ON-DEMAND CUSTOMER SESSION
Bruce Power: Improving Reliability While Right-Sizing Inventory
Hear directly from Jeff Cremasco, Senior Strategist of Supply Chain at Bruce Power, about MRO inventory optimization — reducing excess inventory while protecting critical spares, uptime, and operational reliability.
IN THIS SESSION
- Where Bruce Power started and what changed
- What was harder than expected
- What Jeff would tell other power generation and utility leaders working the same problem
Jeff Cremasco
Senior Strategist of Supply Chain, Bruce Power
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How do you right-size without increasing risk?
Every power generator faces the same tension: carry too much inventory and millions in working capital sit idle. Carry too little — or stock the wrong materials — and reliability is exposed.
Bruce Power has worked through that challenge firsthand, moving from controlling unplanned inventory growth toward a more sustainable approach to inventory optimization.
What you'll learn in this session
- Excess and critical spares, addressed together — why treating inventory reduction and reliability risk as one problem changed the approach.
- Why traditional stocking policies had to change — and what replaced min/max levels driven by habit and institutional memory.
- Where AI fit alongside Maximo — adding intelligence to the existing EAM environment rather than replacing it.
- Getting from analysis to action — the governance required to turn recommendations into operational decisions.
- The realities of deployment and adoption — where teams pushed back, what changed, and what helped drive adoption.
- Working inventory vs. risk-mitigation inventory — how separating the portfolio clarified stocking decisions.
Meet Jeff Cremasco from Bruce Power
Jeff Cremasco
Senior Strategist of Supply Chain, Bruce Power
Bruce Power operates the world’s largest single-site nuclear generating station — 8 CANDU units, roughly 6,550 MW, and about 30% of Ontario’s electricity.
Given that scale, Jeff led the inventory optimization initiative from inside the plant. He talks through the journey candidly: what worked, what didn’t, and what he’d do differently in a nuclear-grade environment where a stocking decision is also a reliability decision.
Who this session is for
Most relevant for organizations carrying MRO inventory across multiple sites or business units that are being asked to release working capital without introducing additional reliability or stockout risk.
- Supply Chain, Procurement & Sourcing
- Materials Management & Inventory
- Plant Operations
- Maintenance & Reliability
- Finance & Working Capital
- Nuclear, gas, coal, hydro, and renewable generation
- Integrated utilities
- Independent power producers
- Multi-site asset-intensive organizations
- Teams operating SAP, Maximo, Oracle, or other ERP/EAM environments
A candid customer conversation — not a product demo
Hear directly from Jeff Cremasco about Bruce Power’s inventory optimization journey: where they started, what changed, how the approach was deployed, and what it took to turn recommendations into action.
Bruce Power's journey
Where they started, what changed, how the approach was deployed, and what it took to put the new process into practice.
Lessons from implementation
The organizational, data, governance, and change-management realities behind the project — including what worked and what Jeff would do differently.
No generic presentation. No feature walkthrough. Just a candid conversation about what actually happened.
Frequently Asked Questions
How can power generators reduce MRO inventory without increasing reliability risk?
The goal isn’t simply to carry less inventory. It is to identify where excess, duplicate, obsolete, or overstocked materials can be reduced while ensuring that the parts tied to critical equipment remain adequately covered. This session explores how Bruce Power approached that balance.
How is AI used for MRO inventory optimization?
AI can help harmonize fragmented material data, identify duplicate and similar parts, analyze usage and stocking behavior, assess criticality, and recommend more appropriate inventory policies. This session discusses how AI fit into Bruce Power’s existing operating environment and workflows.
Does AI replace ERP or EAM systems like Maximo?
No. The approach discussed in this session works alongside systems of record such as ERP and EAM platforms. Existing material, equipment, and transaction data remain part of the operating environment while an intelligence layer helps analyze the data and generate recommendations.
Is this a product demo?
No. This is a customer conversation with Jeff Cremasco of Bruce Power about the organization’s inventory optimization journey, including deployment, adoption, governance, and lessons learned. It is not a Verusen product walkthrough.
How long is the session?
About 45 minutes.
Who is this session most relevant for?
Leaders responsible for MRO inventory, materials management, supply chain, maintenance and reliability, plant operations, procurement, and working capital — particularly in power generation, utilities, and other asset-intensive industries.
Can I watch the session on demand?
Yes. Complete the short form on this page and the recording opens right away. If you attended the live session, use the link in your follow-up email.
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