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Critical Spares: How Plants Decide What Must Be Kept in Stock
Industrial plants cannot keep every spare part in inventory. Warehousing everything would tie up large amounts of capital, occupy storage space and create a growing risk of obsolescence. At the
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Industrial plants cannot keep every spare part in inventory. Warehousing everything would tie up large amounts of capital, occupy storage space and create a growing risk of obsolescence. At the same...
