When a machine breaks, most factory owners focus on the machine. But in many cases, the biggest contributor to long downtime is not the breakdown itself — it is the vendor.
Think about a typical repair process. The machine stops. Someone calls the vendor. The vendor does not answer. A callback comes an hour later. The vendor says they will arrive later that day. They arrive in the evening. The repair takes another 2 hours. Total downtime: 6 to 8 hours — most of which was waiting, not repairing.
The actual repair took 2 hours. The other 4 to 6 hours were pure coordination delay. That is money lost not to a machine problem, but to a process problem.
Better vendor management can cut this dramatically. Knowing which vendors respond fastest, tracking their average repair time, comparing costs, and automating the initial notification — these steps alone can cut response time from hours to minutes.
Rasset's vendor management module does exactly this. The moment a breakdown is logged, the right vendor is automatically notified. Response times are tracked. Performance is recorded. Over time, you build a clear picture of which vendors to rely on — and which ones to replace.
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