Just a little background. We use an assortment of standard steel items in the assembly of our products. Some items will of course will be used more then others. We try to keep a reasonable stock of all items just in case they are needed. Recently we got snagged with zero inventory of one of the less used items. The main problem is the production department failed to maintain adequate stock of standard items.
Solution A : Scold production for not tracking stock levels, hire out-side shop to help quickly rebuild inventory.
Solution B : Do nothing, **** happens sometimes. The problem will not likely occur again, so worrying about it will just waste time.
Solution C : Hire a consultant to investigate the root cause of the problem. After spending $5000, realize someone just forgot to check stock levels.
Solution D : Demand engineering department rework their standard detail to only use the part that was lacking, so that production department will be less likely to forget stock levels, as this part will be used more often. (btw, the less used item is less used because it is less efficient, costs more, and is more costly to ship. It is only used for special cases where typical item won't work. )
Solution A : Scold production for not tracking stock levels, hire out-side shop to help quickly rebuild inventory.
Solution B : Do nothing, **** happens sometimes. The problem will not likely occur again, so worrying about it will just waste time.
Solution C : Hire a consultant to investigate the root cause of the problem. After spending $5000, realize someone just forgot to check stock levels.
Solution D : Demand engineering department rework their standard detail to only use the part that was lacking, so that production department will be less likely to forget stock levels, as this part will be used more often. (btw, the less used item is less used because it is less efficient, costs more, and is more costly to ship. It is only used for special cases where typical item won't work. )
