vaihtotarpeista
Vaihtotarpeista is a Finnish concept used mainly in asset management, maintenance planning and procurement. It refers to the estimated or actual needs to replace components or assets that have worn out, failed, become obsolete, or reached end-of-life. The concept covers both planned replacements, such as scheduled maintenance tasks, and reactive replacements following faults. It is used to forecast demand for spare parts and to plan inventories and budgets.
In practice, organizations study asset age, historical failure data, condition monitoring results, usage patterns and technology
Etymology and usage: the term is formed from vaihto (replacement or exchange) and tarve (need), with the
See also: spare parts, maintenance planning, asset management, inventory management, reliability-centered maintenance.