Paper mill spare-parts sourcing for Finland
LIFA coordinated a critical-spares program for a Finnish paper mill, introducing stock for 120 SKUs and reducing line downtime by 30%.
- The buyer
- A Tampere, Finland paper mill operating 3 production lines.
- The product scope
- Mill spare parts; rollers, bearings, felts, and wear parts; 1,600 SKUs. Program value $2.0M.
What needed to change?
Critical spares took 8-12 weeks; one bearing failure idled a line for 9 days at an estimated $180,000 loss.
How LIFA managed the work
We built the critical-spares list with lead-time targets per SKU.
We consolidated sourcing into 3 manufacturers with certified quality.
We established a consignment stock for 120 critical SKUs.
We negotiated emergency air-freight terms for line-critical parts.
Critical spares lead time 4 weeks; line downtime cut 30%; the consignment stock eliminated 2 potential line idles in year one.
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What this project shows
Criticality matters as much as purchase frequency. The agreed stock and emergency freight arrangements prioritized parts that could stop the line.
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