Risk-based stocking decisions for critical and slow-moving spares
A part that moves twice a year with a nine-month lead time and a plant-stop consequence is often a better stocking candidate than a consumable that moves every week.
What the decision considers
Criticality
Supply risk
Lead time
Alternatives
Repairability
Demand
Stocking strategy
For slow-moving and critical spares, demand history alone is a weak guide. The consequence of not having the part, and how quickly it can be obtained, often matter more.
Your criticality model, your rules
Operations rate criticality and supply risk in different ways, and many already have an agreed model. StoXeo applies your existing criticality ratings, supply-risk factors and decision rules rather than replacing them. Where no model exists yet, Fourier-E can help you define one.
Rules are configurable and can be tested in simulation before they are used in production.
Strategies StoXeo supports
- Non-stock / buy on demand
- Supplier agreement
- Min/max
- Service-level inventory
- Stocked spare
- Plant-critical spare
- Rotable pool
- Shared stock across sites
- Consignment or supplier-held stock
- Dynamic stocking
Which strategy applies to which item is set by your rules.
Every decision is explained
Each recommended strategy shows the inputs and rule that led to it. Planners can accept, adjust or reject it, and the reason is recorded.
Frequently asked questions
Why not use a standard safety stock formula for slow movers?
For items that move only a few times a year, standard formulas tend to give unstable results. A risk-based decision on whether to hold the part, and how many, is often more practical.
Can StoXeo use our own criticality matrix?
Yes. StoXeo applies your criticality ratings and decision rules. It does not require you to adopt a fixed matrix.
What is a plant-critical spare?
A part held because the consequence of not having it is unacceptable, even if it is rarely or never used.
See StoXeo on your own data
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