The policies and decisions made at the beginning of a project have a significant impact on the cost of building and operating the plant or equipment.
The spare parts process is difficult to manage in projects because of the many parties involved and the large quantities of spare parts to be reviewed. Manufacturers and EPC contractors have their own interests, which may not always be the same as the operator’s interests. On the other hand, purchasers, standardisers and maintenance personnel want to receive high quality spare parts information.
What can go wrong?
- Contract with EPC contractor not specific on the spare parts management process
- Review process is late, chaotic and uncontrolled
- Sub-suppliers’ part numbers not quoted
- Duplicate spare parts not identified
- Too many spare parts ordered, too late
- Review costs run out of control
- Late inputting of spare parts data into operational systems
Managing the process
A special tool has been developed which standardises suppliers’
quotations, simplifies the review process, finds duplicate items based on
part number information, and provides progress and budget reports to
management. By means of the same tool, spare parts quotations can be
prepared for uploading into the client’s ERP system.
Guidelines have been developed for projects to support project management in controlling the spare parts review process. Recommendations are provided for the co-ordination, review, selection and purchase of spare parts.
Spare parts management
What is E-SPIR 2000?
Savings
Upload facilities to other systems
Spare parts advisory services
Contact E-SPIR 2000
Main page