Simply put, inventory is a tool to be used to increase accountability while allowing mechanics and parts personnel, shop and location managers, a greater degree of control over costs.  Inventories make it possible to use Purchase Orders, Material Sales, and Work Order Edit to their fullest potential, tracking every part and all supplies from purchase to installation on a unit, sale to a customer or an inter-company job or shop.

     For shop or parts personnel, inventory provides information on what parts are being charged to equipment and when, the cost of those parts, and which vendor is currently providing the best price.  It can assist personnel in finding the correct part in a timely manner for their current project even if that part is in a different location within Manatt’s.  Inventory also provides usage history per part, or for a range of parts, to assist in determining what quantities need to be stocked.

     There has been a great deal of effort and time invested in these six inventory locations by quite a few hard working people.  The results of this effort is starting to show in the amount of accurate, useful and timely information that can be so useful for making future purchasing decisions.  With more items being entered into the Manatt’s inventory database on a daily basis, the amount of useful information will keep growing. The possibilities are only limited by the amount of usage that inventory receives.

     To make the entering of new items into inventory a bit easier and to track those new items, Manatt’s now has a Parts Number Request Page online at www.manatts.com.  To reach the page, you must log in to the Corporate Intranet.  If you do not have a username and password, please contact Sandy McAntire in the Brooklyn Office to get one assigned to you.  

     The Parts Number Request Page is a fill in the blank form that will send an email to inventory personnel with all of the information needed for researching, cross-referencing, and creating the part number.  The use of this web page is not a requirement, however, it does make the process more accountable and easier to track.  The web page also contains very useful links for shop and parts personnel, or anyone that wants information about parts.