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MRO Inventory Optimization

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Exclude set periods from the Movement and Forecast Usage calculation due to strike or curtailment

Asset Intensive companies tend to have unionized labor forces that can go "on strike" for a number of months at a time. The usage during these strike periods tends to be considerably curtailed or non-existent. The impact of a 4-6 months-long strik...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Enable tasks in MRO IO that use to be performed by BEN-BOT

Enabling the tasks to be performed within the product would assist in training as knowledge of other tools would not be required. Also the expressions required to query/run tasks can be managed by the tool.Such tasks include: list of users current...
over 2 years ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Planned for future release

Analytics report that provides live information on the changes made by users.

Management would like to see how may items are reviewed/exported/changed by users. This could be listed on the item grid so it's included in the item export.
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Functionality already exists

Rotables Logic Widget

A Functionality around Split Valuation materials to allow for overall right-sizing Core, Repaired, New, Capital materials from SOH and ROP/MAX = How many of each type is needed, how many are "in rotation" where are they, how many are due back eith...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 6 Future consideration

Visibility of general notes to other users when the workflow is in approval stage

In current setup, no visibility to other users on the comments added to notes except the requester and approvers until completion of the workflow approval. It is good to have the visibility of these to all, which will be helpful especially if any ...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Not under consideration

MRO-IO Analytics - Report Scheduling

Client had a number of reports created - but was requesting if reports could be scheduled to be run with defined filters and a distribution list to receive the report via email with file type (PDF vs Excel).
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Change Request Reporting data capture

As part of Change Request Project - Report data capture was not included - Client has been on the Solution for 6 months - client requestors and management request reporting capability that has been partially addressed within the product as a mass ...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 3 Future consideration

Protection/Unprotect from Bulk

During project client had "protected" one field for hundreds of items - which when they came over to MRO - they are still "Protected", but now they want to remove the protection and asking if this can be done via the bulk features. It was noted th...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Freeze/Fix Column names on Comparison Matrix

In the Comparison Matrix Widget, when users Add certain columns to view in the matrix, when you scroll to the right, you loose visibility of what each row of information is. can the field names be fixed to the left side of the window pane so as th...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration

Move the 'Previous Item' and 'Item state' icon to the right hand side of the screen

I personally think it would be more useful to have the 'previous item' sitting next to the 'next item' rather than to the far left of the screen, especially as more companies are moving toward the wider single monitor. I find I'm constantly scanni...
over 1 year ago in MRO Inventory Optimization 1 Future consideration