Over the past three decades, the U.S. Nuclear Industry achieved unprecedented levels of safety and reliability; providing nearly 20 percent of domestic electricity all of which is produced carbon-free. Since the turn of the century, however, rising operations and maintenance (O&M) costs and an evolving electricity market threaten the long-term financial viability of the fleet. Consequently, a new approach to performance improvement is needed, one that protects safety and reliability while concurrently lowering costs.
But what should this approach be?
Inventory Optimization
To meet the current financial challenge, utility leaders should broaden their focus to include other business functions – such as inventory optimization – that are contributing to the rising operations and maintenance (O&M) spend.
Overall Goals: Eliminating unnecessary inventory, reducing expediting costs, and lowering warehouse spoilage while maintaining high parts availability Targeted Savings: $10+ million over time and $100+ thousand to $1+ million annually (with 95+ percent parts availability) per station
Based on StrategyDriven’s experience, $100+ thousand to $1+ million in annual savings, $10+ million over time – and improved safety and reliability – are available to nuclear utility operators in the near-term through the implementation of contemporary market-based business practices in the inventory optimization area including:
Aligning Work Management and Supply Chain goals to promote overall station success
Fully integrating the Work Management and Supply Chain functions
Correcting inflated parts inventory stocking logic
…and numerous others!
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