📕 Spares - Parts Module Overview

Leading2Leans Spares module is a full maintenance spare parts module that meets every need of the maintenance department to manage and track spare parts inventory and usage. Some of the key highlights of the Spare parts module are:

• Complete Parts Detail
  
  • From a single parts detail page, Users can input and access:
    • Part Number, Short Part Numbers and Description of the part
    • Part images
    • Associated machines
    • Min/max and order quantities
    • Vendor information
    • Multiple location information
    • Associated parts
    • Part history
• Parts Queue
  • A list of all parts consumed. Include drop down menus to disposition the status of the part as well as adjust quantities consumed.
• Request Spares
  • This feature allows the User to request a spare part from the system without being in a Dispatch. The user can designate where the part will be charged to from this screen. This is a good way to pull parts for kitting and work-orders.
• Order Parts
  • The Order parts screen shows a list of consumed parts that have fallen below their minimum in the Inventory Control. Here the user can then add all of the necessary information including PO and quantities to order the part.
• Receive Parts
  • This screen is where stockroom attendants and receiving personnel will input parts that have been received back into the system following fulfilled order being shipped.
• Consumption Categories
  • Consumption categories are user defined fields that are then selected when choosing to consume a spare part. This allows inventory managers to make better decisions about when and what parts are being used during the maintenance process.
• Part Category
  • User defined categories for parts. These categories usually include types of parts, such as: Belts, Bearings, Sensors, etc. But are user defined so they can be anything the business chooses to categorize.
• Vendors
  • Input screen to manage and see all information on Vendors that supply spare parts to the business.
• Units of Measure
  • UoM are User defined fields given to spare parts when quantity of the product to be ordered needs to be defined. These should be: Each, Feet, Box, Kit, etc.
• Warehouses
  • Warehouses are User defined. A site may have multiple warehouses where parts are stored and the same part number may reside in multiple warehouses all managed through L2L. 
• Daily Cost History
  • The daily cost history is a quick reference report to easily see the spares cost by date. 
• Spares File Import
  • Spares File Import feature is used by clients that are looking to sync the company accounting ERP system with the Leading2Lean Spare Parts module. This is done in lieu of software integration and involves the download of the ERP quantity data and an upload of that data to Leading2Lean.
• Settings
  • The Setting tab is where administrators set the custom parameters, rules and rights that best suit their business.