The Ultimate Guide to Setting Procurement KPIs for Maintenance Teams

Introduction

You can’t improve what you don’t measure. That’s why setting the right KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) is essential for optimizing spare parts procurement. For maintenance teams, KPIs are not just performance metrics — they’re the backbone of reliability, uptime, and cost control.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the most impor...

Why You Should Stop Using Excel for Spare Parts Procurement

Introduction

For decades, Excel has been the go-to tool for managing spare parts procurement — and for good reason. It’s flexible, familiar, and accessible. But in today’s fast-paced, data-driven industrial environment, relying on spreadsheets is not only outdated — it’s risky.

If your team still...

How to Build a Spare Parts Reorder Strategy That Actually Works

Introduction

A factory can’t afford to stop because a $20 sensor wasn’t available in time. Yet, this happens every day due to poor spare parts reorder strategies. If you’ve ever dealt with stockouts, emergency purchases, or overfilled stores, the problem isn’t what you’re ordering — it’s how and when you reorder.