Parts and inventory for the maintenance storeroom
VenturusEAM keeps every MRO part on one record with its vendors, cost, stocking rules and the bin it lives in. Gaps in the catalog show up in work queues, low stock turns into a requisition, and a technician who cannot find a part gets its approved alternate or the part that replaced it.
33 capabilities on this page’s part of the platform
Inventory / Stock levels
Low stock, main storeroom
Plant 1 · Main storeroom
- Parts stocked
- 3,418
- Stock value
- $612,400
- Low stock
- 6
- Critical spares
- 142
| Part | Description | Bin | On hand | Reorder point | Suggested order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7014-BK | 7014 bearing kit | A-14 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| HF-220 | Hydraulic filter element | B-03 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| VB-118 | V-belt, 118 in | C-21 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| WT-45 | Weld tip, 45° | D-07 | 18 | 25 | 32 |
| CO-5G | Compressor oil, 5 gal | E-02 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| PS-24 | Proximity sensor, 24 V | A-09 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
7014 bearing kit is a critical spare
- Used on CNC-04. Approved alternate 7014-BK-R is on hand in bin A-15.
- Preferred vendor Midwest Bearing Supply, 4-day lead time.
An item master that shows its own gaps
The control center counts the parts missing cost, vendor, classification or stocking data, and work queues list them by gap so a materials clerk can clean up one queue at a time. Each part has a readiness score from 0 to 100, revision control, and a lookup by internal, manufacturer or vendor part number.
Item master control center
Shows every part in the catalog on one screen, grouped by lifecycle stage, with counts of the items that are missing cost, vendor, classification or stocking data.
Tabbed item record editor
Edits a part through focused tabs for identity, procurement, inventory, planning, compliance, cost, vendors, relationships and change control, instead of one long form.
Item data gap work queues
Lists the parts that need attention, sorted by the specific gap, so a materials clerk can clean up the catalog one queue at a time.
Item readiness score
Scores each item from 0 to 100 on whether it has the data it needs for its type, and shows which checks are still open before release.
Item 360 overview
Puts everything known about a part on one read-only page, with a section for procurement, inventory, planning, compliance, quality and sales data.
Item revision control
Tracks draft, released and obsolete revisions of a part, so everyone knows which version is current and why it changed.
Manufacturer and vendor part number lookup
Finds the right internal part when someone searches by the internal number, the manufacturer's number or a supplier's catalog number.
Item procurement settings
Holds how a part is bought: purchase unit, pack size, conversion, minimum order, primary vendor, contract and commodity codes.
Stock tracked to the bin and valued your way
Storerooms are modeled from the building down to the bin, and stock levels show on-hand, reorder point and value for every part. Stock is valued by FIFO, LIFO, average or standard cost, and barcode labels print on a sheet for the parts you select.
Stock levels and low-stock list
Shows on-hand quantity, reorder point and stock value for every part, and lists the parts at or below their reorder point with a suggested order quantity.
Storage location hierarchy
Models storerooms from building down to bin, so every part has a precise put-away location.
Printable part barcode labels
Prints a sheet of barcode labels for selected parts, using each part's own barcode type or one you choose.
Physical asset count lists
Runs scan-based counts by location and shows how many assets were found and how many are missing.
Item site assignment
Marks which plants or sites carry a part, with site-level values inherited from the item until overridden.
FIFO, LIFO and average cost layers
Values stock by receipt layer using FIFO, LIFO, average or standard costing, with safe reversal of a receipt layer.
Reorder points that turn into requisitions
Set minimum, maximum, reorder point, safety stock and the reorder method for each part, from min/max and reorder point to EOQ and kanban. A low-stock alert becomes a draft requisition with the part’s primary vendor, and site sourcing rules split demand across suppliers by priority and percentage.
Min/max and reorder point settings
Sets minimum, maximum, reorder point, reorder quantity and safety stock for each part, along with the reorder method.
Item planning settings
Stores the planning policy, lot sizing rule, planner and make-or-buy choice for each part.
Requisitions from reorder alerts
Turns a low-stock alert into a draft requisition, using the part's primary vendor and owning company.
Site sourcing rules
Defines which supplier supplies a part at each site, with priorities and percentage splits across suppliers.
Spares, alternates and the part that replaced it
Link a discontinued part to the one that replaced it, and a request for the old number resolves to the current one. Ranked alternates give a technician an approved fallback, critical spares can be issued to a work order even when they are not normal stock, and parts used together are kept as kits.
Part supersession chains
Links an old part number to the part that replaces it, so requests for a discontinued part resolve to the current one.
Critical spare stock policy
Flags parts that must be kept on hand for critical equipment, and lets them be issued to work orders even when they are not normal stock items.
Ranked alternate parts
Lists approved substitutes for a part in ranked order, so a technician has a fallback when the primary part is out of stock.
Part kits
Groups parts that are used together into a named kit with a total cost.
The right vendor for every part
Each part has its approved vendors and a preferred one, and its cost, lead time and minimum order fall back to the preferred vendor when the part has none of its own. Vendor records hold payment terms, credit limit and purchase order history, and one manufacturer list serves every cross-reference.
Approved vendor list per item
Records which suppliers are approved for each part and which one is preferred, so buyers order from the right source.
Vendor records
Keeps supplier details, payment terms, credit limit and purchase order history in one record per vendor.
Manufacturer master list
Keeps one list of equipment and part manufacturers for use in part number cross-references.
VenturusAI
VenturusAI helps keep the catalog clean
Paste a vendor’s product page link and VenturusAI fills in the title, image, manufacturer part number and SKU on the vendor part. It flags parts that look like duplicates and suggests a classification for new ones. A buyer or storeroom lead reviews every value before it is saved and confirms any merge.
How VenturusAI worksFill part details from a vendor's product page
The system reads product details from the vendor page. The buyer reviews the values before saving them to the vendor part.
Duplicate part detection and classification help
The system would propose duplicates and classifications. A buyer or storeroom lead would confirm any merge or reclassification.
Meaning-based index of items, vendors and work orders
Embeddings index record text in the background. No action is taken from them; people will use search results to find records.
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Common questions
Can someone search by the manufacturer’s part number?
Yes. A lookup checks the internal part number first, then the manufacturer part number, then the vendor’s catalog number, and returns the internal part.
What happens when a part is discontinued?
Link it to the part that replaces it with an effective date and a reason. Requests for the old number walk the supersession chain to the current part, and every change is written to the audit log.
Which reorder methods can we use?
Manual, min/max, reorder point, EOQ and kanban. Each part also holds safety stock, ABC class, annual and daily usage, and carrying and ordering cost.
How is stock valued?
By FIFO, LIFO, average or standard cost, using cost layers recorded per receipt. Standard cost is kept by site with effective dates, falling back to the item-level cost.
The plant never stops. Neither does the record.
Bring an asset list and a month of work orders. We will load them and walk through your own plant in VenturusEAM, from the purchase order to the depreciation run.