

Vendor SLAs

Alternative Sources

Automated Systems Replenishment Algorithms

Parts Support Strategies

Service Level CommitmentTech Workload

Active InsuranceAnnual

Parts Support Requirement

Projected Usage Balance

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How do we deal with the most active parts?

• Introduction to Inventory Terminology

• Quantity on Hand

• Quantity on Order

• Quantity in‐ Transit

• Quantity Reserved

• Quantity Available

• Unit cost

• Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Weekly Average Demand

• Maximum Stock Level

• Minimum Stocking Level

• Safety Stocking Level

• Reorder Point

• Economic Ordering Point

• Where used

• How used

• Impact if ‘out of stock’

• Impact if ‘not stocked’

• Planned vs. unplanned disbursements

• Surplus Management

• Inventory Turnover

MaximumStock

AverageInventory

ReorderPoint

MinimumStock

ZeroOn-hand

Replenishment cycleSafety Stock

Lot SizeEOQ

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Basic Item Master (Part Number) Data

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Exercise 

Number

Part Number 

(Item Number) Item Description

Quantity 

on Hand

Quantity 

on Order

Quantity 

in Transit

Total 

Available 

Quantity

Cost of 

Item / Part

Average 

Demand

Last Used 

Date

Date of 

Birth in 

System

ISP/RSP 

Stock 

Level

1 2500103 Pump Casing 0 0 0 0 4,000$        2009‐01‐01

2 2500104 Seal 2 2 0 4 12$              2019‐04‐26 2009‐01‐01 1

3 2500105 Impeller 1 0 0 1 500$            2019‐03‐8 2009‐01‐01 1

4 2500106 Bearing 2 0 1 3 200$            2019‐02‐22 2009‐01‐01 1

5 2500107 Shaft 0 0 0 0 400$            2009‐01‐01

6 2500108 Motor coupling 0 0 1 1 150$            2019‐01‐22 2009‐01‐01

7 2500109 Mount Bolts 0 0 0 0 12$              2009‐01‐01 1

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 1 0 0 1 45$              2019‐03‐01 2009‐01‐01 1

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 3 0 0 3 12$              2019‐04‐12 2009‐01‐01 1

10 2500112 Coupling bolts 0 4 0 4 5$                 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts 0 4 0 4 5$                 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01

12 2500114 Couple washers 0 4 0 4 2$                 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01

Example: Base Parts for a Water Pump

Case Scenario: • In planning for the parts activity for a specific pump

Questions:• How many parts are actually available for a Craft if ordered?• How many parts should be considered available when calculating replenishment? 

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Another example on managing ‘active’ parts

Example 1Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Demand 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0Avgd 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.50 0.40 0.50 0.43 0.38 0.33 0.50 0.45 0.42 0.38 0.43 0.40

• Example: Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Weekly Average Demand

• Calculates the running average demand for the past 13 weeks

• If disbursements more than 13 weeks apart then no Order Point, Max Stock or EOQ will be calculated

Example 2Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Demand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Avgd 1.00 0.50 0.33 0.25 0.20 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.00 0.07

Example 3Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Demand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 8 0 0 0 0 0Avgd 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.50 4.00 4.50 4.78 5.10 4.64 4.25 3.92 3.57 3.20

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Basic Item Master (Part Number) Data

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Example: Planning for the parts activity for a specific Water Pump

Case Scenario: • In planning for the parts 

activity for a specific pump

Question:• If Average Demand is only 

formally used when two disbursements are observed in the past 13 weeks…..

• ….. Which weeks would start a 'valid' use of the 'average demand' as part of the active parts support calculation?

Exercise 

Number

Part Number 

(Item Number) Item Description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2500103 Pump Casing

2 2500104 Seal 1 1 1

3 2500105 Impeller 1

4 2500106 Bearing 2 1 1 1

5 2500107 Shaft

6 2500108 Motor coupling 1

7 2500109 Mount Bolts

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 1 1

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 2 2

10 2500112 Coupling bolts 4

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts 4

12 2500114 Couple washers 4

Weeks of Parts Disbursements

Weeks of 

Analysis 13

Average Demand 

Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2500103 Pump Casing

2 2500104 Seal 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154

3 2500105 Impeller 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077

4 2500106 Bearing 0.154 0.154 0.231 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.385 0.385 0.385 0.231

5 2500107 Shaft

6 2500108 Motor coupling 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077

7 2500109 Mount Bolts

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.077 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.077

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.308 0.308 0.308

10 2500112 Coupling bolts 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308

12 2500114 Couple washers 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308

Actual demand history is shown in the top chart by weekAverage demand from the past 13 weeks is calculated in the lower chart

Actual Deman

dCalculated Average Deman

d

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Example: Planning for the parts activity for a specific Water Pump

Case Scenario: • In planning for the parts 

activity for a specific pump

Question:• Why is it suggested that 

'Average Demand' be '0' for part 2500110 in the last column of this analysis (week 14)?

Weeks of Parts Disbursements

Actual week 2 disbursements in 13 weeks was recognizedAverage demand calculated based on average disbursement history and ‘2 disbursements’ gate

Week when

 2 Disbursem

ents

In 13 weeks occurred

Valid Average Deman

dCalculated

Weeks of 

Analysis 13

Average Demand 

Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2500103 Pump Casing

2 2500104 Seal 1

3 2500105 Impeller

4 2500106 Bearing 1

5 2500107 Shaft

6 2500108 Motor coupling

7 2500109 Mount Bolts

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 1

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 1

10 2500112 Coupling bolts

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts

12 2500114 Couple washers

Weeks of 

Analysis 13

Average Demand 

Analysis 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 2500103 Pump Casing

2 2500104 Seal 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154

3 2500105 Impeller

4 2500106 Bearing 0.231 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.308 0.385 0.385 0.385 0.231

5 2500107 Shaft

6 2500108 Motor coupling

7 2500109 Mount Bolts

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154 0.154

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 0.308 0.308 0.308

10 2500112 Coupling bolts

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts

12 2500114 Couple washers

Another example on managing ‘active’ parts

• Example: Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Weekly Average Demand

• Maximum Stock Level

• Minimum Stocking Level

• Safety Stocking Level

• Reorder Point

• Economic Ordering Point

Slide: 78

Example

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Another example on managing ‘active’ parts

Example 1Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Demand 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0Avgd 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.50 0.40 0.50 0.43 0.38 0.33 0.50 0.45 0.42 0.38 0.43 0.40Order Point 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 3.86 3.38 3 4.5 4.09 3.75 3.46 3.86 3.6

• Example: Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Maximum Stock Level

• Minimum Stocking Level

• Safety Stocking Level

• Reorder Point

• Economic Ordering Point

Min Stock BT 0.x and 1

Min Stock Level= Average Demand

* (Lead Time + Safety Stock level)

Order Point = 1

Order Point = Min Stock

Order Point Level

Order Point Level Yes

No

Assumptions:• Lead Time plus Safety Stock is equal to ‘9’ weeks• Must have 2 history disbursements in 3 months to calculate Order Point for Active parts•Order Point always rounds up to nearest whole number

Slide: 79

Example

Another example on managing ‘active’ parts

• Example: Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Maximum Stock Level

• Minimum Stocking Level

• Safety Stocking Level

• Reorder Point

• Economic Ordering Point

Assumptions:• Lead Time plus Safety Stock is equal to ‘9’ weeks• Must have 2 history disbursements in 3 months to calculate Order Point and EOQ for Active parts•Unit Cost is $255  => Weight Factor is 5•Order Point and Max Stock always round up to nearest whole number

Example 1Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Demand 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0Avgd 0.00 0.00 0.67 0.50 0.40 0.50 0.43 0.38 0.33 0.50 0.45 0.42 0.38 0.43 0.40Order Point 0 0 0 0 0 4.5 3.86 3.38 3 4.5 4.09 3.75 3.46 3.86 3.6EOQ 2.5 2.14 1.88 1.67 2.5 2.27 2.08 1.92 2.14 2Max Stock 7 6 5.25 4.67 7 6.36 5.83 5.38 6 5.6

Slide: 80

Example

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Exercise 

Number

Part Number 

(Item Number) Item Description

Quantity 

on Hand

Quantity 

on Order

Quantity 

in Transit

Total 

Available 

Quantity

Cost of 

Item / Part

Average 

Demand

Last Used 

Date

Date of 

Birth in 

System

ISP/RSP 

Stock 

Level

Substitute 

Order 

point

Optimizer 

Order Point

Date 

Protect 

Level Where used

Weeks of 

Lead 

Time and 

Safety 

Stock

Minimum 

Order Point

Maximum 

Order Point EOQ

Maximum 

Policy 

Protected

1 2500103 Pump Casing 0 0 0 0 4,000$        0 2009‐01‐01 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 0

2 2500104 Seal 2 2 0 4 12$              0.154 2019‐04‐26 2009‐01‐01 1 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.9 2.0 7 2

3 2500105 Impeller 1 0 0 1 500$            0 2019‐03‐8 2009‐01‐01 1 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

4 2500106 Bearing 2 0 1 3 200$            0.231 2019‐02‐22 2009‐01‐01 1 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 1.4 2.5 5 3

5 2500107 Shaft 0 0 0 0 400$            0 2009‐01‐01 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 0

6 2500108 Motor coupling 0 0 1 1 150$            0 2019‐01‐22 2009‐01‐01 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

7 2500109 Mount Bolts 0 0 0 0 12$              0 2009‐01‐01 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 1 0 0 1 45$              0 2019‐03‐01 2009‐01‐01 1 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 3 0 0 3 12$              0.308 2019‐04‐12 2009‐01‐01 1 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 1.8 4.0 7 7

10 2500112 Coupling bolts 0 4 0 4 5$                 0 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts 0 4 0 4 5$                 0 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

12 2500114 Couple washers 0 4 0 4 2$                 0 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01 1 XXX 4 l/min pump 6 0.0 0.0 1

Example: Planning for the parts activity for a specific Water Pump

If Parts Value is EOQ Value

> $5000  1

> $1000  2

> $100  5

> $10  7

< $10  10

Case Scenario:1. Confirm the valid EOQ for Items 2500106 and 2500114?2. What should the full value of the Order Point and Maximum Stock level be for Items 2500111 and 2500112?3. What should be the Maximo Protected Inventory Policy be for parts 2500103 and 2500104?4. How many parts should be ordered to stock for parts 2500103, 2500111?

