Para otimizar o estoque de peças de reposição na indústria de petróleo e gás, é importante priorizar itens críticos para evitar interrupções nas operações. Analisar históricos de consumo permite prever demandas futuras com maior precisão. Utilizar sistemas integrados, como ERPs, ajuda a monitorar estoques em tempo real e a evitar excessos ou escassez. Implementar manutenção preditiva possibilita ajustar o estoque conforme a necessidade, enquanto negociar acordos com fornecedores garante reposição rápida. Além disso, aplicar a metodologia ABC e monitorar a obsolescência ajuda a reduzir desperdícios e custos. Por fim, alinhar estoques entre diferentes bases regionais melhora a logística e torna o gerenciamento mais eficiente.

Always keep extra spares in advance when you are purchasing any equipment. In case any pump is creating issue, even if you dont get supply, have a standby pump so that work is not hampered. Maintain good relations with local vendors so that in case some accessories are not available with main supplier, local vendors can make it available.

Keeping hot spare parts in oil and gas operations is crucial for several reasons, particularly in critical areas like power plants and Central Processing Facilities (CPF): 1. Minimizing Downtime 2. Addressing Long Lead Items 3. Maintaining Safety and Compliance 4. Cost Efficiency 5. Operational Continuity in Remote Locations 6. Preventing Production Losses 7. Risk Mitigation for Critical Equipment 8. Facilitating Predictive Maintenance Therefore hot spares are an essential risk management strategy in oil and gas operations. They ensure operational reliability, safety, and cost-effectiveness, particularly for critical and long lead-time items.

Always maintain min-max spare parts at your warehouse. With this approach, you will optimize the stock. If not possible, ask your vendors to update their spare parts (weekly, monthly) that you might require so that you can request them to supply asap. The last option is much more cheaper to manage.

An example I’ve seen that worked really well in my past working career for a large project was the company used SAP to manage the plants 3 Million dollar inventory. The process engineer and purchasing agent were both on site. Min-Max limits were reviewed on a timely basis to sift out waste. Plant turnaround parts inventory were shelved separately but were available in an emergency. For smaller projects that I worked at we just had a notebook with a list of critical spare parts that operations maintenance managed. Same management for turnaround parts as I mentioned earlier. Smaller projects I remember we would hot shot parts in when needed to keep cost down on inventory. The company adopted maintenance reliability management practices.

It is important to leverage on automated system , predictive maintaince and optimised storage practices to reduce cost , improve downtime and ensure smooth operations, Some of the ways to get started includes ; Categorise and prioritise spare parts, utilising barcode or scanning systems , Optimise supplier relationships and lead times (Just in time or vendor managed inventory), Consolidate spare parts into a centralised storage systems or warehouse to reduce duplications , Regular audits of the spare parts historical data and lifecycle management and Encourage collaboration between departments (eg procurement, operations and maintenance) to ensure that everyone involved has real-time visibility of spare parts status

The spare parts are the soul of any factory, so it should provide min /max spare parts for each item according to specific criteria, but the big issue is the rate of consuming this spare parts, and currently there are many techniques to apply maintenance schedule which can achieve high performance of the equipment with low consumption spare parts

Uma coisa que achei util, para o gerenciamento do estoque de peças na na indústria de petróleo e gás, é uma boa gestão no quisito manutenção. As manutenções são tão importantes, porque nos ajudam a previnir diversas perdas e acidentes ou como também incidentes. Fazer trocas e alterações constantes aos equipamentos ajuda na gerencia do estoque. Gerencia dessas peças de reposição na indústria de petróleo e gás, são bem feitas quando acoplamos com os sistemas de manutenção, fornecedores e técnicos de diversas areas do sector. Att: ANTONIO PINTO

Je suggère de définir la liste de pièces critiques et la quantité minimum de stock pour prévenir l’arrêt des opérations. Il est aussi important de faire une évaluation de fournisseurs critiques et choisir ceux qui répondent mieux à vos exigences notamment le délai de livraison des pièces.