Every consultant that you ever meet will tell you that in order to implement any type of operational improvement you will need a project champion. That is, someone who not only knows what is required but who also is prepared to work to make it happen, push back to the
Do Inventory Classifications Matter?
In this 2 Minute Tutorial, Phillip Slater, discusses spare parts inventory classifications. Does it matter whether you classify your spare parts inventory by machine type or inventory type? Phillip thinks that it does and explains why. Click here for information on our Practitioner Playbook.
The Acquisition Trap and Spare Parts Management
The Acquisition Trap What happens when most companies purchase or develop software for solving their spare parts inventory management problems? Typically, they will spend a lot of time, energy and money trying to integrate their purchase into their existing systems but ultimately, over time, they will make little or no
How Your SAP Safety Stock Definition Can Drive You to Overstock Your Inventory
The SAP Safety Stock Definition and Your ERP What would you say if you found out that your company software systematically encouraged you to overstock your spare parts inventory? Crazy idea right? After all isn’t the software supposed to help you to get it right? Well, this is the exact
How Your ERP Software May Lead to Overstocked Inventory (Video)
Subject Area: Overstocked Inventory Avoiding a Pitfall that Leads to Overstock Inventory In this 2 Minute Tutorial, Phillip Slater, warns of a potential pitfall with the use of ERP software to determine the spare parts ReOrder Point (ROP). Without proper knowledge of spare parts inventory management it is possible that
Spare Parts Management Collaboration Vs Cooperation
Subject Area: Spare Parts Management Collaboration Collaboration Vs Cooperation Over the past few years there has been a growing awareness that effective and efficient spare parts management requires the input of people from a number of different departments. Engineering spare parts inventories are influenced by engineering, maintenance, planners, stores/warehouse, finance,
Smart Spare Parts Management
Translate the Supply Chain General to the Smart Spare Parts Management Specific Recently I attended the Smart Supply Chain and Logistics Conference in Melbourne Australia. This is usually referred to as the Smart Conference. Now you may be asking yourself, ‘what has a conference dealing with distribution centers, warehouse automation,
The Two Big Secrets of Spare Parts Management
Learn About the Impact on Your Spare Parts Inventory In this 2 Minute Tutorial Phillip Slater discusses the two big secrets of spare parts management, the impact these secrets have on your spare parts inventory and how awareness of these secrets will help you make better spare parts management decisions.
Spare Parts Management Process is Complex But Is It Complicated?
‘Getting It Right’ With Spare Parts Management Achieving best practice spare parts management process involves the input of many different people and/or departments in an organization. To ‘get it right’ with spare parts for maintenance and operational support you need input from the storeroom (or warehouse), procurement, maintenance, planning, finance,
Spare Parts Management Training – Three Things You Must Do
Be Wary of ‘Learned Experience’ To achieve best practice from spare parts management training you need to be wary of ‘learned experience’. Let me explain… Recently I had occasion to use a goods lift (elevator) at a warehouse. You may be familiar with this type of lift (elevator), they