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Exercise 

Number

Part Number 

(Item Number) Item Description

Quantity 

on Hand

Quantity 

on Order

Quantity 

in Transit

Total 

Available 

Quantity

Cost of 

Item / Part

Average 

Demand

Last Used 

Date

Date of 

Birth in 

System

ISP/RSP 

Stock 

Level

1 2500103 Pump Casing 0 0 0 0 4,000$        2009‐01‐01

2 2500104 Seal 2 2 0 4 12$              2019‐04‐26 2009‐01‐01 1

3 2500105 Impeller 1 0 0 1 500$            2019‐03‐8 2009‐01‐01 1

4 2500106 Bearing 2 0 1 3 200$            2019‐02‐22 2009‐01‐01 1

5 2500107 Shaft 0 0 0 0 400$            2009‐01‐01

6 2500108 Motor coupling 0 0 1 1 150$            2019‐01‐22 2009‐01‐01

7 2500109 Mount Bolts 0 0 0 0 12$              2009‐01‐01 1

8 2500110 Rubber base gasket 1 0 0 1 45$              2019‐03‐01 2009‐01‐01 1

9 2500111 Pipe clamps 3 0 0 3 12$              2019‐04‐12 2009‐01‐01 1

10 2500112 Coupling bolts 0 4 0 4 5$                 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01

11 2500113 Coupling  nuts 0 4 0 4 5$                 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01

12 2500114 Couple washers 0 4 0 4 2$                 2019‐01‐11 2009‐01‐01

Example: Base Parts for a Water Pump

What data do you have?What data are you missing?

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Another example on managing ‘active’ parts

• Example: Stocking Policy by Asset/SKU and Stock room

• Weekly Average Demand

• Maximum Stock Level

• Minimum Stocking Level

• Safety Stocking Level

• Reorder Point

• Economic Ordering Point

Slide: 83

Stocking elements of an Inventory Policy

Each policy element is expected to be a compliment to the enterprise inventory management policy.  Each asset will be supported by multiple sets of dynamic influences including:

• Local parts disbursement volumes (highly active or activity in the past year);

• The ISP/RSP settings; 

• Or Inventory Optimized program overrides; 

• Local history date related parameters; and

• Surplus management polices and activities

• Replenishment cycles

• Parts Returns policy

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Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

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Inventory Stocking Policy Strategies

Demand•Order point, Max Stock Levels•Based of activity per quarter

Insurance Parts•Stocked based on Design Engineers•recommended initial stock requirements (usually set to Qty 1)

Date Protect (minimums)•Stock 1 if new  in past 12 months•Stock 1 if used in past 12 months

Forces / Blocks•Set by Inventory Manager based on seasonal, cost, EOL or phase‐in strategies•Could override above settings

Local Settings•Substitute Order point set by local warehouse (Limited to 5% of total WH Inventory)

Demand•Managed by ?

Insurance Parts•Managed by ?• but set by Design Engineering or Operations / Maintenance•Requires workshop to develop ISP process

Date Protect (minimums)•Set by ?

Forces / Blocks•Set by ?

Local Settings•Controlled by Local Warehouse Supervisor•Must keep controls within 5% allowable window

Inventory Oversight?

What role should do what?  ‐ Complete the ‘?’

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Inventory Stocking Policy Strategies

Demand•Order point, Max Stock Levels•Based of activity per quarter

Insurance Parts•Stocked based on Design Engineers•recommended initial stock requirements (usually set to Qty 1)

Date Protect (minimums)•Stock 1 if new  in past 12 months•Stock 1 if used in past 12 months

Forces / Blocks•Set by Inventory Manager based on seasonal, cost, EOL or phase‐in strategies•Could override above settings

Local Settings•Substitute Order point set by local warehouse (Limited to 5% of total WH Inventory)

Demand•Managed by Inventory Planner/Manager

Insurance Parts•Managed by Inventory Planner/Manager but set by Design Engineering or Operations / Maintenance•Requires workshop to develop ISP process

Date Protect (minimums)•Set by Inventory Manager

Forces / Blocks•Set by Inventory Planner / Manager 

Local Settings•Controlled by Local Warehouse Supervisor•Must keep controls within 5% allowable window

Finance

Inventory Oversight

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Parts Management and the Asset Life‐cycle

Initial Spare Parts Dynamics

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Leading Maintenance Practices

Maintenance Policy and Strategy

• Clearly defined strategy, well articulated and well communicated.

• Appreciation of business plan and asset environment

• Long term objectives and vision.

• Current assessment of capabilities.

• Implicit mission or mandate.

• Key value drivers

• Implementation plan for improvement.

• Capital and maintenance expense budget integrated for optimal LCC (Life Cycle Costs).

88Source: Asset Management Leading Practices – ACC January 2019

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What is a ‘Capital Spare’

• Typically a spare part that is recognized: • to have a relative long life and/or a small chance of failure, 

• would cause a long shutdown of equipment because it would take a long time to get a replacement for them.

• For the sake of inventory policy discussion• A capital spare is considered an ISP/RSP part

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How Finance reports (or depreciates) capital spares or a portion of the capital spares is a separate discussion

‘Hint’

The Design engineering’s role in support of a parts inventory strategy

• The Design engineer would have the responsibility to:• support the early asset life‐cycle activities including the business case for the asset and its support strategy;

• lead or at least, coordinate the asset design stages from conceptual design through to detailed design and actively support the asset construction, initial testing, commissioning (with Operations and Maintenance); and 

• declare a de‐commissioning strategy and/or approach for the asset’s end of life. 

• optional play an active role in how the asset is performing against the original business case as the asset is in production OR, 

• hands‐over the responsibility of the asset performance when starting the operations stage to the Operations and Maintenance business units.

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The maintenance parts inventory support strategy should be to focus on minimizing the direct parts costs while maximizing the planned value from the supported asset. 

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

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Multiple business units will be needed to support an effective asset management life‐cycle program. 

• Finance is required across the entire life‐cycle;

• Design engineering is most active from early analysis through to the end of asset commissioning;

• Procurement would need to be active from the detailed design stages through to end of the operate stage (but could also be involved earlier with engineering);

• Inventory Management would need to be active from the detailed design stages through to de‐commissioning 

• Maintenance and Operations may be needed in the detail design stage if an early RCM program is used.  In any event, they would be needed during the asset commissioning through to the start of the de‐commissioning stage. 

91 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

An Asset lifecycle management focus in Inventory Management

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Asset Creation – EPC, Suppliers, O&M

Asset Management – O&M

‐10 – 20 years ‐

Data Handover Data Handover

Design Engineers

Inventory Planner

Maintenance and Operations

Procurement

Finance

Asset Ownership Change?

Example – Option 2

‘Hint’

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Asset Life‐cycle service cycles by asset industry

Categories of products according to the length of their service lifecycles: 

• Short service lifecycle products (0‐2 years)Personal computers, consumer electronics, semiconductors

• Moderate service lifecycle products (2‐7 years)Cars, medical devices, copiers, business servers, business office telecommunications equipment, consumer durables

• Long service lifecycle products (7+ years)Aircraft engines, heavy machinery, industrial equipment, telecom switching equipment

93 Source: AMR (Bijesse, Higgs, McCluskey, O’Brien, 2002

‘Hint’

• Business case • Plant Design• Standard 

Equipment• Custom 

Equipment

• Specify Configuration

• Qualify• Procure• Set Total Cost 

of Ownership

• Assist / oversee solution build and test

• Collect early spare parts lists

• Create End of Life plan

Asset Life‐cycle example for multiple Industries

CommissionOperate &Maintain

EnhanceDe‐

Commission or Post EOL

• Develop Market position

• Create Products and Value Propositions

• Tailor product to market / client needs

• Build and Test product to client order

• Refineries• Pipelines • Exploration and Production• Petrochemical & Oilfield Services• Power Generation, T&D• Water Production, Distribution

• OEM, Equipment Manufacturers

• Aircraft Manufacturers

• Jointly work through product testing

• Execute Asset logs

• Maintenance • Repairs

• Modify / upgrade as business evolves

• Execute Equipment End of Life plan

• Facilitate a buyer for used asset

• Product data transfer

• Spare parts lists and priorities

• Documentation• Training• Operating 

manual

• Manage Usage and warranty

• Maintain As‐built design / BOM

• Implement Spare parts policy

• Update Configuration

• Update Spare parts policy

• Coordinate the disposition of the equipment

• Coordinate the downsizing and disposition of stocked parts support

• Airlines

94 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

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Key information to collect from an OEM early in the life‐cycle and prior to the committed purchase may be:

• To collaborate on how the asset design continues to be enhanced over the Operate and Maintain lifecycles;

• Confirming what is the expected equipment downtime (perhaps MTBF and other data points);

• What is the production and maintenance cost of downtime? 

