“Your pointing at it won’t help – The computer records shows none in stock”
Looking for better spare parts support for Maintenance?
Tired of poorly identified material masters harming MRO success?
Unstructured ad hoc or weak description naming conventions make spare parts records unfindable and ungovernable, a foundational master data flaw
What is SMIT?
SMIT is the Structured Material Identity Taxonomy developed to improve findability and governability of MRO material master records in business systems.
• SMIT is a set of configurable templates to standardize identity attributes and their order in MRO material master descriptions
• Covers the universe of MRO items with mutually exclusive class templates
• Pick and populate the template, short and PO text descriptions are built automatically to improve findability
• Improve governance since all new items are comparable across all attributes, improving MPN duplicate checking, and setting mandatory identity attribute requirements per class
Why use SMIT?
• Many plants/ corporations have significant ongoing new material requests, not because new equipment or parts are being introduced, but because of past weak item identification. Applying SMIT for new item requests breaks that chain, a clear win
• Introducing a standard brings consistency and hope for what is too often a hopeless weakness in maintenance material support causing skepticism and back door workarounds that worsen spare part support
• SMIT builds a bridge between Maintenance and Supply Chain/ Logistics. A great deal of the tension between maintenance consumers and SCM providers exists over what the needed items are. A consistent standard to identify records fills a gap making communication easier
• SMIT builds a bridge between plant and corporate level MRO support. Applying SMIT to existing records and rationalizing is a high value opportunity
Offer:
• SPC Results offers a SMIT perpetual license that includes the standard taxonomy, 10 hours consulting to adapt the classes and attributes to your specific needs, guidance to incorporate SMIT into your material master creation process and user training
• Consulting and training are provided remotely
• Contact Email: cgreer@SPCresults.com