Integrated Inventory Management for Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) Materials

By Doug Wallace of Life Cycle Engineering

1. Introduction

From an operational perspective, the primary goal of the Materials Management organization in an MRO environment is to provide unflinching material support to Maintenance and Production. In other words, have the right parts at the right place at the right time. Assuring supply can easily be achieved by stocking the shelves with every imaginable spare part in such enormous quantities that almost any combination of required materials is in stock at any given time. This will surely satisfy service objectives, but is this the best approach read more…

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