• What is the expected ration of planned versus unplanned maintenance?

• What parts need to be stocked close to mitigate downtime?

• Confirming how parts will be provided throughout the asset life‐cycle:

• Sold or supported through the equipment warranty;

• Confirming what the OEM’s experience has been in parts usage with like equipment at other clients;

• Getting their recommended spare parts lists and fulfillment service level commitments.

• Confirm if the design specification is owned by the customer or equipment manufacturer;

• Comfirming that the transfer of data needed to operate and maintain the equipment is provided from the detailed product design information by the equipment; 

• How is this done? Is it timely? Is it accurate?

• Confirming that there will there be a customer collaboration group in place that is responsible for key data transfer and customer feedback.

95 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

How the OEM (vendor) can support an ISP

• Manufacturers (OEM) make their reputation on the reliability of their products.  

• However, the risks associated by only adopting the OEM input can create sub‐optimal results given that: 

• The OEM seldom actually operates their assets and as a result cannot provide the spares insight most needed;

• The OEM may be influenced by mitigating their risk more than mitigating a clients risk in the clients operating context;

• The OEM makes more money the more you buy their parts as spares inventory;

• An enterprise stocking more parts than needed is more likely to serve the OEM than the enterprise;  

• Not accepting installation surplus parts as a return to the OEM often influences the enterprise to stock the part, often when no effort is made to forecast it will ever be used.

96 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

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Asset Life‐cycle Management :Total installed cost

There is much more to consider than the original acquisition costs

97 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

Asset Life‐cycle Costing

Asset life‐cycle costing will account for the economic life of the asset and should include costs beyond the initial acquisitioncosts.  Additional costs can be:

• Maintenance Parts Management Spares support costs; as well as

• Operating costs (personnel, facilities, energy spend);

• Product supply chain costs (transportation, material handling);

• Maintenance costs (Customer service, Field / supplier factory maintenance);

• Test and support equipment costs;

• Technical data costs

• Software support costs (Operations and Maintenance and Maintenance Parts Management;

• Training costs (of Maintenance and Operations staff); and

• Asset disposition costs (De‐commissioning).

98 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

97

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What item numbers should be in the part system

• Asset component data in Maintenance Parts Management is essential in helping to understand what parts should be set up in their systems well before the asset is expected to start commissioning.  

• All parts that are ‘reasonably likely’ to be expected to be used in the asset’s life‐cycle should be in the maintenance parts system.  

• As well, the Design engineer should provide a list of initial spare parts that should be in stock to support the asset stages from commissioning through the operating stages to the de‐commissioning (end of life) stage.  

99 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

100

Concept of OptimizationEXAMPLE: XXXXXX

Cost of Maintenance Delivery / Lost Asset OEE

Cost of lowered Inventory

Optimal Maintenance / Inventory Costs

MtceCost

Inventory Reduction

Total Cost

Optimal Stocking Strategies

100

‘Hint’

99

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Initial Spare Parts

Each policy element is expected to be a compliment to the enterprise inventory management policy.  Each asset will be supported by multiple sets of dynamic influences including:

• Local parts disbursement volumes (highly active or activity in the past year);

• The ISP/RSP settings; 

• Or Inventory Optimized program overrides; 

• Local history date related parameters; and

• Surplus management polices and activities

• Replenishment cycles

• Parts Returns policy

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Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

The Initial Spare Parts (ISP) list, once provided and in place, can be renamed the ‘Recommended Spare Parts’ (RSP) list once the maintenance team has formally accepted ownership for the on‐going maintenance support of the asset and has completed the commissioning stage.

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

‘Hint’

An Initial Spare Parts Categorization Approach

• Highly critical parts with high expected usage (Category 1) 

• are highly predictable in their demand could be considered as most likely to be added to an ISP list and kept there throughout the asset’s life‐cycle. 

• High criticality and low usage parts (Category 2)• have a high expectation (predictability) of demand and 

hold a lower expectation of parts usage cost but are still critical to the business;

• should be part of an ISP list presented to the business from the Design Engineering group. 

• Low criticality and high usage parts (Category 3)• with expected high predictability should be identified and 

set into an ISP at a higher echelon.

• Category 3 and category 4 parts would not likely be part of an ISP list 

• however, items with some expected criticality and some statistical usage should also be considered (particularly the low costs items) 

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Maintenance Parts Initial Spare Parts Categorization Approach

Simple version: each cell can represent a different support strategy. (categories one through four.)

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

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The role of an Initial Spare Parts Support process 

• Establish Asset Maintenance Plan  (Design Eng, RCM, Maintenance / Operations etc.)

• Determine Parts support requirements for this plan

• Compliment Parts Support for new Asset• Maintain / modify network locations

• Forecast demand

• Establish stock requirements

• Procure inventory

• Reclaim network surplus/excess if applicable

• Position inventory

• Fulfill work order requests

• Process ends with:• Withdrawal of the asset from support 

103 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended  Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network  support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

‘Hint’

An initial spare parts list to support the Maintenance Parts Management and policy can be derived from multiple sources.

• It can come from:• the Maintenance and Operations team’s insights and parts history when looking at previously installed similar assets (best guess);

• the insights the Design engineer gains working with the OEM supplier’s experience and data; and/or

• A co‐developed Reliability Centered Maintenance program executed early in the asset’s design cycle.  

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The Inventory Planner would be expected to embrace the ISP input from the Design Engineer as one of many inputs on how it will achieve their business goals when setting the actual Inventory Policy to support an enterprise compliment of assets.  

Once past the commissioning stage of the asset life‐cycle, the ISP will become an RSP and the input owner would likely change to the maintenance team.

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

103

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Asset Life‐cycle Management and the Total Cost of Ownership

105

Financial Analysis DesignDetailDesign

Construct CommissionOperate &Maintain

EnhanceDe‐

Commission or Post EOL

Maintenan

ce and Spares Spen

d ($)

Timeline (1‐50 years)

Timeline (2‐5 years)

Design for long lifeReliable & Maintainable

and / or Use Best Practices

Design for long lifeReliable & Maintainable

and / or Use Best Practices

Extra Useful Life

Reduced spend

Managing longer useful asset life means:-Greater resale value (higher NPV)-Deferred capital investment

Managing longer useful asset life means:-Greater resale value (higher NPV)-Deferred capital investment Original Cost Commitment

Actual spend to planned EoL

For more reliable and maintainable assets you may spend more here

For more reliable and maintainable assets you may spend more here

Spending more up front can lower the slope of this

spend curve, extend useful life and reduce total

life cycle spend

Spending more up front can lower the slope of this

spend curve, extend useful life and reduce total

life cycle spend

‘Hint’

What should I stock to support an asset?

• What is it expected to do and in what operating context?

• What is the impact of a failure?

• What components would fail and how often?

• What are the recommended initial spare parts required?

• Where should I stock the parts?

• How many of this specific part/pump do I need to support?

• How many parts should be stocked?

Pump

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‘Hint’

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Output

Input

Parts Catalogue

Motor and Pump Assembly

• Motor assembly (rotable)• Motor Shaft coupling

• Pump Assembly• Pump casing

• Impeller

• Input assembly

• Output assembly

• Impeller shaft

• Pump shaft seal

• Bearing

• Shaft coupling

ImpellerSealBearingCoupling CasingShaft

Pump Assembly

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‘Hint’

Strategies for initial spare parts development

• Manufacturer’s suggested spare parts

• Design engineer’s suggested spare parts

• Maintenance tech’s suggested spare parts

• Inventory Manager’s suggested spare parts

• Combined RCM approach

108

‘Hint’

107

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Who knows all the criteria for initial stocking parts?

• Manufacturer

• Design engineer

• Maintenance tech

• Inventory Manager

• RCM team

• RCM team with Inventory Manager

• Procurement Lead

• Manufacturer’s  spare parts list

• Operating context?

• Business, environmental, safety impacts?

• Number of ‘like’ assets supported?

• Maintenance history and approach?

• Parts delivery and service level expectations?

• Parts procurement and repair strategies?

