Maintaining your maintenance stock

There are few things worse than a machine going down and your process grinding to a halt. Except perhaps going to the stores for the replacement part, and either finding it in an unusable condition, or not finding it at all. That’s why even maintenance stock needs maintenance. ...

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Impartial for a change

Impartiality is not something you get much of these days, when even the BBC is looking at allowing “Product Placement.” So when you’re trying to improve your productivity and profitability by reviewing your equipment and processes, how can you be sure of getting the best advice from a supplier, and not just whatever is the best deal for them? Your best bet is to choose suppliers with a broad portfolio of products, services and capabilities,...

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Focus on what you do best, outsource the rest

Few companies see MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) stores and procurement activities as a core operation. Yet, for most companies, it’s a function which can make a critical difference to efficiency levels. So – what’s the best way to ensure you’re getting the most from your mro activity? In the previous issue of Know+How we discussed how the MRO stores and procurement operation can be optimised without fully outsourcing it. In that...

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Saving through training

ERIKS’ award-winning focus on training could help you cut costs significantly Why do some of Britain’s biggest companies, such as BAe Systems, Heinz, Kellogg and Weetabix, outsource their stores management and procurement to ERIKS? Basically, it’s because we save them money. And we save them money because the service centres we operate on their premises are managed by some of the most experienced and knowledgeable people in the industry....

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Raising the efficiency standard

Today, about 30 million new electric motors are sold each year for industrial purposes, while some 300 million motors are in use in industry, infrastructure and large buildings. Together, they are responsible for approximately 40 % of the electricity used globally to drive pumps, fans, compressors and other mechanical traction equipment. With the moral and legal pressure on end users to reduce carbon footprint, and the commercial pressure to...

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Streamlining the MRO function

Outsourcing MRO (maintenance repair and overhaul) stores and procurement activities to a specialist can be extremely effective – but real savings can also be made without going this far. Today, more than ever, companies are looking for ways to rationalise their MRO stores and procurement activities. To do so, many are turning to an outsourced solution – an approach which can prove very effective. Yet, for many, very significant efficiency...

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Weetabix outsources to ERIKS

When Weetabix wanted to reduce its MRO costs, while increasing productivity, the company decided to migrate to an outsourced solution. A five-way tender resulted in the appointment of ERIKS Integrated Solutions. One of the principal objectives was to streamline the Weetabix system for requisitioning spares. To achieve this, ERIKS replaced the existing paper-based system with its own paperless stores management software solution which, through...

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