Automotive
Enhance aerospace MRO with integrated supply solutions that optimize procurement, inventory, and equipment reliability. Improve efficiency and reduce costs today.
The automotive industry has long been a pioneer in adopting advanced manufacturing methodologies, and none more influential than the Just-in-Time (JIT) production system. Born in the 1970s in Japan, JIT was developed to optimize the production process by reducing waste and minimizing inventory levels. By ensuring materials arrive exactly when needed, JIT allows automotive manufacturers to maintain lean operations, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.
This model revolutionized the way vehicles are produced. It focused on the seamless flow of direct materials, ensuring that production lines never experienced delays due to stockouts or overproduction. The core principle was simple: reduce waste, improve quality, and maintain a steady pace of production.
However, while the JIT system excelled at managing direct materials, there’s another critical aspect of automotive manufacturing that demands the same level of precision and efficiency: MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) services. In an industry where every minute of downtime can cost millions of dollars, ensuring that the right spare parts and maintenance tools are available at the right time is just as essential as direct material flow.
Our Solutions
Strategic Sourcing
From day one our team works to customize your purchasing strategy by understanding the flow of materials required, identifying suppliers capable of meeting your objectives, and my maximizing the access to world-class supply chain technology.
Storeroom Solutions®
The MRO storeroom continues to evolve. More efficient ordering processes and tracking of spare parts demands the storeroom keeps pace. By reduce the risk of downtime and eliminating obsolete inventory, we turn your storeroom into an asset.
Technology
Having the proper tools is essential to plant maintenance. The same can be said of technology. With our industry-leading technology, including RS SYNC™ and SnapPart®, you regain control of your MRO supply chain, introducing better accuracy and more efficiency.
Why Integrated Supply?
Inventory Accuracy
Without the proper parts in place, maintenance is unable to do its job and production falters. Our solutions and technology drive inventory accuracy through better data capture, vendor compliance and reporting capabilities.
Critical Spares
After fully evaluating your critical spares, we assign related risk levels and establish sourcing plans based on that risk. In return, you gain control over the supply chain, allowing for informed decisions that generate cost savings.
Equipment Reliability
Data accuracy drives plant reliability. Accurate performance data offers you the flexibility to optimize your MRO supply chain. By recognizing parts usage patterns and trends, you can plan purchases, maintenance, manage staff, and avoid downtime.
Streamline Automotive MRO Supply chain
Reduce downtime, optimize inventory, and streamline MRO procurement with RS Integrated Supply. Our Just-in-Time MRO solutions ensure that critical spare parts and maintenance tools are always available—keeping your production line running smoothly and efficiently.