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‘Hint’

Airline industry experience

•1960’s• 60 crashes per million take offs

• 40 were equipment related

• 85% of maintenance was fixed interval (overhauls)

•Today• 1.2 crashes per million take offs

• 0.3 are equipment related

• < 20% of maintenance is fixed interval (overhauls)

RCM

RCM payback in other industries is usually less than 3 months and has been as low as 3 weeks

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‘Hint’

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The Traditional Value of Asset Management

Plant Assets Plant ValueCustomerSupplier

111

Effective Efficient

EAMEAMRCMRCM

Financial Analysis DesignDetailDesign

Construct CommissionOperate &Maintain

EnhanceDe‐

Commission or Post EOL

‘Hint’

The role of the Design Engineer in Parts Support

• How RCM2/3 fits

• Define the Asset Operating context

• Proactively Define Functions, Functional Failures, Failure Modes

• Do FMEA

• Define Maintenance Strategy

• Define Planned and Unplanned / Emergency Maintenance scenarios that drive parts demand

• Driving Planned Maintenance

Planned Maintenance

•PMs•Pdm•Overhaul

Planned Maintenance Dynamics

•Kits•Frequency•Tools needed

Planned Parts Support

•Kits•Inventory Placement Strategy

Parts Support Strategies•Vendor SLAs•VMI•JIT

112 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

111

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The role of the Design Engineer in Parts Support

• Driving Unplanned Corrective Maintenance

• Driving Emergency Corrective Maintenance

Planned Maintenance

•Not Applicable

Planned Maintenance Dynamics

•Critical Inventory Spares

Planned Parts Support

•History based •where / when used

Parts Support Strategies•Inventory Placement Strategy•Replenishment ROPs•Insurance Parts

Planned Maintenance

•Corrective Maintenance•Overhaul

Planned Maintenance Dynamics

•Kits•Tools needed

Planned Parts Support

•Kits

Parts Support Strategies•Inventory Placement Strategy•Replenishment ROPs

113 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

Early view of failure

Traditional Age Model

Age

Pro

babi

lity

of

Fai

lure

Most items wear out at the same age

A small number of random failures

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‘Hint’

113

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1970’s – we learned a lot

Graphs of conditional probability of failure over time. From Nowlan and Heap & Moubray.

A

B

C

D

E

F

Pattern A: The “Bathtub Curve”High infant mortality, then a low level of random failure, then a wear out zone.

Pattern B: The “Traditional View”A low level of random failure, then a wear out zone.

Pattern C: A steady increase in the probability of failure.

Pattern D: A sharp increase in the probability of failure settling down to random failure.

Pattern E: Random FailureNo relationship at all between how old it is and how likely it is to fail.

Pattern F: The “Reversed J” curveHigh infant mortality, then random failure.

4%

2%

5%

7%

14%

68%

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‘Hint’

So how do we use this knowledge?

• Failures due to age effects• Patterns A, B and C

• Do we know the age at which conditional probability of failure increases?

• Is that age fairly constant? (it can be distributed)

• Will refurbishment or replacement eliminate the failure?

• Is the risk due to the failure (safety, environment or cost) reduced by the preventive action?

Preventive Maintenance

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‘Hint’

115

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So how do we use this knowledge?

• Failures due to random effects• Patterns D, E and F

• Can we see some sign of the failure when it begins?

• Does it provide enough of a warning to take action? 

• Will the proposed action reduce the probability of the failure?

• Is the risk (safety, environment or cost) due to the failure reduced by the action?

Predictive Maintenance

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‘Hint’

Warning time

Failed

Failing

First signs of troubleSmooth operation

Time

Per

form

ance

Time to failure

Warning Time

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‘Hint’

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What about generic maintenance programs?

• Generic maintenance programs come from manufacturers’ manuals

• Owner manuals

• Traditional maintenance practices• We’ve always done it this way

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‘Hint’

AA BB CC

Generic maintenance policies can be developed for most types of physical assets

Traditional thinking suggests:

All should be maintained the same way

Manufacturer’s Recommendation:

Check Vibration and Replace Bearings when > 0.4 ips

Manufacturer’s Recommendation:

Check Vibration and Replace Bearings when > 0.4 ips

Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry120

‘Hint’

119

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A

STAND ALONE

B

DUTY

C

STAND‐BY

Now let’s put these identical pumps into operating context…

Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry121

‘Hint’

• Function : To pump 300 l/min of water

• Functional Failure : Unable to pump at all

• Failure Mode : Bearing seized

• Failure Effect : Downstream process stops

• Failure Consequence: affects operations

Action: Predict or Prevent the failureAction: Predict or Prevent the failure

A

STAND ALONE

Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry122

‘Hint’

121

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• Function : To pump 300 l/min of water

• Functional Failure : Unable to pump at all

• Failure Mode : Bearing seized

Action: Run it to Failure if most economicAction: Run it to Failure if most economic

• Failure Effect : If B fails switch to C

• Failure Consequence: does not affect operations because Pump C starts

B

DUTY

Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry123

‘Hint’

• Function : To pump 300 l/min of water

• Functional Failure : Unable to pump at all

• Failure Mode : Bearing seized

Action: Test periodicallyAction: Test periodically

• Failure Effect : Failure not evident to operators if B is still working

• Failure Consequence: not relevant if pump B is still working

C

STAND‐BY

Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry124

‘Hint’

123

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•Function : To pump 300 l/min of water

•Functional Failure : Unable to pump at all

•Failure Mode : Bearing seized

•Failure Effect : Downstream process

stops

•Consequence: Failure affects operations

•Function : To pump 300 l/min of water

•Functional Failure : Unable to pump at all

•Failure Mode : Bearing seized

•Failure Effect : Failure not evident to operators

if B is still working

•Consequence: Failure not relevant if B is still

working

Three identical pumps, three totally different maintenance policies!

Predict / Prevent Run to Failure Testing

•Function : To pump 300 l/min of water

•Functional Failure : Unable to pump at all

•Failure Mode : Bearing seized

•Failure Effect : If B fails switch to C

•Consequence: Failure does not affect

operations because Pump C starts

Manufacturer’s Recommendation:

Vibration analysis and replacement on high reading

Manufacturer’s Recommendation:

Vibration analysis and replacement on high reading

A

STAND ALONE

B

DUTY

C

STAND-BY

Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry125

‘Hint’

RCM

DEFINITION

• RCM is a process used to determine what must be done to ensure that any physical asset continues to do what its users want it to do in its present operating context.

RCM PROCESS

• What are its functions (what do the users want it to do)?

• In what ways can it fail (the failed states)?

• What causes it to fail (the failure modes)?

• What happens when it fails (the effects)?

• In what ways does the failure matter (hidden, safety, environment, operational)?

• What can be done to prevent or predict the failure?

• If we can’t prevent or predict the failure – then what can we do?

126

‘Hint’

125

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Understanding how an asset can functionally fail

Output

InputPump Assembly

Impeller

Seal

Bearing

Casing

New Maintenance

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‘Hint’

RCM information worksheet

Source: IBM RCM2 Actual Study 2002128

Example

127

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RCM2 Decision Logic

HiddenSafety / 

EnvironmentOperational

Non‐Operational

Predict?Predict?

Prevent?

Failure Finding Task

Combination tasks

One Time Change

No

No

Yes

Start

No

Predict?Predict?

Prevent?

Combination Tasks

One Time Change

No

No

Yes

No No

Predict?Predict?

Prevent?

Run to Fail

Option One Time Change

No

No

And

Predict?Predict?

Prevent?

Run to Fail

Option One Time Change

No

No

And

Yes Yes

No No

129Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry

‘Hint’

Consequences

• Hidden

• Safety

• Environment

• Operational

• Non‐operational

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‘Hint’

129

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RCM2 decision worksheet

Source: IBM RCM2 Actual Study 2002131

Example

RCM decision outcomes

• Predictive Maintenance (PdM) – condition monitoring

• Preventive Maintenance (PM) – age or usage based restoration or replacements

• Failure Finding Tasks (FF) – periodic checks to see if normally “dormant” devices are still functional

• No Scheduled Maintenance (NSM) – run the asset to failure if consequences (risks, costs, customer disruption) are more acceptable than being proactive (i.e.: it costs less & has acceptable reliability impact)

• One time changes – design, procedural or training outputs that normally avoid the failures altogether or manage the consequences better than maintenance

132Source: Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM2), Moubry

‘Hint’

131

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Loss Type 

(Additional "Loss Type" may exist 

for an event: Identify and rate 

accordingly)

1                                  

Significant

2                                  

Minor

3                                  

Moderate

4                                  

High

5                                   

Major

(S / H)  Harm to people (Safety / Health)First Aid case / Exposure to 

minor health risk

Medical Treatment case / 

Exposure to major health risk

Lost time injury / Reversible 

impact on health

Single fatality or loss of quality 

of life / Irreversible impact on 

health

Multiple fatalities / Impact on 

health ultimately fatal

(EI) Environmental ImpactMinimal environmental harm     

‐ L1 incident

Material environmental harm     

‐L2 incident remediable short 

term

Serious environmental harm     ‐  

L2 incident remediable within 

LOM

Major environmental harm     ‐ L2 

incident remediable post LOM

Extreme environmental harm   ‐   

L3 incident irreversible

(BI / MD)

