IMPROVING MAINTENANCE INVENTORY

Strategical sourcing is the systematic procurement process that continuosly improves and re-evaluates the purchasing activities of a company.It is a form of supply chain inventory management.Inventory control is a good performance measures of how well materials are managed, but it requires adequate automation network to enable better outcome.The serrvice level is also important and its measures directly relates to a downtime (non parts = long repairs) and therefore very cost effective.The service level measurement accuracy could degenerate to problematic, especially when there is no spare parts for repairs,Therefore it is important for the inventory cordinator to provide accurate records of the available materials on three monthly interval to avoid wreckage of material and plant down time.It is also imperative for the material cordinator to be proactive by providing feasible measures for regular update of available stocks and the statistical data to avoid incessant Equipment downtime.