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The Benefits of Industrial Vending Machines – A Case Study

April 15 spkhadmin

true optimization

Industrial vending machines are changing the way that users interact with the storeroom and spare parts supply function. Typically, the rationale for the use of vending machines is tied to the potential for cost savings achieved through greater issuance control.     However, following a recent virtual round table session,

Storeroom Management

Maintenance Will Not Solve Your Spare Parts Management Problems

April 10 spkhadmin

Improvements in your maintenance practices will not solve your spare parts management problems. If you don’t have your act together in terms of your spare parts decision making then you’re not going to get the outcomes that you need. In this short video, Phillip Slater explains why. Maintenance Will Not

Inventory Management

The Spare Parts Management Comfort Zone (Video)

April 2 spkhadmin

The Spare Parts Management Comfort Zone: when you’re in that place where it seems like you know everything that’s going on, where you really can’t make any mistakes. But comfort zones also have a dark side. In this short video Phillip Slater explains what this is.   Video Transcript The

Inventory Management

3D Printing – A Revolution in Spare Parts Management?

April 2 spkhadmin

Is 3D printing about to create a revolution in spare parts management? Since the 1990’s supply chain collaboration has had a major impact on the overall level of business inventories. Of course, some companies have done better than others but there is no doubt that industry stock turns have increased

Inventory Management

Obsolete Spare Parts Inventory is an Absolute Certainty (Video)

March 27 spkhadmin

If there’s one absolute certainty about all items in your spare parts inventory, it’s this: that at some point in time, every item in your inventory will become obsolete. In this short video, Phillip Slater explains why this is.   Obsolete Spare Parts Inventory is an Absolute Certainty Video Transcript

Obsolescence

The One Question You Need Ask with Spare Parts Inventory Management (Video)

March 18 spkhadmin

There is one question you need to ask with spare parts inventory management and unfortunately most companies don’t ask this question. This video explains what this question is and why it is important   The One Question You Need Ask with Spare Parts Inventory Management Video Transcript Hi, my name

Inventory Management

How to Bring Certainty to Spare Parts Inventory Management Systems

March 6 spkhadmin

Have your spare parts inventory management systems developed over time? Was that by design or ad hoc? Without proper design your systems will lack consistency, audit-ability, and certainty. Watch the video to find out why. How to Bring Certainty to Spare Parts Inventory Management Systems Video Transcript Hi, my name

Policies and Procedures

Fast and Slow Moving Inventory

February 28 spkhadmin

Do you label your spare parts inventory as fast and slow moving? If you do, then I think that you are wasting your time. Watch the video find out why. Fast and Slow Moving Inventory Video Transcript Hi, my name is Phillip Slater and for the next couple of minutes

Policies and Procedures

MRO Inventory Webinar

February 22 spkhadmin

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Inventory Management

Block Chain and Spare Parts Management

February 11 spkhadmin

The application of block chain technology has been a hot topic of discussion for some time now. Most of that discussion has focused on what we might call ‘low trust’ environments and so block chain is mostly associated with bit coin. However, block chain and the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT)

Inventory Management

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