Business Interruption / Material 

Damage & Other Consequential 

Losses

No disruption to operation        

5% loss of budgeted operating 

profit / listed assets

Brief disruption to operation     

10% loss of budgeted operating 

profit / listed assets

Partial Shutdown to operation    

15% loss of budgeted operating 

profit / listed assets

Partial loss to operation           

20% loss of budgeted operating 

profit / listed assets

Substantial or total loss to 

operation, 25% loss of budgeted 

operating profit / listed assets

(L & R) Legal and Regulatory Low level legal issue

Minor legal issue: non 

compliance and breaches of the 

law

Serious breach of the law: 

investigation / report to 

authority, prosecution and/or 

moderate penalty possible

Major breach of the law: 

considerable prosecution and 

penalties

Very considerable penalties & 

prosecutions. Multiple law suits 

and jail terms

(R / S / C)Impact on Reputation / Social / 

Community

Slight impact ‐ Public awareness 

amy exist but no public concern

Limited impact ‐ local pubic 

concern

Considerable impact ‐ regional 

public concern

National impact ‐ national public 

concern

International impact ‐ 

international public concern

                 

Probability Risk Rating

5                (Almost Certain)

The unwanted event has  occurred 

frequently occurs  in order of one or 

more times  per year & is  l ikely to 

reoccur within 1 year

11 (M) 16 (S) 20 (S) 23 (H) 25 (H)

4                (Likely)

The unwanted event has  occurred 

infrequently occurs  in order of less  

than once per year & is  l ikely to 

reoccur within 5 years

7 (M) 12 (M) 17 (S) 21 (H) 24 (H)

3               (Possible)

The unwanted event has  happened in 

the business  at some time or could 

happen within 10 years

4 (L) 8 (M) 13 (M) 18 (S) 22 (H)

2                (Unlikely)

The unwanted event has  happened in 

the business  at some time or could 

happen within 20 years

2 (L) 5 (L) 9 (M) 14 (S) 19 (S)

1                (Rare)

The unwanted event has  never been 

known to occur in the business  or i t is  

highly unlikely that it will  occur in the 

next 20 years

1 (L) 3 (L) 6 (M) 10 (M) 15 (S)

133Source: Aladon Principles Workshop

‘Hint’

Operating context, How used, where used all important to the maintenance strategy

RCM Team / Design Engineer’s Findings

Audit Trail Function Functional Failure FM Failure Effect Impact Maintenance task

1A1 Pump 300 l/minNot able to pump 300 l/min Seized bearing XXXXXXXX Operational

CBM followed by Corrective Action when failure detected

1A4 Pump 300 l/minNot able to pump 300 l/min

worn / broken impeller XXXXXXXX Operational

Corrective Action when failure detected

1B2 Pump 300 l/minNot able to pump 300 l/min seal leaking

water leaking from pump due to mis-aligned or cracked seal, XXXXX Operational

Corrective Action when failure detected

2A1 Contain liquids

liquid leaking through area controlled by seal seal leaking

fuel leaking from pump due to mis-aligned or cracked seal, causing environmental impact, XXXXXXX

Safety / Environmental PM every two years

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Example

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How does this translate into an Initial Spare Parts list?

Audit Trail Frequency Performed by Part needed

Part Number

Supported location

1A1 5 yearsMaintenance Tech bearing 8521000 Main Stk

1A4 2 yearsMaintenance Tech impeller 8521005 Main Stk

1B2 as neededMaintenance Tech pump seal 8521007 Main Stk

2A1 2 yearsMaintenance Tech pump seal 8521007 Local Stk

2A1 as neededMaintenance Tech pump seal 8521007 Local Stk

Where do I stock the part?

How often do I expect to use the part?

Do I stock for emergency use?

Do I stock for PM activity?

What are the consequences of not stocking a part?

Example

The combine recommendations for PM/Pdm and Corrective maintenance drive a need for planned and unplanned parts demands

• Support locations are typically identified to support maintenance strategy

• Parts activity that supports planned maintenance could be identified

• Parts with low probability for demand would not make the list• Coupling

• Casing

ISP QtyPart

Number Part NameSupported

locationPlanned Activity

1 8521000 bearing Main Stk N

1 8521005 impeller Main Stk N

1 8521007 pump seal Main Stk N

1 8521007 pump seal Local Stk Y

1 8521007 pump seal Local Stk N

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Example

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The lists are netted to typically a quantity of one per location. 

ISP QtyPart

Number Part NameSupported

location

1 8521000 bearing Main Stk

1 8521005 impeller Main Stk

1 8521007 pump seal Main Stk

1 8521007 pump seal Local Stk

1 8521007 pump seal Local Stk

ISP QtyPart

Number Part NameSupported

location

1 8521000 bearing Main Stk

1 8521005 impeller Main Stk

1 8521007 pump seal Main Stk

1 8521007 pump seal Local Stk

Netting ISP List

Where high activity volume / frequency is expected an ISP quantity of greater than one could be generated

137

Example

Maintenance Inventory must service demand from three distinct sources

New Capital Asset Demand

RCM Scheduled Demand

RCM Unscheduled Demand

Demand Planning & Scheduling

• To provide Inventory availability of

• Planned items

• Unplanned items

• Emergency

• Routine

• Critical

• Non Critical

Note -•Planned inventory requirements can be effectively passed to suppliers•Unplanned requirements require significant planning to effectively predict•New assets require asset lifecycle data to effectively assess initial support

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‘Hint’

137

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Design Intent

ConceptDesign

DetailedDesign(Assets)

AcquisitionConstruction

Commission

Operate& Maintain

Dispose

Increasing Spend

Decreasinginfluence on Spend

PreliminaryRCM

RCM

DesignChanges

DesignChanges

Planning(Task

Analysis)

TrainingAnalysis &Delivery

MRORequirement

Sparing &Supply Chain

Decisions

Full MaterielSupport

Trained Staff

Experience Feedback

O&M

FacilitiesRequirement

Support Infrastructure Requirements

CMMS / EAM

Planned Work Details

Basic Asset Life Cycle

OperationalSystems:SCADA,

etc.

The Asset Life‐cycle focus

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‘Hint’

Design Intent

ConceptDesign

DetailedDesign(Assets)

AcquisitionConstruction

Commission

Operate& Maintain

Dispose

Increasing Spend

Decreasinginfluence on Spend

PreliminaryRCM

RCM

DesignChanges

DesignChanges

Planning(Task

Analysis)

TrainingAnalysis &Delivery

MRORequirement

Sparing &Supply Chain

Decisions

Full MaterielSupport

Trained Staff

Experience Feedback

O&M

FacilitiesRequirement

Support Infrastructure Requirements

CMMS / EAM

Planned Work Details

Basic Asset Life Cycle

OperationalSystems:SCADA,

etc.

LegendEngineering

MaintenanceOperations

Maintenance & OperationsMO&E

HR / TrainingSupply Chain (Inv., Purch.)

The Asset Life‐cycle focus

140

‘Hint’

139

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Using and RCM approach will influence the parts that should be stocked and where by understanding how the specific asset:

Business Unit / Team Insights for Maintenance Parts

Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Manufacturer’s spare parts list

Design engineer Asset Life‐cycle costing approach

Maintenance tech Business, environmental, safety impacts

Inventory Manager Number of ‘like’ assets supported

Number of ‘like’ parts supported by locationRCM team Operating context

Maintenance history and approachRCM team with Inventory Manager Parts delivery and service level expectations

Procurement Lead Parts procurement and repair strategies

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RCM Approach based of decisions that:

• drives value to the enterprise;• Understand asset functionally works and 

how it could fail in its operating context;• Understand failure impacts the business 

costs and risks;• Understand asset failures that could be 

mitigated; and• Understands the frequency of the planned 

maintenance tactic mitigation action.

RCM Team approach collects insights of asset failure impact

No one Business Unit knows all the criteria for initial stocking parts

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

Simplified Work Process from an RCM Analysis

Labour and Skills• Training• Training resources• Related facilities

Labour and Skills• Training• Training resources• Related facilities

Spares Management• Parts Stocking Policy• Consumables• Tools Placement• Test Equipment

Spares Management• Parts Stocking Policy• Consumables• Tools Placement• Test Equipment

Procurement Needs• Lead Time, Purchasing 

Strategies• Vendor Services

Procurement Needs• Lead Time, Purchasing 

Strategies• Vendor Services

Support Services

Task Planning and Scheduling

Work Management

Asset and Operating Context

Desired Function

Failed State

Cause

Consequence

Prescribed Task and Frequency

Reliability Centered Maintenance

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018142

‘Hint’

141

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ISP/RSP Creation and Input to Inventory Policy

OEM Vend

Mtce Lead

Inv Plan’r

Fin MgrFin Mgr

Design Eng

Proc Mgr

Requirem’tsCommitted

Requirem’tsSubmitted

ISP Data Submitted

ISP Data Analyzed 

and Tailored

ISP List agreed to for SL & $

ISP Order processed

ISP Data Analyzed & Accepted

Commissioning Complete

ISP List Ordered 

ISP List becomes RSP List

Edits to RSP List as needed

Fin approves RSP changes

Inventory Mgmt SystemProcurement RFP Process ISP/RSP Data Mgmt

Review Asset and volumes planned

ISP list order shipped

ISP list approved for Service Level and Inventory cost  Impacts

Hand‐off of Asset from 

Design Eng to Mtce Lead complete

ISP/RSP input to Inv 

Policy

ISP/RSP input to Inv 

Policy

143 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

ISP/RSP data elements should be captured and managed by the ISP/RSP owner. 

