[01]
Stockouts stop the line
The one bearing you need is the one nobody reordered. Emergency freight costs 5x.
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See every spare from request to installation. Follow purchase orders, receipts, transfers, reservations, and work-order use across every storeroom.
The Challenge
The part you need is the one nobody reordered
[02]
Counts nobody trusts
The system says four, the shelf has one, and nothing reorders because min/max hasn't changed since day one.
[03]
Dead capital on the shelf
Without inventory tracking, parts disappear, stock sits unused, and nobody knows what's available, who used it, or what it cost.
[04]
Purchasing by memory
Reorder points live in one buyer's head, so the storeroom swings between empty bins and dead stock.
The solution
Every part accounted for, from shelf to work order.
[Automate]
Know what's on the shelf and where it sits
Give every part a record: quantities by location, minimum and maximum levels, suppliers, cost, and the assets it fits.
- Catalogue every part with barcodes, photos, and the equipment it belongs to.
- Track stock by location so a count in Warehouse 3 means Warehouse 3.
- Set minimum and maximum levels per part, per storeroom.
[Execute]
Reorder before a bin runs empty
Canary watches consumption against your minimums and drafts the purchase order while there is still stock on the shelf.
- Trigger reorders automatically when stock crosses its minimum.
- Raise purchase orders and track them from approval through to receipt.
- Forecast demand from work order history rather than guesswork.
[Optimize]
Track every part to a job and a cost
Every issue is booked against a work order and an asset, so spend shows up where it actually happened.
- Book parts to work orders and read labour and material side by side.
- Value the storeroom and find the stock that has not moved in a year.
- Cut emergency freight by ordering on schedule instead of on failure.
Core capabilities
Best for teams whose storeroom decides whether the line runs.
Barcode & QR Lookup
Scan a bin and see what is in it, what it fits, and what it cost.
Multi-Storeroom Stock
Track one part across every site without merging the counts.
Automatic Reorder Points
Set a minimum once and let Canary raise the request.
Purchase Orders
Draft, approve, and receive against the order in one place.
Supplier Records
Keep pricing, lead times, and contacts beside the part.
Consumption Reporting
See which assets are eating the budget, part by part.
We used to lose hours tracking down parts across spreadsheets and storerooms. Canary gave us real-time visibility into every part, every location. Stockouts dropped, carrying costs fell, and our technicians finally have what they need when they need it.
Daria Simonova
Director of Operations, ABB Woods
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