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MRO Inventory Optimization

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New ROP Method - LT Usg + x weeks/months of Supply

Client is evaluating different strategies to see the potential impact on inventory holding with various holding methodologies - The current inquiry is LT USG + 1 Month of Supply. It seems to me this ROP Method would be LT Usage + x weeks of supply...
about 17 hours ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

Allow inventory supervisors the access to stop processing an SLC CR on behalf of the inventory team member that is currently processing the CR, but is out of the office.

It would be useful in the case of an inventory controller being out of the office and a site needs an SLC CR actioned ASAP. It would benefit the flow of production. All inventory supervisors would have access that would enable them to stop process...
27 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

Track Changes to be available without user changes

The track changes widget is a great tool to see user changes and resulting system changes. This is very helpful for workflow after a data refresh to see what fields have changed that may impact the workflow submission. However, the track changes w...
5 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

Option to default the optimization method to better service level of "Optimal" and "Fixed Service Level"

For our critical materials, it is imperative that we have stock availability. To ensure this, we use fixed service levels of 98% (for top tier equipment) and 95% for the remainder of material marked critical in SAP. HOWEVER, often times, the Optim...
2 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Ability to be able to toggle to view all usage, scheduled usage and unscheduled usage in the usage table by clicking a check box

This feature would allow the user to easily view all usage for an item instead of having to add up all the usage from the issues table. The user could then also see the breakdown between scheduled and unscheduled usage to make a more informed deci...
25 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

Add a "reject" button in addition to approve and defer.

The current practice of our users, if they do not want to accept the tool's recommended parameters, is to make a note, select "approve" but leave the export button unchecked. It can be difficult to determine whether or not the tool's recommendatio...
2 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

I would like the ability to add a calculated field/column to the Items view, similar to what you can do with a pivot table.

With a company as large as ours, different groups are interested in different metrics. It would be nearly impossible to capture and manage all of these centrally as fields in the tool. The specific example I am looking at is someone who wants to m...
3 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 2 Future consideration

We would like the ability to add docs/pictures to materials in bulk.

After performing annual inventory counts, there are many useful pictures that we would like to be able to upload at once. In attention to pictures, there may be spec sheets from the manufacturer, test records, etc. It can be time consuming to add ...
21 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

Provide option in configuration to set to OOB where OOB recommendations are greater than standard configured Service Level configurations.

This would provide greater availability while saving on purchasing costs, etc.
2 months ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Not under consideration

Item Change Request Form for Processors is different from Requestors

When a requestor submits a CR, they see the "Current" values and the "Requested" values, but from the processor's view - they are unable to see the "Current" values
25 days ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 0 Submitted

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