• Partial list of data elements the ISP/RSP owner should look to collect for each part and supported asset

• If the ISP/RSP lists are well established and maintained: 

• these lists should allow the Inventory planner to execute a policy change by removing the supporting ISP/RSP list, 

• as equipment is no longer in the enterprise and with it identified as inventory surplus. 

Generic ISP/RSP Data Description Comments

Part Number / Item number As listed in the Maintenance Parts 

Management SystemOEM Item Number As provided by the vendor if different than 

aboveWhere used  Asset / equipment the part is supporting

Item costs

Criticality Factor

Predictability Factor

National Usage factor

Stocking echelon designation

Technology code (electrical, mechanical, etc)

Stock control factor Allowed for stock rooms vs satellite 

installation stockItem compliment code Unique part for the asset (can be swapped 

to less critical area of asset?Stocked / not stocked part Parts forced to not be stocked (Cost, 

health and safety issues etc)Date ISP last updated Yyyymmdd format

ISP/RSP owner code Engineering / maintenance etc.

ISP/RSP method used Like equipment / OEM collaboration / RCM 

/ Other (name it)OEM Collaborator name If applicable

ISP Approver Executive name

Finance Approver Executive name144

ISP/RSP data element considerations

Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

143

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How do I track parts needs throughout the asset life‐cycle?

Time

Pa

rts

Us

ag

e

New Build

Peek / SeasonalDemand Improved

Planned Maintenance

ForecastedMaintenance

End of Functional Life

for Asset

Financial Analysis DesignDetailDesign

Construct CommissionOperate &Maintain

EnhanceDe‐

Commission or Post EOL

145 Source: Anatomy of Maintenance Parts Management Excellence, Don Barry, 2018

‘Hint’

Example: Corporate Policy Statements supporting Inventory Management Life‐cycle

Corporate Policy Statement Organizational Owner

All Inventory transactions will be conducted through the EAM system Finance

There will be one inventory warehouse on the production campus.  Finance

No parts squirreling will be tolerated• Current squirreled parts will be identified and returned to the central warehouse inventory for credit in Finance.

Finance

Surplus (unused) parts from workorders will be identified and returned to stock Finance

All parts will be managed through the EAM System ‘Item Master’ Inv. Planner

Surplus inventories will be reviewed regularly (at least quarterly) for potential redistribution, sale or scrap based on value, past activity and Recommended Spare Parts (RSP) settings.

Inv. Planner

Scrap recommendation against inventories will be reviewed at least semi ‐ annually for potential sale or scrap based on value, past activity and RSP settings. Inv. Planner

Inventory Policy for ISP/RSP, High moving inventory, Medium moving inventory and Surplus inventory is to be forecast, facilitated and executed by the Inventory Planner, based on the mutually agreed to ISP/RSP levels provided by Capital Projects, Maintenance, Operations and Finance and established disciplines for active inventory.

Inv. Planner

All parts transactions will be in the EAM system with all parts in Item Master set up –• CM, PM, Pdm, Inspection, Equipment modifications

Maintenance

Capital Projects and Maintenance will generate the Recommended Spare Parts and Initial Spare Parts (RSP/ISP) lists and required part attribute data for Inventory Planning

Cap Projects & Maintenance

Formally declare that Capital Projects (Engineering) and Maintenance own ISP/RSP item life‐cycles across the asset life‐cycle Cap Projects & Maintenance

All items – even not stocked items expected to be used in an asset lifecycle– to be identified by the Capital Project ISP process and listed in Maximo• They will populate all the defined elements and attributes that need to be set up in the EAM Systen Item Master for a new part (stocked or not stocked)

Cap Projects & Maintenance

Have all suppliers registered in the organization’s EAM System Procurement146

Example

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Striking a balance between Inventory levels and costs 

To

tal

Op

erat

ing

Co

sts

Resource vs Inventory Costs vs Service Level Commitments

ReferralCostsInventory

Costs

Basic Infrastructure Total Costs Optimum

Costs

147

‘Hint’

Inventory Optimization

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147

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Driving Optimal Inventory Policy• What is Inventory Policy?

• Setting inventory stocking guidance, by part number,  for each stockroom for the specific assets and maintenance strategies they have been charged to support

• What variables can be included in an Inventory policy for a SKU? 

• Functional criticality of the asset supported

• Understanding of the functional failure dynamics

• Understanding of planned maintenance and frequency of scheduled activity

• Recent unplanned activity

• Understanding of the asset life‐cycle

• Surplus management

• Scrap management

• Parts repair infrastructure and policy

• Warranty management149

Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended  Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network  support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

Why Parts are stocked

Maintenance parts should be stocked locally to support immediate needs• All other parts can be acquired and brought in (perhaps 

‘Just in Time’) to align with specific work order requests.  The rule of thumb should be that:

• Planned inventory requirements can be effectively passed to suppliers or at least higher in the inventory support network;

• Unplanned requirements require significant planning to effectively predict so: ISP/RSP, active and annual parts usage tracking can help here for immediate need activities; and

• New assets require asset lifecycle data to effectively assess initial support (ISP/RSP).

Types of Parts Requests and should local stock support them

Activities maintenance parts support 

Comment Are local Spares needed?

Routine / running repairs All of this work can be planned & scheduled

Some

Emergency repairs Some can be planned but none is scheduled

Some

Shutdown repairs and projects

All of this work can be planned & scheduled

No

Project work All of this work can be planned & scheduled

No

Proactive maintenance  All of this work can be planned & scheduled

Some

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‘Hint’

149

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Which should be my stocking level? ‐> Inventory Policy Netting

• Active Inventory =5• Leveraging Safety Stock, Order Point, Max Stock, EOQ, 

Average Demand algorithms

Stocking Strategies

ABC

Level 1 Top 80% used items by $ value

Less than 10% of stocked items

Level 2 Next 15% used items by $ value

Less than 20% of stocked items

Level 3 Bottom 5% used items by $ value

Can be than 70% of stocked items

Surplus Surplus to policy supported by ABC above as well as down level parts

Annual Activity (by location) =1- Leveraging Date Last Used, Date Stocked

Initial Spare Parts Recommendations =1- Leveraging input from Manufacturer, Design

Engineer, Maintenance Tech, Inventory Manager, or RCM Team

Netted ‘Max Stock’ Stocking =5- is set to the highest level of the three stocking

strategies if our goal is a high service level

- Surplus is deemed to be Available Quantity minus Netted Max Stock

Example:

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‘Hint’

Typical Spare Parts Distribution Network

Installed Base

+ available for all locations-- longer lead times

+ short lead time-- not available for

other locations

Mathematics: “multi-item, multi-echelon inventory optimization” (z.B. Cohen, M., Kamesam, P.V., Kleindorfer, P., Lee, H., Tekerian, A.:“Optimizer: IBM’s Multi-Echelon Inventory System for Managing Service Logistics”, INTERFACES, Vol. 20, No. 1, January-February 1990)

CDC

RDC

Dealers

Customers

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‘Hint’

151

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Leading Practice Echelon Support

Example of Leading Practice Echelon Hierarchy

OEM SupplierOEM Supplier

Central WarehouseCentral Warehouse

Local Stock RoomLocal Stock Room

Remote Location /Maintenance SiteRemote Location /Maintenance Site

Repair Process /Alternative Supplier

Repair Process /Alternative Supplier

Target Service Level

100%

95%

85%

55%

Note – Services levels are accumulative

Example – Combine support of level 1 and 2 targets 85%

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

+ parts available for all locations supported by a central warehouse-- longer lead times

+ parts needed short immediate needs-- not available for other locations

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‘Hint’

Managing surplus in the Parts Network Support?

Weekly Inventory Policy Calibration• Order levels are recalibrated weekly by location

• New Order points and Max Stock levels created and compared to Available Qty in each location

• Orders are identified where Available Qty is below Order Point 

• Surplus by location is identified

• Systems searches and places orders on surplus locations before generating PR/POs to outside vendors  ‘Excess Redistribution’

• When financially justified to procure internally from surplus

• Inventory transfers from one local stock room to another

Vendor /Supplier

CentralWarehouseCentralWarehouse

LocalStock RoomLocalStock Room

Excess Redistribution

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‘Hint’

153

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Stocking elements of an Inventory Policy

Each policy element is expected to be a compliment to the enterprise inventory management policy.  Each asset will be supported by multiple sets of dynamic influences including:

• Local parts disbursement volumes (highly active or activity in the past year);

• The ISP/RSP settings; 

• Or Inventory Optimized program overrides; 

• Local history date related parameters; and

• Surplus management polices and activities

• Replenishment cycles

• Parts Returns policy

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Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

‘Hint’

Understanding the applied maintenance concepts will help leverage the utilization of asset configuration and component data, failure histories and install base into the setting of effective inventory policies

Install Base

Failure History / MTBF

Operation Schedules

Repair BOMs / Kits

Asset Configuration

Asset Component Vitality

Network Echelon Optimization

Current Inventory

Vendor Source Dynamics

Local Overrides

Budget Constraints

Churn Control

Inventory Policy

Purchase Orders

Transfer Orders

Key Performance IndicatorsDeliveryInventory ManagementUnit Sourcing Costs

Logistics Value Influence

InventoryManagement

Value

Parts Flow

Data Flow

156Adapted from Asset Management Excellence”, by John D Campbell & Andrew K S Jardine, Joel McGlynn

Example

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Utilizing technology for inventory placement.

