Vendor Managed Inventory

Let Us Take Inventory off Your Hands

Incora™ reduces complexity and increases reliability so you can focus on your mission critical operations.

Incora’s Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs offer a variety of stocking solutions to hold your inventory at our global network of distribution centers, provide more space on your shop floor, lower your overhead costs, and greatly reduce the chance of shortages.

As part of our VMI services, our Just-in-Time (JIT) and Direct Line Feed (DLF) services optimize your product supply and replenishment to the shop floor, ensuring a smooth flow of materials at the right quantities.

Incora provides the right amount of materials to keep your operations moving. Not more. Not less. Just right.

Our VMI Services brought one manufacturer 80% reductions in inventory carrying costs while eliminating shortages and line stops.

Incora's VMI Services

Our implementation experts will provide your facilities with a lean solution that integrates well within your operations. The result is improved product access and facilitated productivity. Here are the other benefits:

Cost Savings and Greater Profitability

Buffer inventory stored at Incora facilities to lower inventory carrying costs, improve cash flow, and reduce inventory spend through optimal replenishment quantities

Optimized Replenishment

Robust and reliable inventory management processes for efficient usage capture and timely replenishment, reducing stock shortages, data entry errors, and excess or obsolete inventory

Convenient Payment

Consolidation of vendor base in a single monthly invoice, reflective of actual inventory usage

Expert Implementation and Support

Best practice project management, eliminating risk during implementation, along with sophisticated IT support infrastructure

Customized Solutions

Flexible and tailored service structures with direct delivery to specified build line locations for our customers and their sub-contractors

Improved Forecasting

Software and tools to closely monitor and analyze consumption at point of use and develop more accurate demand forecasts and inventory optimization

Reliability

Right first time and with zero defects, with customized Key Performance Indicators to ensure we meet or exceed your expectations

Improved Space Usage

On-site inventory reductions that free up space on the shop floor for higher value work

We provide a range of part presentation and storage options for your shop floor, including:

Kits

Carts

Storage Bins

Vending Machines

Flammable Cabinets

Racking Systems

Seamless JIT and DLF Management

Our ongoing monitoring supports your operations with an optimized amount of stock determined by advanced data analytics, closely monitored inventory levels, and automatic replenishment that avoids stock-outs.

We use smartphone scanners, inventory planning tools, and software solutions to:

Track consumption

Manage expirations

Maintain continuous data visibility

Collect usage data at the point of use

Initiate automatic order replenishment

Customized Solutions for Smarter Inventory Management

Automatic invoicing and tailored reporting allow greater visibility into your optimal inventory levels, so you can reduce investment in unnecessary stock and increase stock turnover.

Our solution is delivered completely customized to your specific needs and space restraints. By working closely with you to understand your unique requirements, Incora identifies opportunities to improve efficiency, eliminate waste, increase productivity, and reduce costs.