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.

Subject Area: Online Spare Parts Inventory Management Training My Experience with Search-Engine-Based Self-Directed Training – And Why It Sucks Today I am going to let you in on a secret. OK, maybe not a secret but something that most people don’t know. Some time ago I decided to learn to

What if I told you that it is probable that one in two spare parts manager reading this post work at companies that don’t apply even the most basic principles for managing their spare parts inventory? Would that be surprising? Well, that’s the conclusion that I draw from reading a

When people don’t have the right training, they make well-meaning but ultimately incorrect decisions. When you hear that someone has a job that carries significant responsibility for the expenditure of company funds, or that has the potential to significantly impact operational outcomes, it is reasonable to assume that they know

The Difference Between Tasks and Management One of the major problems with managing spare parts inventory is that many people consider it to be a ‘task oriented’ function. That is, they assume that spare parts inventory management only requires the completion of a series of routine tasks, and just so

Be Wary of ‘Learned Experience’ To achieve best practice from spare parts management training you need to be wary of ‘learned experience’. Let me explain…   Recently I had occasion to use a goods lift (elevator) at a warehouse. You may be familiar with this type of lift (elevator), they

Technology is moving 5 times faster than management – should you be paranoid or excited?  These words were recently attributed to Dominic Barton, CEO of McKinsey & Co, and apply as much in our world of spare parts management as in any other aspect of management. One specific area that

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