Vendor-managed Inventory Programs

Vendor-managed inventory programs typically involve:

• Procurement of products, typically a fixed set of part numbers or product lines.
• Vendor management and quality assurance.
• Responsibility for product traceability.
• Management of certifications and manufacturers’ documentation.
• Order fulfillment and delivery to a specified customer location or locations.

Vendor-managed inventory programs may also include the following:

• API’s ESP^SM system.
• Responsibility for forecasting demand and providing specific levels of guaranteed product availability (up to 100 percent).
• Inventory ownership.
• Requirements to utilize specific communication protocols with the customer (e.g., Aeroxchange or SPEC2000).
• Special product handling, including hazardous materials.
• Special product attribute management, including the management of and responsibility for product shelf life.
• Kitting and/or light assembly.
• Automatic replenishment services.
• Remote management of inventories at customer sights and/or forward stocking of inventory; could also include consignment inventories.
• 24/7 customer service and/or AOG response.
• Returns or warranty administration.
• Expired product disposal.

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Client Examples

API has implemented vendor-managed inventory programs for several aviation clients. Click on the links below to view some of their stories.

• FedEx Express Air Operations Division
• Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation/General Dynamics Aviation Services
• Honeywell Aircraft Landing Systems
• Grant Aviation