How to determine if your maintenance storeroom is ready for a VMI solution

1. Do You Need a VMI Managed Storeroom?
MRO Storeroom Solutions

2. What’s Your Current
Storeroom Inventory?
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If your storeroom has a
lot of free-issue items, a
VMI solution will save
time, reduces costs
while improving
availability of needed
parts.

3. Source: EECO 2015 Storeroom Management Survey.
Other mentions include: Ballasts, conduit, fittings, solenoids, tape, Sta-Kon® terminations,
electronic parts, float switches, gearboxes, power supplies, proprietary OEM parts.
What’s in a typical storeroom inventory?

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Getting Ready for a
Storeroom Assessment

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Electrical Storeroom Self Evaluation
Start with a 5-minute
check up on your
storeroom.
If it’s been more than
3 years since the last
review, our online
storeroom evaluation
will help.

6. Storeroom Optimization
… Now you’re ready for an
Electrical Storeroom Inventory Assessment
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After you complete the self-evaluation, get your historical records together.
Last 2 years is ideal. Don’t worry about critical seldom used items.
Conduct a review with stakeholders – maintenance, planning, purchasing to
be sure their needs are heard. Tell plant management about your plan.
Why optimize storerooms? To assure that the right parts are always available.
The goal is reducing equipment downtime and improving efficiency.

7. First
Our on-site assessment will determine if a VMI is
right for you. A VMI is best for storerooms with parts
that have frequent turns. Slow moving items will be
classed as OANs or DNRs
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On-Site Storeroom Assessment

8. High Turnover Storeroom Parts
Next We categorize high turnover items for
inclusion in VMI.
Parts are classified, assigned bin locations. Slow
movers (OANs, DNRs) are identified.

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Parts bins are labeled
and barcoded for easy
identification.
“Right part, right time,
right price”. Organized
storerooms minimize
the time to find parts.
Inventory Barcoding, Labeling

10. 6 - 9 Months
We review for stock
outs, min/max levels,
urgent order instances.
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Electrical Storeroom Review
Conditions change
over time. Regular
reviews help anticipate
these situations.

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A Day in the Life of a Storeroom Manager Video

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Ready to take the next step toward storeroom
optimization?
Email ISTeam@EECO-net.com
Or call 800.993.3326
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