Data Considerations for Optimizer

•Service level desired•Network structure•Product volumes installed•Service strategy•Part function•National failure rates•Distribution costs•Inventory costs•Lead times

* Optimizer is a state-of-the-art inventory control system developed by IBM and the Wharton School of Business.

Standard Inventory Policy Programs Optimizer

Service levels by part number and location Service levels by part number, asset, location or echelon

Mean Time between Failure estimates Actual national failure rate data base to calculate

Local stock room demand Local asset installation base by location

One location system True multi‐echelon system

Features:Manual Churn controlManual forces and blocks

Features:• System calculated Churn control• Service part type (how used)• System driven Inventory forces and blocks

Sub optimal total cost Least total cost / higher network service levels

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‘Hint’

How an Optimizer capability can compliment the Inventory Policy

• An Optimizer system solution would be expected to:

• Be a forecasting system that estimates the failure rates of individual part numbers in each asset type, and combines these known failure rates with the ‘asset location’ to estimate the part failure probability distributions to the closest stocking location;

• Be a decision system to manage the multi‐echelon stock‐control dynamics as described earlier;

• Interface with the existing Maintenance Parts Inventory policy management system to align and provide a platform for the Inventory Planner to manage Optimizer with the other asset support inventory policies

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Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended  Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network  support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

‘Hint’

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Optimizer Data Management Process

Inv Plan’r

Mtce Lead

Stock Room Lead

Fin MgrFin Mgr

Design Eng

Proc Mgr

Optimizer Data Management System

ISP/RSP input to Inv 

Policy

Optimizer Data Management

Install  base Data, Failure History Data, Asset Service 

Level by site

Part Function Data, Repair BOMs  and Kits, Asset 

Configuration Data, Asset Component Vitality Data, 

Churn Control Re‐estimating

Distribution Costs Data, Inventory holding costs, Parts setup costs, Budget Constraints

Inventory Cost Data, Lead Times, Parts Costs, Network Echelon Optimization, Current 

Inventory Balances in the network by location.

Stocking  and Emergency Shipping  Cost Data,

Operating Schedules, 

Vendor Source Dynamics Data, 

Local Overrides, Forces and Blocks,

Optimizer input to Inv 

Policy

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‘Hint’

Benefits to an Optimizer system

• Reducing the inventory required across the network;

• Improving stock room availability levels and more often, higher combined service levels delivered from the supporting stock room network;

• Improved inventory planning and forecasting capability,

• Improved understanding of the impact of parts operations on the Maintenance Technician and Operations

• A dynamic flexibility capability in responding to changing business requirements; and

• Reducing the amount of touches required by the Material Handler in the stock room.

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$

Inventory Costs Service Levels

‘Hint’

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Optimizer system can be a complex endeavor to manage

• 10’s of millions of part‐location combinations;

• 10’s of thousands asset‐location combinations;

• Maintenance Parts system control parameters that must be updated frequently (weekly) in response to the dynamic changes in the installed base, enterprise metric demands and operational demands;

• Risk associated with the success of the transformation and supporting system as it is considered vital to an enterprise’s daily operations and can have a major impact on its future reputation and revenues; and

• Change resisted by the affected employees within the enterprise given a perception that the existing inventory policy control system is functioning, and sophisticated and the overall parts logistics problem was complex. 

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Very data and systems 

dependent

‘Hint’

Cost of missed Parts Availability

MaintenanceLost Asset Costs

Inventory Reduction

Cost of lowered Inventory

Cost of Maintenance Delivery / Lost Asset OEE

Total Cost

Optimal Maintenance / Inventory Costs

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‘Hint’

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Two Inventory Optimization review case studies

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Case Study 1:• Multi‐national working to drive inventory levels to a year end target without impacting services 

levels

Case Study 1: Example of a multi‐national enterprise working to optimize maintenance parts inventories globally

• Complex Inventory challenges require multiple functional groups to work together to achieve the balanced inventory solution

• The challenge is to maintain or improve the service levels while reducing the combined inventory plan levels (on the Financial books) by 5% within the calendar year (10 months).  

• base inventory of hundreds of Millions of USD and 

• after a very well managed and well executed optimal inventory plan has been in place for over a decade.  

• Finding an additional 5% while improving service levels was a significant challenge to the enterprise.

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Maintenance Parts 

Excellence

Planning and Execution

Operations

Maintenance

Vendor

ProcurementDesign 

Engineering

Finance

IT, Legal, HR

Example

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Existing infrastructure supported an integrated and international parts network

• Inventory policy supported multiple countries and system support for:

• Demand driven active inventory;

• Date driven inventory;

• Optimizer supported asset inventory;

• System managed inventory overrides;

• Inventory Network echelons and physical country borders;

• Delivery logistics;

• Supplier agreements and supplier service levels;

• Dynamic supply issues;

• Surplus management and scrap policy;

• Inventory Financial provisions; and

• Parts designated as available for repair.

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Example

An effective Parts optimization program requires support from multiple business units

Maintenance Parts Network Inventory Policy• Demand driven active inventory• Date driven inventory• Optimizer inventory• System managed inventory overrides• Network and borders• Delivery logistics• Supplier agreements and service levels• Dynamic supply issues• Surplus management and scrap policy• Inventory Financial provisions• Parts designated as available for repair

Suppliers

• OEM / manufacturers• 3rd Party parts suppliers (OEM alternates)• Repair/Re‐utilization vendors• Internal

• Repair/Re‐utilization• Surplus redistribution from 

stockrooms in surplus

Maintenance Parts Customers 

• Demand for higher availability

• Demand for cost effective distribution

• Expectation that parts delivery will be ‘best in class’ for immediate need orders/work orders

Potential new entrants to Inventory• New ISP/RSP adds• Out of plan adds• New demand growth for active inventory• Customer service level issues

Process Support• IT Support• Finance Support• Operations/ Maintenance / Engineering • Logistics Vendors Support

Competitive Forces Model

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Example

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Mapping an Inventory Optimization Program

New Parts Inventory

Available for Repair InventoryParts Usage

External Exchanges

Scrap

Surplus Sales 

External Sales

Replenishment

New Adds (ISP/RSP, Policy)

Vendor/OEM Repair

Vendor/OEM Exchange

Scrap

Parts Re‐utilizationInventory

Inventory Parts Returns/ Recoveries

IT Support

Finance Support167

Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended  Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network  support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

Example of a North American‐wide Inventory Optimization mapping

Example

Managing Maintenance Parts Inventory by Asset Type

Parts Availability % Levels Inventory Turnover

Asset Type Asset Type

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Example

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Case Study 1: Example of a multi‐national enterprise working to optimize maintenance parts inventories globally

• The Multi‐functional and Multi‐national team came up with inventory programs that were summarized to the following categories:

1. Multi‐country sharing opportunities

2. Inventory Policy opportunities

3. Parts Repair / Re‐utilization opportunities

4. Inventory Financial handling opportunities

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Example

Example of a multi‐national enterprise working to optimize maintenance parts inventories globally

Potential Enterprise Multi‐country sharing actions

Notes 

Challenge the service levels vs inventory levels of an ISP vs Optimizer Inventory support policy

Look at country examples by equipment supported to confirm if Optimizer needs tuning or ISP policy could be better managed in Optimizer at a lower inventory cost and higher service level

All surplus re‐distribution across countries  Re‐distribute surplus –in country and – across countries where financially practical

Work on improving customs cycle time between countries

Would allow lower safety and lead time stock in every stock room

Stock room parts order trafficking for non‐immediate needs

Work to have planned work fulfilled from a more central site to balance work load in stock rooms and centralize the stocking inventory and handling costs 

Review each business units inventory and parts usage spend

Compare like field service units, utilities and production plant inventory to business unit revenue to look for opportunities to improve technical training, and inventory placement by business unit 

Look for Procurement to consolidate spend across multiple countries for basket of goods cost benefits and logistics efficiencies

Consolidate spend where it makes financial sense

Improve vendor warranty capture and execution Consolidate data and spend leverage where it makes financial sense across multiple countries

Review ‘Available for Repair’ inventories to allow parts repair to take place in the most cost effective location

Consider availability issues on some parts and tax opportunities to ship lower valued defective parts to a country that may have their own repair operation and will use the parts as new.

