1. Supplier Program (free of charge);
2. Advisor Program (available against payment of a Licence Fee).

The E-SPIR process
Suppliers
Suppliers provide the spare parts data and the related equipment references via e-mail to the purchaser. The E-SPIR suppliers’ software is available, complete with instructions, to all suppliers via the E-SPIR website.

Purchaser (Advisor)
The purchaser (usually the EPC contractor) collects the spare parts information, called E-SPIRs, received from the different suppliers into one file. The EPC contractor reviews the quality and completeness of the data and then forwards the SPIRs to the owner of the facility. Maintenance specialists review the data to prepare a purchase recommendation, while standardisers prepare the E-SPIRs for uploading into ERP systems.

Additional program features
Step-by-step follow-up facilities with coloured symbols representing the spare parts and SPIR level in different phases of the review process.

Management reports are produced to monitor progress of the receipt, review and ordering of E-SPIRs, with spare parts purchases deducted from the spare parts budget.

The E-SPIR 2000 program incorporates know-how and expertise built up over many years. By using the program the review process can be managed, while the costs of reviewing and purchasing the spare parts can be reduced considerably.

Facilities have been built into the program to prepare the various E-SPIRs for uploading into the customer’s ERP system, whereby the relationship between the equipment and the spare parts is maintained.