news and events / KVC and Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Johor Launched MRO Vending Machine

KVC and Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), a Member of MMC Group, launched 5 units of Consumable Vending Machines in a simple ceremony at PTP’s Engineering Building & Workshop on 10 August 2022.

Ko Cheng Han, KVC’s Executive Director along with other KVC representatives attended the opening ceremony. The event was also attended by PTP’s Senior Management Team and PTP’s Supply Chain team, Marco Neelsen, Chief Executive Officer together with Ts. Dr. Irwana Abd Malek, Head of Supply Chain Division (SCD), and Hesham Ahmed Mohamed Ali Nossier, Head of Engineering & Facilities Division. Together, they officiated the vending machines for consumable items at PTP.

We are proud of this achievement as it marks another significant milestone for the KVC ISMRO (integrated supply for maintenance, repair and operations) journey which is to achieve customer centricity through an omnichannel customer experience. The launch of these consumable vending machines is part of PTP’s SCD inventory holding and take cost out (TCO) strategy to further improve warehouse operation by focusing on consumables items. In addition, this initiative supports PTP’s digital transformation by digitalizing and automating processes.

The vending machines will provide 24/7 access to MRO consumables in a controlled and secured fashion. With real-time stock level monitoring, stock out or over stock situations shall be significantly reduced, if not eliminated. We are confident that an Integrated Supply Management, enhanced by operational data analytics, will be able to deliver the results set by PTP.

With an aim to continuously delight our customers by making their lives and day-to-day operations easier, we offer XtructureD Solutions (XD Solutions) by partnering with the highest quality global and local strategic suppliers through sustainable ways of involving customer, people and planet, lead and dare.