Multi‐country sharing opportunities

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Potential Enterprise Inventory Policy actions

Notes 

Review the policy for stock room policy ‘overrides’ Review the policy for local policy overrides and confirm how each stock room is performing within policy

Create visibility to Work Order staged or in‐transit parts See how this should compliment the considered on‐hand inventory balances in the replenishment algorithms

Look at lead times by vendor  See if a safety stock/lead time by vendor data set would create a more optimal set of active parts levels

Challenge Repair Vendors for JIT fulfillment Track repair vendors and suppliers ability to support fulfillment aligned to our EOQ actual orders and not over ship quantities ordered

Close stock rooms with low volumes that can be supported else where

Where stock rooms are across a campus or city perhaps only one stock room can support all

Open high echelon stock room Consider increasing the service level for a more centralized stock room as part of a strategy to close out emote inventory locations and low volume stock rooms

Parrado the inventory request ‘misses’ Do a root cause on why the service levels are not being addressed

Inventory Policy opportunities

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Example of a multi‐national enterprise working to optimize maintenance parts inventories globally

Potential Parts Repair / Re‐utilization actions

Notes 

Confirm sharing of parts vendors and processes where parts repair and re‐utilization has been successful

Look at country examples by equipment type and model and confirm the quality and cost benefits would fit.  Create an international  database of parts that should be captured for potential re‐utilization

List skills by country for parts repair and re‐utilization Look to understand if vendor or internal skills transfer opportunities could help with parts re‐utilization growth

Parts Repair / Re‐utilization opportunities

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Potential Inventory Financial handling actions

Notes 

Review how parts warranty fulfillment is being treated in inventory

Consider repaired parts to be returned to inventory as new with the burden of the cost of repair (and associated logistics) plus a percentage of new (i.e. 20%) as credit for the used part carcass

Review how parts warranty fulfillment is being treated in inventory

Consider warranty parts to be returned to inventory from the vendor as new with the burden of the cost of repair and associated logistics (equal to $0) plus a percentage of new (i.e. 20%) as credit for the used part carcass

Create visibility to Work Order staged or in‐transit to technician Work Order parts

Treat the parts in transit to a work order as expensed vs as inventory. Best to understand the dynamics and GAAPs.

Review how Available for Repair inventory is being treated in inventory

Typically would be below the new parts inventory line but still in the overall inventory number at perhaps 20% of new.

Challenge how inventory provisions (reserves) are being funded and released 

Important when a inventory strategy change could generate a need for different inventory and identify unplanned surplus in a given time period

Confirm what additional costs are burdened into the inventory number

Costs to ship a part to the first warehouse/stock room from the vendor is typically burdened into the inventory costs.  Other costs such as shipping between stock rooms or to a Technician and material handling and warehouse costs are treated as part of the inventory carrying costs

Look to like companies for how they treat inventory financial accounting to see if other opportunities exist

Some may be depreciating their inventory rather than scrapping it.  Best to understand the dynamics and GAAPs.

Inventory Financial handling opportunities

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Case Study 2:• Single national leading maintenance parts management network being challenged to do more 

after decades of leading inventory optimization

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Managing Maintenance Parts Inventory by Asset Type

Parts Availability % Levels Inventory Turnover

Asset Type Asset Type

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Example

Year over year audits (5+ year look backs)

Operating Metric Baseline Metric Delta after 5 years

Delta Comments

Equivalent Asset Maintenance Revenue (EAMR)

$ XXX M 120% Considers all sources of revenue the maintenance parts inventory supports

Inventory $ XX M 85%

Turnover 1.2 1.8 Turnover based on average inventory and annual parts usage

Inventory : EAMR Ratio 1:5.7 1:8.3

Country Availability Level Achieved

92% 87%

Parts Procurement Time 2 Hours 2.9 Hours

Stock Room Availability Level

85% 78%

Maintenance Technician Satisfaction level

80% 75%

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The cost of the lost Maintenance Technician time versus Inventory costs 

• The stakeholder perception comments were captured from interviews at the time.  Some comments captured were:

• “There seems to be a disconnect between the corporate challenges on inventory and what the maintenance Technician needs to perform the job efficiently;”

• "The Maintenance Technician clearly does not have the parts base they had 5 years ago;"

• "The Maintenance Technician has gone through a mourning process regarding the loss of parts support and are now more at the acceptance stage;"

• "Maintenance revenue has been constant for the past 5 years, but inventory and parts service levels have been reduced;"

• "With improved parts availability, a Maintenance Technician would improve their call backlog;" and 

• "The decline in maintenance parts service levels may simply not have hit their revenues yet." 

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Example

2 types of cost of poor parts availability in a Maintenance organizationThe cost of a Maintenance Technician leaving the site and returning and the related parts expediting costs due to a local parts availability miss.  

• Maintenance Technician elements considered in the study included Maintenance Technician elements such as:

• Escalation efforts assumed to happen ‐ 50 to 80% of the time;

• Leaving the asset site (tools down and packed up) ‐ 100% of the time;

• Returning to the asset site and setting up again from the repair ‐100% of the time;

• Initiating and closing a communication of the outage impact – 10 – 40% of the time; and

• Related Maintenance Supervisor and Management time in support of the escalation and communication to operations and the Maintenance Parts Management team – 10 – 40% of the time

The cost associated with additional warehouse, carrier and part room labour from a parts escalation/referral

• Included Inventory expediting elements such as:• The original order taker and order picker attempts to fill the order in 

their stock room – 100% of the time;

• A role to research where the part may be in the stock room by checking the system and receiving areas (if applicable) is performed; 

• The picker researches the most time/cost effective location to refer the parts order to and creates the order referral (to a supplier or other internal stock room);

• The arrangements to expedite the order (via a courier or next flight out) will be coordinated;

• The costs of the over night courier or the next flight airline fees plus the travel to and from an airport (if applicable) need to be considered;

• The asset’s local stock room material handler to receive the expedited part and inform the Maintenance Technician; and

• The parts will be shipped to the asset site or picked up by the Maintenance Technician.

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Note‐ Asset OEE losses not considered in a field service model

On average the cost of a parts down scenario ranged from $400 to $800 per incident for the studies viewed.

Example

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Observed position of example inventory assessment

MaintenanceCosts

Inventory Reduction

Cost of lowered Inventory

Cost of Maintenance Delivery

Total Cost

Optimal Maintenance / Inventory Costs

Suggested position of current Inventory ratio

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Case Study 2:• Benchmarking a single national leading maintenance parts management network being 

• A different view to inventory baseline comparison

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What is the net value /cost of our Materials Management Process?

Logistics Value Tree

• Logistics Costs:

• Provisions

• Warehouse & Inventory Management

• Systems Management

• Parts Usage

• Parts Credits

• Sales Profit

Inventory $55.1 M

Turnover 1.8 X

Cost of Provisions $  8.7M

Warehouse & Inventory Mgmt. $25.0M

Systems Mgmt. $  3.7M

Total Costs $37.4M

Parts Usage Costs (includes parts sales) $99.0M

Reutilization Credits ($20.1M)

Parts Sales Profit 

(assumes 50% uplift on sales) ($1.7M)

Net Logistics Costs     (all US$) $ 114.6M

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Baselining/Benchmarking a single national leading maintenance parts management network

Maintenance Parts Cost Environment Year X Year Y

Inventory Level ($ M) $ XX 85% Year Y inventory is 85% the value of X

Inventory Annual Turnover 1.2 1.8

EAMR Supported $ XXX 120% Year Y inventory is 120% the value of X

Inventory to EAMR Ratio ($ M) 1: 5.7 1: 8.3

Maintenance Parts Cost Elements Year X Year Y

Cost of Inventory Reserves ($ M) (Provisions) 9 8.1 Provisions down due to lower average inventory

Warehouse and Inventory Management Costs ($ M)

25 28 Number of orders and transactions up to match the EAMR activity

Inventory Systems Support Costs($ M)

3.7 3.5 System costs relatively steady

Total Managed Costs ($ M) 37.7 39.6

Parts usage (and Parts Sales) ($ M) 72 92

Total Maintenance Parts Costs ($ M) 109.7 131.6

Parts Re‐utilization Credits 14 20 Up due to higher parts usage

Parts Sales Credits (Profit) 2 2.5

Surplus Sales Recoveries 1 2 Up to supported mix changes

Total Maintenance Parts Inventory Credits 17 18.5

Net Maintenance Parts Costs 92.7 107.1

In this example:

• the business focus evolved from doing field maintenance parts support to doing field maintenance parts support and 

• supporting a new enterprise market offering of field maintenance outsourcing.  

• In field maintenance outsourcing the old metrics did not recognize the ratio of inventory to this new revenue stream so a new metric called ‘Equivalent Asset Maintenance Revenue’ (EAMR) needed to be separated out to include all maintenance related streams the inventory was supporting.  

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In this session we focused on key elements of Control and Continuous Improvement

Areas of Focus for this session:

•Inventory Planning•Inventory Optimization•Asset life‐Cycle Integration•Procure and Repair

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Maintenance Parts Excellence Pyramid

What I hope to get from this course

• Review progress of Hope to get from Day 1

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Maintenance Parts Excellence Model Map

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Asset Life‐cycle Model

Materials Management Model

Strategy

Operational(Primary Processes)

Functional

Asset Performance

KPI ModelMaintenance Parts Excellence Model

Inventory Policy

Initial Spare Parts / Recommended  Spare Parts

Parts Replenishment

Highly Active Parts (Min/Max/EOQ)

Date Activity (Birth, last used)

Substitution Order Points

Dynamic Inventory Optimizer

Parts Network  support

Parts Usage / Returns

Scrap Mgmt

Surplus Mgmt

Inventory Stocking Inputs Inventory Stocking Outputs

Found Parts, Commissioning surplus

Inventory Policy Model

Maintenance Parts 

Excellence

Planning and Execution

Operations

Maintenance

Vendor

ProcurementDesign 

Engineering

Finance

IT, Legal, HR

MPE Stakeholders Model

Logistics / Warehousing

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