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Value Added Services
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COMPLETE EDI PROCESS
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| Reduces total transaction cost by reducing paperwork, telephone calls, mailing costs,
manual data entry, lead times and inventory levels. |
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BAR CODING OF DELIVERY DOCUMENTS
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Speeds up processing time for paperwork and material at the time of receipt,
thereby reducing total transaction cost.
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CREDIT CARD PROCESS |
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Established with American Express, Visa and MasterCard -decreases paperwork at the time
of purchase and invoice resulting in a lower transaction cost.
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IN PLANT INVENTORY AUDITS
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| Determine duplicate items and standardization of products that will cover
various applications allowing for reduced customer inventory levels. |
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CONSIGNED
INVENTORY AND AUTOMATIC REPLENISHMENT |
| Decreases customer personnel inventory management time and lowers total
inventory costs. |
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OBSOLETE INVENTORY DISPOSAL |
| By working with companies that specialize in purchasing these type
items, customer inventory costs are reduced. |
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ON SITE TURNAROUND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT |
| Utilization of on site inventory trailers and regular replenishment of
material result in optimized personnel utilization and decreased transaction costs. |
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| CAPITAL PROJECT MATERIALS MANAGEMENT |
| Improves scheduling of project activities by coordinating material
requirements, decreases customer project inventory, increases efficiency of material flow
and material usage, dramatically decreases "surplus" inventory at project
completion. |
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SKU USAGE REPORTING |
| By evaluating material usage, we can make recommendations concerning
adjustments in inventory levels resulting in improved inventory management. |
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FIELD TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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| Piping & Equipment personnel work as
consultants for applications requirements for the customer's facility. Working closely
with plant personnel and manufacturer personnel results in better product usage, thereby
decreasing replacement costs. |
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MANUFACTURER PRODUCT TRAINING |
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Allows customer personnel to be fully informed of the latest in product offerings,
therefore utilizing the best product in specific applications.
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COMPLETE VALVE ACTUATION
SHOPS
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Allows for single sourcing for a complete valve
actuation package and assures that the entire package is assembled by factory trained
personnel.
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ACTIVITY BASED COSTING
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A method that looks at the costs involved in doing a specific activity. By analyzing
the activity together, we can decrease the overall expense involved in doing the activity. |
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QUARTERLY MARKET CONDITIONS
AND ACTIVITY BULLETIN
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| Keeps our customers abreast of the PVF market allowing
for better planning of basic MRO activities and project scheduling. |
