How often do you restock your aircraft fasteners? If you stock up on an as needed basis, you will find that there can be some serious problems. For instance, it can be difficult to tell exactly when you need to order your fasteners. Moreover, an unexpected need can use up any extras that you might have been hoping to use until your shipment was delivered. The answer to these problems might be to use rolling scheduling for your aircraft fasteners.
What Is Rolling Scheduling?
A rolling schedule is actually a relatively simple concept. It is really nothing more than an automatic ordering/schedule system for your shipments. For instance, if you go through a set number of specific aircraft fasteners during a month’s time, then you could opt to have a specific number of that fastener delivered to you on a monthly basis. This alleviates the problem of having to place an order every time, and you have the flexibility of setting the delivery date. For example, if you know that you’ll run out before the end of the month, you can schedule the delivery for mid-month every month.
Immense Customization
You’ll find that you can create any level of customization that you might need to ensure that you have the right number of aircraft fasteners and other required hardware on hand at all times. For example, you might need to order a specific number of Boeing fasteners three weeks prior to an order of Lockheed Martin fasteners. If you can anticipate your ordering needs, you can create staggered orders throughout the month.
Using rolling scheduling allows you to reduce the amount of inventory that you have to keep on hand, and ensures that you are never without the aircraft fasteners and other hardware that you need.