Critical Spares for On-Air Systems
When a router card, power supply or fan fails during a broadcast, the spare has to be on the shelf and easy to find. Beam tracks spare parts by quantity with minimum and maximum levels, sends low stock alerts and restock notifications, and records the parts withdrawn on each repair ticket. Each spare has its place in your location hierarchy, so engineers find it under pressure.
Use case in practice
- Spares by Quantity: Track spare cards, supplies and parts as stock you withdraw from and add to.
- Min and Max Levels: Stock status updates automatically from the levels you set.
- Low Stock Alerts: Get notified before a critical spare runs out.
- Parts on the Ticket: Spares withdrawn for a repair are recorded on its ticket.
- Substitutes Ready: See which parts can stand in when you run short.
Why it matters
- Shorter Outages: The right spare is on hand and easy to find.
- No Surprise Shortages: Restocking starts before the shelf is empty.
- True Repair Costs: Parts used are tied to each repair.
- Less Over-Stocking: Levels keep spares at what you actually need.
- Shared Visibility: Every engineer and every site sees the same stock.
