Procurement Solutions

Your critical spares, held in Australia

Annual Spares Contract

We stock your critical, long-lead-time spares at our facility. You commit to buying them within 12 months, and in return you get the part in 1–2 days anywhere in Australia, no storage space used, no stocktakes, and no cash tied up on a shelf. Every contract starts with a free Annual Spares Consumption Study: we analyse your usage history so you only commit to parts you’ll genuinely use.

What this typically involves

  • A free Annual Spares Consumption Study before you commit to anything
  • Critical spares held at our facility, ready in 1–2 days
  • No storage space used, no stocktakes, no cash tied up on a shelf
Holding inventory typically costs 20–30% of its value every year in capital, storage, insurance, and obsolescence.

Source: Institute for Supply Management / standard supply-chain carrying-cost benchmarks

Common use cases

Where this typically comes up

1

A new site with no spares strategy

A new plant or site is being commissioned, and critical long-lead-time spares need to be identified and secured from day one, not after the first breakdown.

2

Cash tied up in "just in case" stock

The store is full of expensive parts bought "just in case," most of which have not moved in years. That capital could be working in the business instead of sitting on a shelf.

3

An audit wants proof of coverage

An internal or external audit is asking for documented evidence of critical-spares coverage, not just an assurance that "we would probably be right."

Example scenario

the gearbox on the shelf

A client's critical gearbox had a 16-week overseas lead time: an unbearable wait if it ever failed. But at $28K, buying one to sit in their store meant dead cash and another thing to count at stocktake. Under an Annual Spares Contract, we held it at our facility instead. When the gearbox finally let go, the replacement was on site in 36 hours. Weeks of potential downtime were avoided, and their capital stayed working in the business until the day they actually needed the part.

Illustrative example for explanatory purposes, not a specific client case study.

Contact MACH directly

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07 3340 5114admin@machtechnicalsolutions.com.au
Building 6, 2404 Logan Road, Eight Mile Plains, QLD 4113, Australia

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