Spare parts logistics
Spare parts logistics is procurement, storage, transport and distribution of spare parts and supplies so that they are available correctly and at the right time. It is an important function and service for companies that sell and maintain technical equipment and systems. HUB logistics offers spare parts logistics to companies as a service.
Spare parts logistics is needed, for example, in car maintenance and accessory sales, but also in the maintenance and repairs of electronics, various machines and other technical equipment.
Industries such as the automotive industry, civil engineering, industrial supplies, agricultural machinery and industrial maintenance benefit from functioning spare parts logistics. It is usually emphasized in areas where continuity of operations is critically important and error-free is an absolutely essential element.
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Automatic storage works in spare parts logistics
Maintaining a wide nomenclature and number of products in a traditional manual warehouse is not cheap and efficient in terms of collection. When there is a large number of items, automatic storage is a sensible solution. In the automatic warehouse, items circulate more nimbly and error-free. Automation reduces the number of collection errors considerably.
Spare parts logistics aims to ensure that the right spare parts are always available at the right time and in the right place. This often requires effective inventory management systems and good cooperation with suppliers. Inventory balances must be carefully controlled to ensure the availability of spare parts. At the same time, excess stocks are also avoided, which lead to unnecessary warehouse maintenance costs and eventually obsolescence costs.
Spare parts logistics is an important part of the sale and maintenance of technical equipment. It ensures that installers quickly get the parts they need and that repairs can be carried out quickly and efficiently.
In spare parts logistics, speed is an asset. If, for example, the central warehouse of a car importer in Finland is able to deliver parts to the service point within the same day, it improves the workshop’s work rhythm and service. Savings come from the fact that the customer of the service shop needs a replacement car for a shorter period of time.
Today, car repair shops do not keep their own warehouses, so the delivery speed and reliability of central warehouses are emphasized. And so that the repair shop staff can get the serviced vehicle ready quickly, the central warehouse must be able to deliver the materials exactly when ordered in advance and in unexpected situations by the next morning at the latest.
In spare parts logistics, care is also taken to ensure that unnecessary parts are not left in the workshop. Therefore, they are ordered only when needed. Precise inventory management and balance accuracy are created with the help of a competent logistics partner.
In recent years, global supply chains have faced challenges both in terms of availability and transportation. Availability disruptions have occurred unpredictably in many different products, parts and components. That’s why it’s even more important to keep the warehouse nearby so that deliveries come on time and even by the next morning.
HUB provides spare parts logistics as a service
When spare parts logistics works as a service, efficiency and speed are achieved. Then we can reach fast response times of, for example, five hours. As a spare parts logistics manager, HUB logistics is able to produce even faster service times if necessary.
In addition to basic storage processes, spare parts logistics takes into account the characteristics and needs of different sectors. Packaging and protection of products is important, and breakable products and parts must remain intact throughout the supply chain.
One of the tasks of the logistics partner is to take care of the items that are being removed. The range of spare parts products lives on constantly and there are regularly discontinued products. As a spare parts logistics partner, we handle the return or scrapping of discontinued items on behalf of our customers. The customer determines what to do with the outgoing items, and the logistics partner implements, for example, scrap collection according to the plan.
HUB’s strengths as a spare parts logistics partner
- The efficient processes of an experienced and competent operator.
- We handle express orders and fast deliveries. We are able to meet the needs of customers when the service promise is express deliveries to their customers.
- Comprehensive transport networks guarantee agile and fast transport nationwide.
- Warehousing of small goods is handled competitively.
- Speed and flawlessness are the cornerstones of the operation.
- Digital solutions support our customers’ operations.
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HUB logistics is a privately owned, Finnish logistics service company that was founded in 1992. We are a full service partner for managing material flows and we offer high-quality and comprehensive logistics services for companies. As our customer, you get smart storage and internal logistics tailored to your company’s needs.
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