Case Study: Coal Terminal Company achieves higher availability with ARMS Reliability's Spares Optimization

Coal Terminal increases Availability with Spares Optimization Project

Coal Terminal Company engaged ARMS Reliability to address the risk of telechute failures at its coal terminal, where three ship loaders depended on a limited spare-parts inventory. With only one spare telechute onsite and a repair turnaround of about two months, the company faced significant availability risk and potential production losses if a telechute failed before its scheduled replacement.

ARMS Reliability performed a Spares Optimization Analysis using Availability Modeling and a FMECA study to evaluate different spare-holding scenarios from zero to four spares. The analysis showed that holding two spare telechutes onsite was the optimal strategy, improving availability while reducing unavailability risk and supporting a business case for purchasing an additional spare.