Planning as a Service (PaaS)

Areas of Optimisation

Technology

• 90% of companies are still trying to manage growing complexity with spreadsheets
• Specialist planning applications cost millions of Euros to acquire and implement
• We use the leading parts planning application from MCA www.mcasolutions.com
• Using your data, we will regularly review your Target Stock Levels and model different scenarios
• There is no software to install or advanced levels of training required

Process

• We look at spare parts planning in context of the overall service supply chain
• Our objective is to balance investment and service level across your supply chain, and in line with your strategic and financial goals
• Bad data equals bad decisions - we will continually ensure that your planning data is valid
• Areas of the business that affect spare parts planning are reviewed and actions identified

People

• We have developed specialist training content for your planning team and will develop ongoing training plans for each individual and the team
• The team's decision making skills will continually improve
• You will create a "centre of excellence" for spare parts planning within your company

PaaS deliverables include:

Discovery

A focussed consulting project that will examine the current spare parts planning capabilities, including Data analysis (using 3 years history on average) to identify opportunities to reduce current inventory and excess and obsolescence, and the current and correct use of forecasting techniques that will produce better and more sustainable results

Training

The development and delivery of Team and individual targets and training plans, covering all aspects of the spare parts planning process

Data Cleansing

A Technical Review, which examines the effectiveness, efficiency and reliability of the data feeds supporting systems involved in the spare parts planning process, particularly the review of the data feeds into planning related applications.

Consulting

The ongoing review and optimisation of the business processes around spare parts planning, to ensure that processes are aligned with business objectives and financial goals. This also includes parallel simulation and modelling of actual inventory performance versus theoretical position, identifying major drivers of inventory levels and Pareto of key initiatives to continually drive inventory levels down.

Implementing PaaS:

Step 1 Discovery - analyse your planning capability (technology, process, and people)

Step 2 Design a specific PaaS program (timeframe, data, training, reporting)

Step 3 Implement Discovery recommendations and begin PaaS

Step 4 Monthly reviews. Tailor PaaS deliverables in line with your business needs