Ferguson OnSite Management
Ferguson OnSite is often used in conjunction with our consigned inventory program. It offers huge benefits and provides you with a wide range of options regarding what type of trailer you want and how you want to manage it.
Features & Benefits
Features
Benefits
- Reduces man-hours in engineering, procurement, material handling and accounting departments.
- Engineering - itemized and priced materials on contract reduces time sourcing, pricing and requisitioning material at the engineering level
- Procurement - reduced requisitions means reduced time for sourcing, quoting and purchase orders
- Material handling - fully stocked trailers with a computerized usage and replenishment system greatly reduces time spend locating and delivering material on site
- Accounting - summarized billing reduces purchase order to accounts payable process
- Offers immediate access to materials for field changes eliminating any negative impact on the job schedule.
- Point-of-use material trailers make labor time more efficient
- Errors in design, takeoff and workmanship can be corrected in record time
- Field changes are possible without impacting the job schedule
- All material requested to be stocked on site readily available to the job specifications.
- Materials in the trailer are inspected and approved at the start of the job and can be "spot checked" as the job progresses
- QC inspections are minimized by eliminating the need for inspection upon arrival of every shipment
- MTRs and certificates of compliance are available on compact disc in the trailer
- Field changes are ensured to be done with the correct material
- Offers an inventory management system tailored to your specific needs.
- Adaptable to your material handling method
- The trailer may be manned by your personnel or Ferguson associates
- You determine stocking levels, range of sizes stocked, and type of fittings.
- Reporting to accounting, engineering and job management that can be created to capture specific information using the bar coding system.
- Summarized billing is available with information reported on the bill that is necessary in accounting
- Reports are available to only show specific information needed from information collected through the OnSite program
- Tagging Capabilities
- Can tag to suit the job needs in advance or at the point of pickup
- Fabricated and cut pieces of pipe can be provided and staged by ISO or drawing
- Valves tagged to job specifications at no extra charge
- Non-OnSite material can also be tracked and staged
- Cost Savings
- Lower material cost based on early identification of long lead time items
- Leverage Ferguson's strengths with manufacturers for length of job pricing
- Greatly reduce freight costs
- Eliminate job surpluses
- Labor savings and increased productivity
OnSite Options
- Self-Service, Ferguson managed or joint effort
Trailers
- Features:
- Fold down drawing table, lights, receptacles, outside quick connections, stairs and locking rollup door
- Options:
- Pipe rack
- Pipe rack with shelving and small parts bins
- Shelving with small parts bins
- Climate control, GPS, security and/or generator
