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Inventory management of spare parts in an energy company

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  • Mario Guajardo

    (NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway)

  • Mikael Rönnqvist

    (NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Bergen, Norway)

  • Ann Mari Halvorsen

    (Statoil ASA, Sandsli, Norway)

  • Svein Inge Kallevik

    (Statoil ASA, Sandsli, Norway)

Abstract

We address the problem of how to determine control parameters for the inventory of spare parts of an energy company. The prevailing policy is based on an (s, S) system subject to a fill rate constraint. The parameters are decided based mainly on the expert judgment of the planners at different plants. The company is pursuing to conform all planners to the same approach, and to be more cost efficient. Our work focuses on supporting these goals. We test seven demand models using real-world data for about 21 000 items. We find that significant differences in cost and service level may appear from using one or another model. We propose a decision rule to select an appropriate model. Our approach allows us to recommend control parameters for 97.9% of the items. We also explore the impact of pooling inventory for different demand sources and the inaccuracy arising from duplicate item codes.

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  • Mario Guajardo & Mikael Rönnqvist & Ann Mari Halvorsen & Svein Inge Kallevik, 2015. "Inventory management of spare parts in an energy company," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 66(2), pages 331-341, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:66:y:2015:i:2:p:331-341
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    JEL classification:

    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General
    • Q30 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - General

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