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In today's fast-paced and cost-constrained landscape, where minimizing downtime is crucial for research infrastructures, effective spare parts management is key to ensure the smooth operation. The object of this talk is to highlight the critical role of digital spare parts management in maintenance practices and present practical examples from CERN.
We will take a quick look at the challenges of traditional spare parts management systems such as the struggles to maintain accurate inventory, track part usage, and forecast replenishment needs, along with the costs associated to the downtime and oversized inventory.
Practical examples will give a demonstration how easy-to-use applications especially on mobile devices in the pocket of the personnel can improve data quality related to spare parts and how user-friendly registration of part usage in work orders can enhance the efficiency of maintenance. Examples of physical storage management, logistics and purchasing will also be shown to highlight the advantages of the digital approach.
