When you do Spare Parts End of Life planning you have to make a really important choice. If you consciously make that choice at the beginning of your end of life planning process, you’ll have a much better result. In this short video Phillip Slater explains. Visit our Welcome page to learn more about […]
Inventory Cash Release Process (Video)
The Inventory Cash Release Process simplifies the review of individual spare parts items and helps you make better decisions on stock holdings and quantities. How simple is this process? In this short video Phillip Slater explains. Visit our Welcome page to learn more about how our spare parts inventory management training can help you […]
Calendar of Spare Parts Management Training Events
All dates are US unless stated. May 2019 7th Best Practice Orientation session 14th Best Practice Instructor-Led session 22nd Special Interest Group – Demand and Inventory Planning June 2019 17th & 18th MRO & Critical Spare Parts Two-day Workshop (dates are local time in Brisbane, Australia) 20th SparePartsKnowHow.com Virtual Round Table Additive Manufacturing July 2019 […]
Spare Parts Standardization: The Pros and Cons
One of the enduring debates around spare parts management is to do with spare parts standardization. That is, if we standardize our plant and equipment, we would then be able to hold a standardized set of spare parts? In this short video Phillip Slater explains the pros and cons of spare parts standardization. Visit […]
Which Type of Spare Parts Management Training is Right for You?
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 […]
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 […]