Unlock working capital and protect uptime with a Remsoft MRO Health Check
A data‑driven gap analysis for forestry mills with $2M+ in spare parts. Low lift, finance‑ready output.
Hidden inefficiencies are costing you more than downtime.
Forestry maintenance leaders are under constant pressure to keep operations running. But behind every outage, spare parts delay, and spreadsheet workaround lies a bigger cost:
- Unplanned downtime eating into production targets
- Labour inefficiency caused by waiting/searching for parts
- Gaps in data that weaken business cases for investment
These silent drains erode performance year after year. Most leaders know the pain, but don’t have the data to prove it.
The Solution: A clear, data-driven snapshot of your MRO reality.
The Remsoft MRO Health Check (formerly Xtivity) provides a cost-friendly deep analysis of your transactional data and current practices to uncover MRO inventory optimization opportunities, with 3 key deliverables:
INVENTORY PROFILE & ANALYSIS:
A data-driven view and gap analysis on the health of your MRO supply chain Features an inventory profile (moving, slow-moving, non-moving), plus lead-time, min/max and replenishment analysis
BUSINESS CASE:
A detailed business case and recommendations for change, supported by clear data
Provides an inventory optimization opportunity assessment, as well as fact-based answers to senior management’s questions
PRIORITIZATION PLAN:
A plan for where, how and how much you can improve your MRO supply chain Delivers actionable insights across functions, with prioritized recommendations for improvements and their measurable impacts
In just 3-5 weeks, you’ll walk away with a quantified business case that gives you the clarity to act and the confidence to win internal alignment.
Proof you can measure in both uptime and dollars.
Across forestry, from mills to supply chain to asset management, the MRO Health Check has helped leaders:
- Free up millions in tied-up spares
- Reduce downtime risk by exposing hidden vulnerabilities
- Strengthen cases to finance and operations teams with hard data, not gut feelings
Aside from the savings, I like some of the other intangibles — things like identifying parts that are in danger of having a stock out condition are identified.
- Supply Chain Analyst
Real impact delivered:
$2.8M
in actual inventory value reduction
10–15%
average reduction in moving inventory
4–8%
fewer duplicates and obsolescence issues
2–4%
reduction in emergency orders
Improved procurement visibility across mill network
Why leaders bring the MRO Health Check to their teams.
Every function feels the pain of fragmented MRO in different ways — whether it’s outages, bloated storerooms, or siloed systems. The MRO Health Check uncovers what matters most to each leader, making it easier to align priorities across operations, supply chain, and IT.
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Ops Leaders: Prove you can cut cost without risking downtime.
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Supply Chain Leaders: Turn your storerooms into a source of freed-up capital.
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IT Leaders: Connect maintenance and inventory data into the broader digital transformation agenda.
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This is an easy win for us. The ROI was lightning fast.
- Inventory Management Specialist
How it Works
Minimal lift, maximum insight.
The MRO Health Check is designed to deliver big answers with very little demand on your team. You provide the data, and we bring back the insight — clear, quantified, and ready to act on.
1. Data in:
Up to 5 years of ERP/EAM transactions (a simple export is often enough)
2. Data Modeling:
Custom model built based on input and validated.
3. Analysis:
Our MRO Inventory Optimization Software highlights inefficiencies, risks, and opportunities.
4. Output:
A written report with quantified savings, risks flagged, and prioritized recommendations.
You get actionable insights without the burden of extra work.
Why Remsoft?
The MRO Health Check builds on decades of experience in forest operations and asset-intensive industries. It’s delivered by Remsoft’s MRO optimization team and grounded in the real challenges facing mills and manufacturers.
This is not just a spreadsheet audit. It’s a structured diagnostic tool designed to deliver clarity across maintenance, supply chain, and systems.
Ready to uncover what’s hiding in your MRO data?
With the ease, speed, and low cost of implementation, Remsoft’s quicker-to-value approach can help you fast track your reliability and supply chain transformation initiatives. Leveraging data intelligence from our software, you can identify, target and optimize high-value opportunities in your supply chain within weeks.
The MRO Health Check process was an important first step in implementing a successful Supply Chain improvement program. The process provided us the opportunity to get everybody at the site involved… The team’s recommendations of custom solutions gave us confidence in executing the implementation plan.
- Inventory Control Specialist
MRO Health Check FAQs
How does it work?
We run 3-5 years of your transactional data through our Inventory Optimization Software, conducting deep analysis to identify opportunities, issues and trends. We then provide you with a clear, written analysis and recommendations for change, supported by the data needed to drive your business case.
What will be expected of me/my team?
The Remsoft MRO Health Check is conducted virtually and requires limited client time. However, during the program, it is inevitable that there will be some demand on your time, be it for incremental data, insight or business process changes. By establishing the parameters at the outset, subsequent discussions and negotiations can be minimized.
What concrete takeaways are included?
The key deliverables/insights provided via the MRO Health Check include:
- Inventory Profile (moving, slow-moving, non-moving)
- Lead-time Analysis
- Min/Max Analysis
- Replenishment Analysis
- Detailed Business Case
- Prioritized Plan with Actionable Insights
In addition to the above deliverables, our clients see measurable improvements in their supply chain resilience, asset reliability, operational efficiency and cashflow.
How long does an MRO Health Check take?
Over what is typically a 3 to 5 week process, the Remsoft team validates, constructs an inventory model and performs detailed analysis on your transactional data to develop a summary presentation. Please note that the elapsed time is dependent on data availability and quality.
Can I see an example of an MRO Health Check?
Sure! Click here to request a sample Health Check.
What data do you need to collect from us?
The primary data driving MRO inventory lives in your ERP or EAM system. Whether you use SAP, IBM Maximo, JDE, MS Dynamics or other systems, the Remsoft MRO platform leverages that transactional data, and more, to deliver optimized parts management and expose valuable insights.