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In the companies of production, the logistics of procurement considers a critical point of the process of production

The externalización of the supply of tools contributes significant profits in the costs

Oriol Caballé, general director of Kromi04/04/2013

All that that want to do a productive use of the technological potential of the mechanised and the tools of cut, needs a big quantity of knowledges and can not avoid have a big variety of products and manufacturers. The consequence is an enormous investment of capital because of the necessary stock.

The capital invested has turned into a problem taken very seriously by a lot of companies: to obtain better prices, many of them had filled his warehouses to full capacity, in addition to, conclude agreements of supply on a long-term basis with his providers.

In the companies of production, the logistics of procurement considers a critical point of the process of production. A big quantity of internal and external variables, organisational obstacles and the interests of each department, often entorpecen the normal operation and, in spite of the increase of inventories, cause interruptions in the production and necks of bottle in the deliveries.

Nowadays, in a lot of sectors of the industry, have the best providers is considered a key factor of success for a profitable production. The global service (Gestión of shopping, logistical, supply, quality consultancy, etc.) complete by part of the providers offers an alternative very to take into account in front of the traditional service, generally comporting an enormous potential of saving in costs. What has resulted to be a logistical concept standard for the accessories and spare parts, is also putting in operation for the tools of cutting. In this process of change, the typical warehouse of tools managed manually, substitutes entirely by automatic dispensers of tools, cabinets Kanban and electronic catalogues to measure of the customer.

Thanks to the flexibility that allow systems like the implemented by Kromi, the planning of materials can resolve of a fast way and without complications, with the integral gestión of the tool, supply, logistical, technical assistance, realised by personnel of the company, what frees to the customer of this task.

Tool Center, Kanban or electronic catalogue: a solution for each application

The Kromi Tool Center or dispenser of tools (KTC) is the central element of the concept of supply of tools and includes the gestión of shopping, the planning of materials, and the reception and storage of these in an only system managed by personnel of Kromi, without intervention of the personnel of the customer, and however the supply realises directly in the plant of production. The tools incorporated to the KTC are selected together with the customer and the teacher of articles remains registered in an electronic catalogue created specifically, in the system of PC that incorporates the dispenser. The employees can identify in the console through a key encoded individual to access to the current stock. With only presses a button, the article requested is expendido automatically by the KTC, acting like a warehouse in consignación. The tools are therefore invoiceed in the moment of the consumption when they are extracted of the KTC (Stock in consign)

Considering that the KTC is adapted for articles of frequent use and usual rotation, because of his practicidad and fast access the special dispensers of drawers and the cabinets Kanban provide the suitable infrastructure for the tools of big size, tool holders, accessories and spare parts.

The software KEC of e-commerce has been especially developed for his use inside the service of logistical Kromi, taking into account the special needs of the industry. It allows to realise on-line requests of a wide range of products specifically selected. Thanks to this modern system of shopping, the employees can realise requests of the electronic catalogue created to measure of the customer during 24 hours to the day. Further of the KTC, therefore, the customer has direct access also to a wide range of tools and complementary articles (punctual tools, application of offers, equipments, etc…)

Logistical, integral gestión, engineering and control

The system developed by Kromi stands out by some differential appearances eat:

Works with all the marks: independence of the manufacturers of tools.
Buys of the stock that incorporates to the dispensers: stock property of Kromi.
An only monthly bill with all the consumptions.
Equipment property of Kromi, without realising any type of investment.
Automatic Gestión: there are not requests, neither delivery notes, neither reception of commodity. Kromi Replaces the dispensers and manages the reafilados, repairs…
on-line Information, statistical, consumptions, bank of data of the tools, etc.

The aim of this system is to reduce the indirect costs (shopping, warehouse, accounting, production, etc.), the financial costs (main inmovilizado, stocks) and the reduction of costs of production (continuous improvement, cost drivers, etc.).