In industries characterized by heavy utilization of equipment and machinery, such as mining, oil & gas, utilities, transportation, adequate stockholding of critical spare parts becomes essential. Insufficient stocks affect overall performance of physical assets, as lack of spares may result in gross penalties, lower availability or increased operational risks. On the other hand, oversized inven...

This research work is aimed at identifying the applicability of additive manufacturing (AM) to spare parts in automotive industry, specifically field preventive maintenance. A procedure AM maintenance presented. To this end, results application a case that has been carried out Stellantis factory located Vigo (Spain) area have obtained. The was based on an initial inventory from which series lis...

Abstract With the increase of number modern equipment, expansion equipment scale, and requirements actual combat for long-term standby duty, role significance spare parts support scheme in life cycle system gradually become prominent. Taking electronic as research object, this paper analyzes relative changes between utilization rate fill under different composition scales. It introduces strateg...