Spare Plug Management System
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1. A method for managing spare plugs, the method comprising:
- assessing spare plug inventory for field locations;
responsive to the assessment, determining whether to adjust an inventory level of the spare plug inventory according to at least one of the following;
usage, demand, and seasonality;
responsive to determining that the inventory level is to be adjusted, providing recommendations with at least one of a defined minimum level change and a defined maximum inventory level change; and
providing reports depicting the recommended changes.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for managing spare plug field inventory. In one embodiment, the method comprises: assessing spare plug inventory for field locations; responsive to the assessment, determining whether to adjust inventory level of the spare plug inventory according to one of the following: usage, demand, and seasonality; responsive to determining that the inventory level is to be adjusted, providing recommendations with at least one of a defined minimum level change and a defined maximum inventory level change; and providing reports depicting the recommended changes.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for managing spare plugs, the method comprising:
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assessing spare plug inventory for field locations;
responsive to the assessment, determining whether to adjust an inventory level of the spare plug inventory according to at least one of the following;
usage, demand, and seasonality;
responsive to determining that the inventory level is to be adjusted, providing recommendations with at least one of a defined minimum level change and a defined maximum inventory level change; and
providing reports depicting the recommended changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for managing spare plugs comprising:
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an inventory modeling tool that is operable to manage a spare plug inventory that includes determined minimum and maximum inventory levels of one or more plug types allowed at one or more filed locations and for one or more different types of plug; and
a field inventory gap analysis tool that is operable to;
assess the spare plug inventory for field locations, responsive to the assessment, provide recommendations with at least one of a defined minimum level change and a defined maximum inventory level change; and
provide reports depicting the recommended changes. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium having a program for managing spare plug field inventory, the program having instructions comprising:
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logic for assessing spare plugs in inventory for field locations;
logic for responsive to the assessment, determining whether to adjust inventory level of the spare plug inventory according to at least one of the following;
usage, demand, and seasonality;
logic for responsive to determining that the inventory level is to be adjusted, providing recommendations with at least one of a defined minimum level change and a defined maximum inventory level change; and
logic for providing reports depicting the recommended changes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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