Purpose–Stock keeping unit (SKU) classifications are widely used in the field of production
and operations management. Although many theoretical and practical examples of …

This paper reviews the literature on additive manufacturing (AM) technologies and
equipment, and spare parts classification criteria to propose a systematic process for …

Inventory classification using ABC analysis is one of the most widely employed techniques
in organizations. The need to consider multiple criteria for inventory classification has been …

This paper investigates the gap between research and practice in spare parts management,
with specific reference to durable goods addressed to private or professional customers. The …

The diversity of the operational control characteristics of spare parts is taken as a basis for
supporting the planning and designing of a spare parts logistics system. Four control …

Inventory constraints, costs of lost production, safety and environmental objectives,
strategies of maintenance adopted, logistics aspects of spare parts are some of the criteria …

Organizations strive to find new ways to manage the production of strategic spare parts with
unanticipated demand and high delivery time. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a …

Purpose–Spare parts management plays a relevant role for equipment-intensive
companies. An important step of such process is the spare parts classification, enabling …

Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) downtime causes huge financial loss to the stakeholders. One of
the major concerns for them is to reduce the downtime of the offshore wind turbine as much …

Every physical asset and product that contributes to production or service is called inventory
in the production or service industry. Inventories counted among companies' assets are …