Overview
For companies using many part types in small quantities at high frequency. These items are usually bought separately by several departments, leaving price and quality uncontrolled. Pooling unifies specification and supplier, lowering cost and making quality traceable.
Coverage includes bolts and nuts, washers, seals, bearings, cable, terminals, adhesives and cleaning consumables. Specification review consolidates duplicates (the same part under several codes), with supplier screening and batch inspection.
Buffer stock with safety levels and automatic replenishment avoids line stoppages from a missing small part. Inspection reports accompany each batch.