库存管理计划如何降低您的总体拥有成本

技术正在改善和加速供应商管理的库存计划，令人鼓舞更多中型制造商来拥抱他们。使用战略合作伙伴建立定制的VMI程序可以帮助您的组织简化流程，提高数据可视性并提高生产率。它还可以帮助降低所管理部件的总拥有成本。

什么是总拥有成本？

“Total cost of ownership (TCO) is an analysis that places a single value on the complete lifecycle of a capital purchase.”

总拥有成本是通过结合以下三个因素来计算的：

购置成本
人事费
营运成本

有效的库存合作伙伴可以帮助您控制这三个关键领域的成本。

VMI如何帮助降低总拥有成本？

1降低购置成本

购置成本包括税前购买设备或零件的成本。这可能包括安装或使用零件所需设备的一次性费用。 VMI合作伙伴可以通过以较低的价格为您购买来帮助您降低购置成本。强大的供应链和批量购买力使客户可以节省前期资金。

2较低的人员成本

Inventory Management programs reduce the human capital needed to perform many inventory management tasks–from writing, entering and managing thousands of POs to hands-on tasks like picking parts on the warehouse floor. VMI programs can save time for HR departments as well because they eliminate the hiring and training of personnel.

沿途消除数十次接触可为单个零件节省数百万美元。 VMI 将零件直接送到使用点。下订单后，下一个接触该零件的人就是将其放置在生产线上的人。运行良好的 VMI 程序可以让制造商有时间、金钱和人员重新专注于生产。

3降低运营成本

库存计划有助于控制运营成本，包括标签、包装和存储数千个零件。这有助于制造商回收制造空间。

Storage for thousands and thousands of parts takes up valuable space. Keeping less inventory on hand means frees up warehouse space for production…and higher production volumes means more revenue.

VMI 计划对货运成本也有很大影响。合作伙伴可以将许多部件合并为一次装运，然后承担跨境转运货物的费用、关税和关税。

VMI的另一个好处是减少了浪费，使其更易于绿色环保。

使用可回收和可回收的容器，完全消除纸板是制造商可以实施的简单改进，以提高效率和绿色程度。

Finally, VMI programs can help you move faster, and in manufacturing, speed of delivery is key. VMI programs ensure that parts are where they need to be–on time.

Your program should ensure that no one is waiting on a part so the line can keep moving and so that you can quickly scale up to meet a large order. There’s no pause, just production.

展示了VMI的成功

作为制造商自己，我们了解客户所处的位置。我们一直在寻求流程改进，以消除会降低成本的步骤。

最近，Optimas与一家医疗设备制造商合作，该公司试图将医院病床的单位成本降低$5。 Optimas工程团队开始了解床的制造方式，并提供了一种工程解决方案，不仅节省了零件成本，还帮助我们的客户实现了目标

The key to an effective VMI program is a holistic approach that starts with our engineering experts understanding how our customers’ products are made.

VMI合作伙伴关系：双赢

VMI is a partnership and your VMI vendor should be as invested in your success as you are. This includes looking for ways to lower your TCO. We’re in it together with our customers, and we make it a win-win. Anything you can give us to do, you’re saving money.