- Maintenance intervals in the planned maintenance system tell you which parts will be needed and when.
- Matching due jobs to the voyage plan lets you deliver in ports where parts are cheaper and easier to land.
- A 60 to 90 day horizon leaves time to compare suppliers and use sea freight.
- Urgent orders then become the exception, not the routine.
The cost of buying late
When a part is ordered a week before it is needed, choice disappears. The buyer takes whichever supplier has stock, pays for air freight and accepts the delivery cost of whatever port the vessel happens to be in.
The data you already have
Planned maintenance systems record running hours and maintenance intervals for engines, turbochargers, purifiers, compressors and pumps. Each job has a list of parts. Together with the vessel’s voyage plan, this is enough to forecast which parts each vessel will need over the next two to three months.
A simple method
- Export running hours and jobs due in the next 60 to 90 days.
- List the parts for each job and subtract what is on board.
- Match each job to a port on the voyage plan before the due date.
- Request quotes early, compare on total delivered cost and approve one list per vessel.
What it changes
- More suppliers can quote, so prices are more competitive.
- Sea freight and consolidated deliveries replace air freight and single launches.
- Parts are on board before the job, so maintenance is not postponed.
Predictive spares at Atlas Supply
Send Atlas Supply an export from your maintenance system or a simple running-hours list. No new software is needed. We flag the parts each vessel will need in the next 60 to 90 days, match them to the voyage plan and return one list per vessel for approval, with prices and the delivery port.
Questions
Do we need new software for predictive spares?
No. An export from your existing planned maintenance system, or a simple list of running hours, is enough.
How far ahead should spare parts be planned?
Around 60 to 90 days gives time to compare suppliers and use cheaper freight, while staying close enough to the job to be accurate.