Finland Paper Mill Spares: project record
Critical spares took 8-12 weeks; one bearing failure idled a line for 9 days at an estimated $180,000 loss.
- Buyer and project
- A Tampere, Finland paper mill operating 3 production lines.
- Products and scope
- Mill spare parts; rollers, bearings, felts, and wear parts; 1,600 SKUs. Program value $2.0M.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Built the critical-spares list with lead-time targets per SKU.
Consolidated sourcing into 3 manufacturers with certified quality.
Established a consignment stock for 120 critical SKUs.
Negotiated emergency air-freight terms for line-critical parts.
Recorded result
Critical spares lead time 4 weeks; line downtime cut 30%; the consignment stock eliminated 2 potential line idles in year one.
Company record
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