1. Spare Parts SCM
  2. Who it's for
  3. Industrial maintenance teams
Who it's for

Industrial maintenance teams

A maintenance team can identify critical spares by equipment model and retain the reason for a reorder decision. Lot release state matters when a replacement part expires or is quarantined. Signed movements and reservations help staff explain what was claimed and what was posted against a repair request.

How Spare Parts SCM is set up for you

Part identity

Keep catalog SK us and base units consistent across the maintenance store.

Lot control

Review expiry and release state before assigning a lot to a request.

Review trail

Preserve independent decisions with source revisions and reasons.

A maintenance team can identify critical spares by equipment model and retain the reason for a reorder decision. Lot release state matters when a replacement part expires or is quarantined. Signed movements and reservations help staff explain what was claimed and what was posted against a repair request.

Start with one organization and a small set of active locations. Load the catalog items the team actually requests, including base units and lot-tracking choices. Then enter a real request with its owner, item, quantity, location and required date. Use a critical part to rehearse the reorder decision: attach evidence, submit a revision, ask an independent reviewer to decide and check the operation receipt. Read the request alongside any reservation or posted movement before widening the operating scope. Agree which team member is responsible for resolving an exception and preserve the reason for every decision.

For the first review, choose a part whose equipment context and demand evidence are familiar to both the coordinator and reviewer. Compare the recorded request with the attachment and the decision reason. Ask the auditor to find the same case from the review log and explain the receipt result before the team broadens the scope.

[Plan the setup](/scm-for-spare-parts/implementation) with the operating team.

Features to start with

Roles on the team

Inventory Coordinator
Prepare assigned operational records and execute eligible reviewed actions.
Inventory Reviewer
Review eligible revisions independently and reconcile operational evidence.
App Administrator
Maintain organization configuration and membership.
Auditor
Read authorized evidence and reports.

Set up Spare Parts SCM your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

How to get started