Pump spare-parts planning for Angola
LIFA organized critical pump spares and alternative supply for an Angolan buyer, reducing parts lead time from up to 16 weeks to three.
- The buyer
- A Luanda, Angola supplier of water pumping equipment for municipal projects.
- The product scope
- Submersible and surface water pumps; 14 models, plus spares.
What needed to change?
Pumps failed but spare parts took 12-16 weeks to arrive; two municipal contracts faced penalty clauses for downtime.
How LIFA managed the work
We built a critical-spares list per pump model.
We negotiated a consignment-stock agreement with the factory.
We qualified 2 parts sources with guaranteed lead times (≤4 weeks).
We set up a service-parts inventory plan with the client's maintenance team.
Spare parts lead time cut to 3 weeks; pump uptime improved 28%; both municipal contracts met their uptime clauses.
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What this project shows
An equipment order also needs a maintenance-parts plan. Model-specific critical spares and replenishment terms addressed the buyer's downtime exposure.
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