We have all been there – engaged someone to do a survey of the organization on some topic or other or perhaps complete some other type of analysis (and I am not just thinking here about spare parts inventory analysis). We then look forward to the meeting where they present
Why Spare Parts Management Goals Are Not Achieved
Subject Area: Spare Parts Management Goals Not achieving your spare parts management goals must be just about the most frustrating experience you can have in your job. You work hard to deliver a project but the promised benefits are just not realized. In fact, recently, the highly regarded consulting group
Phillip Slater Wins National Logistics Leadership Award
Leadership in Logistics Education Award In 2012 the Logistics Association of Australia announced Phillip Slater as that year’s winner of the Kim Rothwell Leadership in Logistics Education Award. Phillip Slater is a spare parts management specialist, consultant, author, and Founder of SparePartsKnowHow.com. Kim Rothwell, is a life member of the
Three Questions For Better Spare Parts Management
[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] Usually I use this forum to provide answers but this month I have decided to pose some questions. It’s up to you to determine the answers that will work best for you! Here are three questions to help you achieve better spare parts management by focusing on the actions that will
Are You Trading Spare Parts Money for Time?
[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] 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: — The content below this line is only visible
How To Measure Qualitative Spare Parts Management Improvements
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,
There is No Substitute for Research
[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] How do you validate 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 you see online is
Continuous Improvement Interview
[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] In an interview with Business Essentials Phillip Slater describes how many companies can use continuous improvement techniques to find the hidden profit within their business. — The content below this line is only visible to logged-in members —
The James Bond Approach to Inventory Optimization
[grwebform url=”https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=uY&webforms_id=14719202″ css=”on” center=”off” center_margin=”200″/] OK, I admit it, I am a James Bond fan. You know James Bond, British Secret Service, 007, license to kill, and all that. How much of a fan am I? Well I have all 25 movies on DVD! Recently it occurred to me that what we need to do
Inventory Statistics Aren’t Analysis
For complimentary access to this article and our entire blog archive, register using the button below. We will also keep you up-to-date on new content and courses. If you are already registered then you need to log-in. Have you ever thought about the mind numbing array of statistics