Managed Inventory

The Right Parts at the Right Time

To ensure production requirements are met, Applied Materials offers a program to reduce spares inventory costs while providing immediate availability to Varian equipment. Physical storage of parts is controlled by the customer while inventory and logistics are owned by Applied Materials.

How Managed Inventory Works for Varian equipment

Applied evaluates and recommends safety stock levels for each piece part with a minimum of 6 turns per year. When agreed upon, Applied provides the initial 6 weeks of high use consumables and provides replenishment based on forecasted usage. Monthly billing is based on actual usage. Customers are not charged until parts are consumed and customers can modify stocking level or part numbers at any time—eliminating inventory risk.

Increases Uptime

Applied Materials manages consumable parts requirements for Varian equipment owners and will monitor and continuously adjust material requirements based upon customer’s configurations, processes and utilization rates. The managed inventory program can significantly minimize downtime associated with part availability. Applied Materials provides a 7x24 hour emergency parts ordering process, with visibility to worldwide depot locations.

Production Proven

Our replacement part specifications, assembly procedures, and test methods have been validated in production systems to ensure quality, compatibility, and optimal system performance. Only Applied Materials can assure that Varian Semiconductor replacement parts meet our design, quality and materials specifications to assure the highest tool performance.

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