Maximo Classifications are a tool to:
Improve data accuracy
1. Create a searchable, sortable item master catalog
2. Use the system to automatically generate item descriptions with correct taxonomy
3. Use item classes
4. Reduce Inventory carrying costs
5. Save time and effort related to finding parts
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Value Proposition
What if you could increase your Technicians’ wrench time and
remove some of your inventory costs using a tool that you already
have in your EAM system?
Scenario:
Facility currently has 30 Technicians who retrieve their own parts
Assumptions: Classifications would save Techs 1/2 hour a day related
to finding parts. Cost Savings
Time (Man-hours) 30 Tech * 0.5 hour/Day * 260 Days/Yr 3,900 hrs.
Value of lost time searching for parts 3900 hrs * $50/hr (industry std) $195,000.00
Assumptions: Value of inventory = $1M 10% reduction in inventory 100,000.00$
Inventroy carrying costs are est. at 25% of total inventory 25% of $1M or $250,000 25,000.00$
Total reduction: 320,000.00$
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Incorrect Descriptions
Description Issue
Valve Air Solenoid Lacking key information
Valve Solenoid Lacking key information
Asco Red Hat Solenoid valve 120/60 Manufacturer included
110/50 AFP 13160 1/4” 9W SP Water Tower Valve Is this a solenoid valve?
Solenoid Assy #18587 Coil 24VDCS Mfg. Part number?
2537L 24 VDC C16 for F line filtec Application specific
2 way pilot operated general service solenoid valve for
homogenizer
Application specific
Bosch 0-820-038-176 solenoid valve Manufacturer, part number
Solenoid valve, single gas chromatograph, Mfr. H & B for
potable water
Location specific,
Manufacturer, Application
specific,
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Classifications should not contain:
Manufacturer names
Manufacturer part numbers
Model numbers
Vendor names
Vendor part numbers
Equipment name or number
Location name or number
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If you need to keep track of an item, it should be
an asset, designated as a Rotating item.
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Classifying OEM Items
OEM parts should be classified differently than MRO Parts
The description can be more indicative of what they are used for
OEM items are items manufactured by the OEM for the equipment
OEM items are not items purchased or distributed by the OEM for a piece
of equipment
Notas del editor
Define the difference between generic parts and actual spare parts. Spare parts are often manufactured by an OEM for a specific piece of equipment.
All of these descriptions could be for the same item.Item record entry should be restricted to a minimum number of people, or, at the least, have strict guide lines for entering the data.Suppose the first item is needed for a work order, but the balance is 0. I delay the work, possibly missing the due date, when in fact I have 8 of the items on hand and don’t know it.
The list of parts and assets should be contained in a searchable, sortable list. We don’t want to have to remember the make, model and supplier when it would be easier to identify the part by a generic description.By following a designated taxonomy for identifying items, it is easy to find parts quickly, or interchangeable parts if needed.Think of it as item specs.
Equipment Manufacturer name in descriptionWhat does the number in the description mean?How do we know what this part really is?
If classifications are used correctly the description should look more like a specification.
By including manufacturer or vendor names, you limit yourself to using only that part when there may be multiple companies that can supply it.Too many variables can be used if free hand text is allowed to be used. Some people use dashes, some spaces. Some abbreviate words, some don’t.Adding vendor or manufacture limits the places you can order the part from. Adding the equipment or location name limits this uses for the part.
There are so many things wrong with this listItem numbers should not be used to designate rotating itemsManufacturers should not be included in item description
Classifying a rotating item is really no different than classifying any other spare part.On the Specifications tab, click Classify
Once you choose the Noun, in this case Tire, and the adjective(s), in this case Tractor and All season, Maximo tells you what attributes need to be populated
As soon as you complete the attributes and save the record, Maximo will complete the description
Mark the item as rotating. Make it condition enabled if necessary – tires often are.Then create a unique asset number for each unit in the storeroom and on the equipment.
Examples of OEM parts could be brackets, custom gears, unique shafts or anything fabricated for a particular use.