Storeroom Services

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Transform your engineering store into an effective productivity asset If you’re seeking productivity gains in your business, your engineering store may be a prime opportunity area.

Whether it’s a small room or a large warehouse, with the right expertise applied to its organisation and operating processes, it represents a potential source of increased operational efficiency, enhanced productivity and reduced costs.

All that’s needed is the Know-How of the ERIKS Storeroom Services Team.

Stores health check

Identifying stock, cleansing and enriching product data, accurate valuation n n n n n n n n

Removal of duplicated or obsolete items Fit for use analysis utilising ERIKS ‘Red Tag Process’ Consumption analysis, destock and add to stock suggestions, min/max level recommendations Identification of critical stock and potential consignment stock items Correct manufacturer’s references and attribute descriptions added Cleansing of price files to ensure accurate valuation Comprehensive stock check audit to ascertain an accurate inventory value In-house technical product specialists to support the process

Stores re-organisation n n n n n n n

Floor plans designed for stores, workshops and offices Greenfield – new build projects undertaken Optimum layout to generate maximum operating benefits based on 5S standards Projects can include main stores, satellite stores and lineside stock systems Stocking layouts designed by commodity, range and size. Asset specific and kitting requirements Appropriate security management systems implemented Sustainability issues addressed – energy efficient lighting etc

n ‘Diagnosis’ of the optimisation opportunities n Presentation of the ‘cure’ options

Optimising the workflow

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(consignment) and warranties Loan tool process management Written manual of all operating procedures Full supplementary training programme to support the stores operating manual Health and Safety compliance programmes

n Process mapping of all functions defining the entire workflow n Stocking processes relative to contamination, shelf life management, criticality, ownership

Installation and implementation n n n n n n n n

Fully project managed implementation programme Staged audit and sign off processes Full sourcing, supply and installation of racking, bins, shelves, issuing systems, security requirements If required, provision of bar-code enabled inventory management system If required, provision of fully functioning e-sourcing tools Full ownership and responsibility for reassignment of product/bin locations, labelling and database updating Implementation of best practice to ensure you don’t need to call ERIKS Storeroom Services again However if required, annual audit programmes with corrective action reports are available

After

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Accessing the benefits With your storeroom rationalised, organised and its efficiency maximised, you can begin to access the benefits immediately.

n Improved efficiency and productivity in your

maintenance, repair and operations activity n A more effective stores function n Improved parts availability n Improved budgetary control n Accurate pricing compliance n Enhanced sourcing compliance n Documented structure and operating process – fully auditable n Improved working environment n Reduced waste – in time, resource, product and energy n Significantly improved control and accurate management information n Health and safety compliant

A Unique Solution We believe ERIKS are unique in offering an end-to-end storeroom service. So, if you want to ensure a complete solution with people, equipment, systems and processes working seamlessly together to increase your productivity, talk to ERIKS.

Please call ERIKS Storeroom Services on 01455 556 487 to arrange an appointment at your premises to discuss making the most of your stores

Stores reorganisation passes internal audit ERIKS build a new storage facility that helps the customer achieve GREEN status

Before Issue The client’s stores had failed an internal financial audit and were at status RED. Items were badly stored, there was no history of stock movements, no proper financial control and numerous health and safety issues.

Solution Slow-moving, obsolete and second-hand parts were identified and moved to a newly-created archive store.

Fast-moving parts and consumables were identified and moved to new storage bins. An updated layout – using high grade pre-galvanised steel shelving – was built, and products transferred onto the new shelves in the new bins. Fast-moving parts and consumables from a separate electrical store were relocated to the new main store. A reconfigured office space was created which also released additional storage space.

A service counter and hatch were built adjacent to the office for the issuing of parts. Consumable items available on a free-issue basis were moved to the old electrical store.

To overcome health and safety issues, new long-span racking was installed to house larger items, and cantilever racking to house longer component parts and lengths of raw materials.

Signage for racks, shelves and bins was installed to make finding parts quicker and more efficient.

Contact ERIKS Storeroom Services

Tel 01455 556 487 www.eriks.co.uk

After OUTCOME The project was completed within the agreed 16 week timescale. The audit status of the stores was raised from RED to AMBER and ultimately to GREEN.

OTHER BENEFITS Product receipts and issues are now made efficiently, in accordance with the newly defined processes. The total inventory has been identified and accurately valued.

MORE INFORMATION ERIKS Storeroom Services The Hunting Lodge, Bitteswell Business Park, Ullesthorpe Road, Bitteswell, Leicestershire LE17 4LR

Tel: 01455 556 487 email: storeroom.services@eriks.co.uk Web: www.eriks.co.uk