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Spare Parts Management eBook

May 6 spkhadmin

Subject Area: Spare Parts Management eBook   The Problem with Spare Parts Management at Large Companies   Managing spare parts at a large company presents a unique set of challenges and problems. It is only by ensuring continuous and wide-spread access to information and training that is credible, reliable, and

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A New, Simple ReOrder Point Calculator

April 24 spkhadmin

One question that people ask me regularly is: how do we access a simple reorder point calculator for the ROP for spare parts when our data is inadequate or unreliable? Well, now we have a way to do just that! At SparePartsKnowHow.com we have created a reorder point online calculator

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5 Common Techniques for Spare Parts Management That You Should NOT Use

March 26 spkhadmin

In this recording of a public webinar Phillip Slater identifies 5 common techniques for spare parts management that you should not use. Phillip explains what they are and why they should not be used.         For information on our Pro Level membership please visit our Pro Level

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Why Spare Parts are Different to Other Inventory Types

March 26 spkhadmin

In October 2012 Phillip Slater was interviewed by Dustin Mattison for the Kinaxis Supply Chain Expert website. In this interview Phillip discusses why spare parts are different to other inventory types and what this means for those that manage spare parts inventory.         For information on our

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Working with Maintenance to Identify Spare Parts Requirements

February 25 spkhadmin

Without knowing the maturity of your decision making framework and policy settings I can’t give a specific response to a question so here is the generic version. Working together, you and the maintenance team need to understand the maintenance requirements for the equipment and the spare parts implications of this.

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Why MRO and Spare Parts Inventory Management Is Different to Other Inventory

September 11 spkhadmin

Subject Area: MRO and Spare Parts Inventory MRO and spare parts inventory management is different so is it any wonder why you can’t seem to get your MRO and spare parts inventory consistently under control while other inventory types appear to be well managed? Are you challenged by the spare

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The Two Whys of Spare Parts Inventory Management

May 16 spkhadmin

The Toyota Production System is seen by many as the origin of Lean Manufacturing – an approach to operations management that eliminates waste and as the name suggests aims to operate as lean as possible.  According to Taiicho Ohno, the creator of the system, the approach was built upon a

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The Truth About Long Supply Chains

May 16 spkhadmin

Recently I visited a company located near Hobart, in Tasmania. Hobart is the southern most capital city in Australia and possibly the world.  One of the interesting things about Hobart (from a spare parts inventory perspective) is that it is a long way away from many industrial centres that supply

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More Truth About Inventory Management Theory

March 23 spkhadmin

In a previous post we demonstrated that the classic ‘saw tooth’ diagram associated with inventory management and control is sometimes not at all representative of reality for engineering materials and spare parts. In this post, I am going to expand on this to show just how much it can cost

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The Truth About Inventory Management Theory

March 1 spkhadmin

Subject Area: Spare Parts Inventory Management Theory

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