anticipating interruptions to supply applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and work practices avoiding surplus holdings and wastage calculating correct inventory requirements taking into account lead times, re-order triggers, impacts of turnover and supply margins calculating materials and other resource requirements and costs costing and documenting requirements forecasting accurate inventory demand identifying appropriate materials and consumables to match maintenance standards identifying commercially viable sources of consumables and materials identifying the impact of decisions in terms of commercial, environmental and safety risks planning and organising activities to avoid any back tracking, workflow interruptions or wastage planning for inventory required to meet special events or contingencies researching information related to inventory including relevant technical, regulatory, environmental and safety requirements using appropriate information technology and software when preparing inventory. |