Customer Committed Inventory
Cross Customer Committed Inventory (CCI)
As a machine builder or OEM, you know how unpredictable a production schedule can be when a critical component is delayed. At Cross Company, we offer a Customer Committed Inventory (CCI) program to ensure that those high-risk, mission-critical components are already on the shelf, ready for you. That way, you’re never held hostage by lead-time changes or supply chain disruption.
We keep the parts you need so you can avoid the delays you don’t. If you have a part or parts which you order repeatedly but which have a high lead time variance, Cross can stock these for you. Working together, we define the minimum and maximum levels to stock, and we hold the inventory allocation for you on our shelves. So you get the parts you need when you need them.
Understanding Cross Customer Committed Inventory (CCI)
With our CCI program, we’ll work directly with you to establish inventory agreements aligning with your production schedules, demand patterns, and unique requirements. We’re then able to procure, manage, and maintain those inventory levels. This allows Cross to act as an extension of your supply chain. That way, you don’t have to deal with dozens of different suppliers and a wide range of lead times.
Reduce lead time
Ensure equipment availability
Consolidate suppliers
Optimize your supply chain
Integrating Solutions from Industry Leading Brands
Our team works with an industry leading number of suppliers when developing solutions for our customers, so we can integrate the right components every time. Our expertise, paired with access to a wider range of materials, means we can build the best solution for your process.
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The Measurable Benefits of Cross CCI
CCI services offered by Cross are more than just a convenience. They provide a number of measurable benefits, including
- Reduced downtime risk – A read-to-ship, in-stock part means fewer missed deliveries and less disruption to production
- Improved supply chain efficiency – With one inventory, one set of replenishment triggers, and fewer intermediate suppliers, you get fewer surprises
- Optimized cost control – You gain forecastable part availability rather than uncontrolled lead-time risk. In addition, you hold minimal buffer
- Increased operational visibility – Utilizing usage data and review cycles, stocking levels are able to evolve with your business
How Cross Can Help Through CCI
At Cross Company, we bring decades of industrial automation experience, precision measurement expertise, and supply chain management successes. We ensure that your inventory is ready when you need it, eliminating the need to deal with multiple vendors all with different lead times. Your components are stored with us and shipped on demand, meaning you get the parts you need in the timeframe you expect.
In addition, Cross provides
Comprehensive Automation Experience
From motion control to pneumatics to subassemblies, we understand the components, their failure modes, and their time-sensitive role in production
Scalable Inventory Solutions
Whether you need one part or hundreds, all shipped to one location or across sites, we have the infrastructure and processes to support your scale
Data-Driven Stocking Strategy
We combine annual reviews, usage tracking, min/max adjustments to provide continuous optimization of your inventory. Not “set-it-and-forget-it”
Supply Chain Extension
Instead of having to manage dozens of lead-time-sensitive components from dozens of suppliers, you only have to manage one. We take care of the rest
Cross Automation Services Brochure
Our primary focus is to decrease manual labor, increase throughput, improve quality, and/or decrease the consumption of raw materials through automated solutions. Download our automation services brochure to learn more about our core integration services, technical services, training services, support services, and more.
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How the Customer Committed Inventory Process Works
- Assessment and Planning – We start by collaborating on determining your demand profile. Things like recurring parts, lead-time volatility, safety/criticality, and production schedule sensitivity. Using that information, we define target mins and maxes, usage rates, and replenishment triggers
- Inventory Agreement – Next we formalize the terms. This includes the stocked components, agreed-upon stock levels, and other responsibilities. We allocate dedicated shelf space and reserve that inventory for you
- Procurement, Stocking, and Monitoring – Then Cross procures, stores, and maintains the inventory in our facilities. We keep an eye on usage, review minimum/maximum thresholds annually (or more often if needed), and adjust as real-world data comes in
- Seamless Delivery – Lastly, you get that inventory on-schedule and when you need it. And when you pull from it, you benefit from pre-allocated parts, predictable availability, and fewer supplier touch-points. That way, you can focus on production, not sourcing
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Get Started with Cross Customer Committed Inventory
Ready to make the shift from reactive part-sourcing to proactive part-availability? The next step is contacting our experts. We’ll schedule a planning session with you to determine high-risk parts, historic usage, lead-time variation, and draft up your CCI agreement.
Do away with part-sourcing-related downtime. Let Cross keep the parts you need ahead of the demand. Contact us today to get started