It isn’t all about suppliers though – one of the major impediments to a successful MRO procurement strategy is a lack of stakeholder alignment. Using suppliers that can create a dynamic inventory profile will help”.
What solutions are available? The RS White Paper says “In terms of lead times and availability, insight from data is critical to knowing what organisations are using and buying. Sound familiar? At the same time, there is great pressure to reduce operational budgets and cut inventory costs while ensuring technical and contract compliance, a lack of spend visibility, and deficiencies in the people, systems and technologies to control this sort of purchasing.
Their overarching priority is to reduce downtime and the major impediments are long lead times for spares (65% of respondents) and the sheer age of assets (48%). Across manufacturing, transport, mining, construction, procurement, and operations, managers struggle to bring order and efficiency to MRO (maintenance, repairs, operations) supply.Ī recent White Paper from RS Components with the UK’s Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply surveyed MRO professionals.
Typically, it is hard or impossible to forecast demand: when the part will be needed, or where. From engine parts to safety equipment, the range of supplies that a ship owner or manager may require keeping a vessel in service is immense.
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