Global Survey of Asset-Intensive Industries Seeks to Identify Inventory Management Issues

ATLANTA and DENVER, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Oniqua Intelligent MRO, a leading provider of maintenance spares and materials inventory optimization solutions for asset-intensive organizations, and ScottMadden, Inc., a general management consulting firm, today announced the launch of a global, cross-industry benchmarking survey focused on illuminating the landscape and challenges of inventory management and optimization. The survey will target supply chain and maintenance professionals in several industries, including electric and gas utilities; mining, metals processing, and fabrication; oil, gas, and petrochemicals; and suppliers/support services to these industries.

"We understand from current experience and past benchmarking surveys that asset-intensive companies continue to struggle with optimizing their inventories, which includes having the right critical maintenance spares and materials in the right numbers, at the right location, at the right time, and at the right cost," said Steve Herrmann, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Oniqua. "This is a tall order for any business but especially challenging in the high-stakes industries of our clients. For asset-intensive companies, there simply isn't room to get this wrong. Poor service levels to maintenance organizations can have negative, even disastrous, effects on operations."

The 2017 Inventory Optimization Survey will build on the lessons gleaned from the last cross-industry benchmarking survey published by Oniqua and ScottMadden in 2013. From that analysis, the two companies discovered that most respondents named inventory optimization as an important or critical issue for senior management.

However, when asked about their primary performance metrics for measuring the optimization of their inventory, respondents' answers ranged greatly (from average stock-out duration to inventory turns ratio to line fill rate). This finding demonstrates that while most asset-intensive industry professionals agree that effective inventory optimization is a major goal, not everyone agrees on the best way to achieve it.

"We are going into this survey armed with a good understanding of asset-intensive inventory management, grounded in the results of our last global survey. This knowledge is informing how we structure our questions, how we target our industries and capture responses, and ultimately how we analyze our data," said Andy Flores, partner and supply chain practice leader at ScottMadden. "We're eager to offer fresh insights because we hope better information and analysis will ultimately help to move the needle when it comes to improving on the status quo."

The new survey will examine several topics related to inventory management and optimization, including:

• Overarching views on the inventory landscape
• Key challenges and opportunities in inventory optimization
• Best practices in inventory management
• Inventory visibility levels and segmentation
• Processes for managing stocking levels
• Safety stock level determination
• Tools used to optimize inventory levels
• Practices that integrate materials and asset management

"Industry leaders need new, relevant, and informative data to improve their strategic approach. Benchmarking data from industry peers is something our customers seek on a regular basis. When it comes to mastering the science of inventory optimization, learning from others faced with similar challenges will translate to better results," said Herrmann.

Individuals managing inventories in the utilities, mining, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries—as well as those who supply and serve those industries—are invited and encouraged to participate in the survey. All respondents will receive a set of survey results free of charge. Click here to participate or visit http://bit.ly/2nQOnjd.

About ScottMadden, Inc.
ScottMadden is the management consulting firm that does what it takes to get it done right. Our practice areas include Energy, Clean Tech & Sustainability, Corporate & Shared Services, and Grid Transformation. We deliver a broad array of consulting services ranging from strategic planning through implementation across many industries, business units, and functions. To learn more, visit www.scottmadden.com | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

About Oniqua
Oniqua provides Intelligent MRO (maintenance, repair and operations) capabilities that are transforming the way Oil & Gas, Mining, Utilities and Manufacturing companies manage their capital-intensive assets. Our unique cloud-based offering combines the world's most advanced MRO analytics technology with analyst services, consulting, master data cleansing and industry expertise to optimize the performance of materials management and operations & maintenance activities. Oniqua does the "heavy lifting" on behalf of customers so they can achieve rapid benefits in the form of reduced waste and costs, minimized risks, greater efficiencies and smarter decisions across their MRO operations. Oniqua is proud to serve many of the world's largest energy and resources companies, including ConocoPhillips, BP, Occidental (OXY), ADMA, BHP Billiton, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), American Electric Power (AEP), Nebraska Public Power District, Rio Tinto, Newmont Mining, Xstrata, and Freeport McMoRan and many others. To learn more, visit www.oniqua.com | LinkedIn

Oniqua is owned by international oilfield support services company ASCO. The company employs more than 2,500 people in four key regions, namely the Americas, Europe, Middle East & Africa, and Australasia. The company currently has sales in excess of $1 billion. Through Oniqua and its other businesses, ASCO offers a wide range of services, including inventory and materials management, offshore supply base management, onshore oilfield support, environmental services, personnel and training, advisory and technical services, as well as fuel services. ASCO's global headquarters is based in Aberdeen. To learn more, visit www.ascoworld.com.

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ScottMadden, Inc.
Mary Tew
Senior Marketing Specialist
919-714-7628
[email protected]

Oniqua
Alisson Moore
Director of Marketing
303-525-5994
[email protected]

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