摘要：Abstract Effective and efficient maintenance has become crucial for achieving competitive advantage in today's more and more complex manufacturing systems. Breakdowns and system failures caused by insufficient maintenance can have huge effects and economic impact. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately and precisely forecast maintenance needs in advance in order to avoid unforeseen system failures by ensuring the availability of spare parts and maintenance personnel at the required location and time while operating at reasonable costs. This paper presents a solution that aims at improving the effectiveness and efficiency of managing spare parts supply chains (SPSC) for complex manufacturing systems. It is grounded on the idea of integrating information being provided by Intelligent Maintenance Systems (IMS) into improved forecasting, planning and coordination methods as well as processes in the SPSC. The various components of the solution as well as their interactions are explained.
