To determine which of our spare parts management training options is right for you, simply work through the following five questions. Question 1: Do you want more than training? Yes: If you want more than just training (e.g. full access to our content and advisory support) then please progress to Question […]
The Benefits of Industrial Vending Machines – A Case Study
Industrial vending machines are changing the way that users interact with the storeroom and spare parts supply function. Typically, the rationale for the use of vending machines is tied to the potential for cost savings achieved through greater issuance control. However, following a recent virtual round table session, one of our members kindly […]
Maintenance Will Not Solve Your Spare Parts Management Problems
Improvements in your maintenance practices will not solve your spare parts management problems. If you don’t have your act together in terms of your spare parts decision making then you’re not going to get the outcomes that you need. In this short video, Phillip Slater explains why Visit our Welcome page to learn more […]
Calendar of Spare Parts Management Training Events
Upcoming Spare Parts Management Training Events All dates are US unless stated. April 2019 23rd SparePartsKnowHow.com Virtual Round Table May 2019 7th Best Practice Orientation session 14th Best Practice Instructor-Led session 22nd Special Interest Group – Demand and Inventory Planning 28th Basics of Spare Parts Management Orientation session June 2019 4th Basics of Spare Parts […]
MRO and Critical Spare Parts – Two Day Workshop
Identifying the spare parts that are critical to your ongoing operations is perhaps one of the most important and yet least understood aspects of spare parts inventory management. Many companies have a working definition of criticality, but it is too narrow to be of any real value. Others set parameters that don’t really reflect […]
The Spare Parts Management Comfort Zone
The Spare Parts Management Comfort Zone: when you’re in that place where it seems like you know everything that’s going on, where you really can’t make any mistakes. But comfort zones also have a dark side. In this short video Phillip Slater explains what this is. Visit our Welcome page to learn more […]
Additive Manufacturing – A Revolution in Spare Parts Management?
Since the 1990’s supply chain collaboration has had a major impact on the overall level of business inventories. Of course, some companies have done better than others but there is no doubt that industry stock turns have increased significantly over the past 30 years* However, the same cannot be said for spare parts inventories. In […]
Obsolete Spare Parts Inventory is an Absolute Certainty
If there’s one absolute certainty about all items in your spare parts inventory, it’s this: that at some point in time, every item in your inventory will become obsolete. In this short video, Phillip Slater explains why this is. Visit our Welcome page to learn more about how our spare parts inventory management […]
The One Question You Need Ask with Spare Parts Inventory Management
There is one question you need to ask with spare parts inventory management and unfortunately most companies don’t ask this question. This video explains what this question is and why it is important Visit our Welcome page to learn more about how our spare parts inventory management training can help you to do […]
New Instructor-Led Courses Add a New Dimension to Training
SparePartsKnowHow.com Announces New Addition to Training Portfolio Melbourne, Australia, March 7th, 2019 SparePartsKnowHow.com today announced a new suite of online, instructor-led courses on spare parts management. These courses cover the range of spare parts management issues that companies face, including: The Basics of Spare Parts Management Best Practices in Spare Parts Inventory Management Spare Parts […]