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Is PCB Holding Back Your Spare Parts Management Progress?

January 28 Phillip Slater

Subject Area: Spare Parts Management Progress What is holding back your spare parts management progress? It could be PCB. This article explains what that is and what you can do about it. For complimentary access to this article and our entire blog archive, register using the button below. We will

Filed Under: Continuous Improvement

Let’s Talk About Spare Parts Management Goals

January 9 spkhadmin

best practice analysis

Of course, spare parts management goals can be determined at any time of the year but usually there is an event that precipitates the need to review current goals and, if necessary, set new ones. This might correspond with budget setting. Often it is the start of a New Year.

Filed Under: Continuous Improvement, Inventory Management

3 Signs that You Are Probably Accepting Sub Standard Spare Parts Inventory Results

December 11 spkhadmin

Despite the Costs, Companies Routinely Accept Sub Standard Results           For access to this post, and all of our content, join using the button below. If you are already registered then you need to log-in.     There are some statements we can make about

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Inventory Prevention

October 31 spkhadmin

In this 2 Minute Tutorial Phillip Slater explains the problems of inventory optimization and puts forward the idea of inventory prevention, that is, preventing the accrual of excess inventory in the first place. Run time: 2:28      

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University Certificate in Spare Parts Inventory Management

June 19 spkhadmin

In 2018 the University of Kansas and Phillip Slater joined forces to create a University Certificate in Spare Parts Inventory Management. This ten-week online course was created to help participants develop the expertise, skills, policies, and systems to minimize their spare parts investment and maximize their spare parts availability.

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PASA Announces Phillip Slater to Chair Upcoming MRO Conference

April 16 spkhadmin

[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] Procurement and Supply Australasia (PASA) is pleased to announce that Phillip Slater, the Founder of SparePartsKnowHow.com will chair the upcoming MRO for Procurement Conference. The MRO conference will be held at the Stamford Plaza Hotel in Brisbane, Australia on 20th & 21st September 2018. This two-day special event will give

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This is Why Some Spare Parts Inventory Managers Make a Difference and Some Don’t

December 19 spkhadmin

[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] Over the years I have discovered something interesting. There are many spare parts inventory managers that do something a little different at this time of the year.       No, I don’t mean that they plan how they can move budget allocation from one fiscal year to another (although

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New and Updated Spare Parts Management Articles

August 22 spkhadmin

[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] Special Announcement This month we have added or updated 33 articles and white papers. All titles are available as a PDF download. Here is the list of titles. 1. The Big Lie of Spare Parts Obsolescence 2. Managing Repairable Items 3. Storeroom Management 4. Spare Parts Inventory Optimization 5. Categorizing

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Peace of Mind and 7 Other Benefits of Gaining a Spare Parts Management Certificate

August 7 spkhadmin

In my line of work I meet and engage with a lot of different people. Some in person. Some via email. Some via LinkedIn. These people come from all parts of the spare parts management spectrum. Some are just starting out their careers. Some are ‘old timers’ who have been

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Organizational Misalignment: Don’t Underestimate the Impact on Spare Parts Management

July 25 spkhadmin

Every company seeks better results from their spare parts inventory investment. After all this inventory is the life-blood of their maintenance and reliability functions. The problem is that the definition of what any one person thinks constitutes ‘better results’ can vary depending upon their functional focus. This is the essence

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