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December 8 spkhadmin

Q: I am enjoying SPKH very much. You have put words and tools together from many similar experiences. I am sharing with my direct reports. I am also sending my peers to sign up. I have one question. I am unable to download any presentations from the resource center. Can

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Do you have an opinion about the Oniqua Optimiser?

December 8 spkhadmin

Q: Do you have an opinion about Oniqua’s Optimiser – we have it in use here.   It certainly has very good reporting but as far as forcasting we have struggled to get it right. Their settings are over the top and therefore wrong imputs have given bad results. A: What can

Filed Under: Inventory Optimization

How To Manage Stock Out Risk

November 12 spkhadmin

[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] When I review inventory holding levels with people and I ask ‘why is the maximum setting so high?’, almost invariably the reply is, ‘because that item is critical to our operation’.  However, this response, while well meaning, highlights one of  he major problems (in my opinion) of spare parts inventory

Filed Under: Storeroom Management

Pitfalls in CMMS Implementation

October 12 spkhadmin

Q: I am beginning a new phase in my career by taking on a CMMS implementation. Do you have insight regarding pitfalls that would help me listen to the “whispering road signs” I encounter? A: I think that there are three things that you should ‘listen’ out for: Planning vs.

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Are You Trading Spare Parts Money for Time?

October 12 spkhadmin

As someone who is involved in materials and spare parts management I am sure that you have come across the situation where there is an apparent need to justify expenditure on a specific spare part. Typically the logic goes like this: Maintenance is concerned that they need the spare part

Filed Under: Inventory Optimization

Why You SHOULD Run Your Warehouse Like Wal-Mart

September 18 spkhadmin

[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] A couple of weeks ago I was running a three-day inventory management and review training course in Singapore when one of the attendees made a familiar statement.  He said ‘if we left this all up to maintenance they would want to stock everything like they are at Wal-Mart’. As I

Filed Under: Storeroom Management

How To Measure Qualitative Spare Parts Management Improvements

August 8 spkhadmin

spare parts forecasting

Subject Area: Qualitative Spare Parts Management Improvements Everybody loves hard data.  We measure and report  all sorts of things: sales, costs, profit, loss, headcounts, inventory values, production volumes, expenses, vacation time, sick leave, stock turns, purchase volumes, operating effectiveness, debtors, creditors, weeks of stock on hand, asset values, revenue, equity,

Filed Under: Implementation

Validating Advisor Credentials

July 21 spkhadmin

How do you validate advisor credentials or what you hear or read in relation to products, services, and information? When trying to research information, if you are anything like me you go straight to Google.The online world provides us with a fantastic resource. But how do you know if what

Filed Under: Online Training

Are you prepared to go live?

June 7 spkhadmin

A couple of weeks ago I ran a workshop on spare parts management for reliability and maintenance personnel. The attendees were a mix of tradesmen, engineers, and managers, covering both mechanical and electrical disciplines, from a large paper mill. If you have ever worked in the area of maintenance you

Filed Under: Implementation

Spare Parts Criticality

May 3 spkhadmin

Spare Parts Criticality

How do you determine spare parts criticality? Most companies don’t really understand criticality and see it as a single dimension issue. But that is just not right.          

Filed Under: Criticality Assessment

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