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The One Question You Need Ask with Spare Parts Inventory Management (Video)

March 18 spkhadmin

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   The One Question You Need Ask with Spare Parts Inventory Management Video Transcript Hi, my name is Phillip Slater and for […]

Filed Under: Inventory Management

How to Bring Certainty to Spare Parts Inventory Management Systems

March 6 spkhadmin

Have your spare parts inventory management systems developed over time? Was that by design or ad hoc? Without proper design your systems will lack consistency, audit-ability, and certainty. Watch the video to find out why. How to Bring Certainty to Spare Parts Inventory Management Systems Video Transcript Hi, my name is Phillip Slater and for […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures

Fast and Slow Moving Inventory

February 28 spkhadmin

Do you label your spare parts inventory as fast and slow moving? If you do, then I think that you are wasting your time. Watch the video find out why. Fast and Slow Moving Inventory Video Transcript Hi, my name is Phillip Slater and for the next couple of minutes I’d just like to give […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures

MRO Inventory Webinar

February 22 spkhadmin

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Filed Under: Inventory Management

Block Chain and Spare Parts Management

February 11 spkhadmin

The application of block chain technology has been a hot topic of discussion for some time now. Most of that discussion has focused on what we might call ‘low trust’ environments and so block chain is mostly associated with bit coin. However, block chain and the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) also go hand in hand. […]

Filed Under: Inventory Management

Are You an Announcer or a Doer? (Video)

January 22 spkhadmin

Are you an Announcer or a Doer? Announcers like to… announce. Doers just get on with the job. This video explains the difference and the relationship to spare parts inventory management training.   Are You an Announcer or a Doer? Video Transcript Hi, I’m Phillip Slater. And for the next couple of minutes I’d just […]

Filed Under: Implementation

Let’s Talk About Spare Parts Management Goals

January 9 spkhadmin

best practice analysis

Of course, spare parts management goals can be determined at any time of the year but usually there is an event that precipitates the need to review current goals and, if necessary, set new ones. This might correspond with budget setting. Often it is the start of a New Year. If the two coincide then […]

Filed Under: Metrics and Reporting

3 Signs that You Are Probably Accepting Sub Standard Spare Parts Inventory Results

December 11 spkhadmin

Despite the Costs, Companies Routinely Accept Sub Standard Results           There are some statements we can make about spare parts inventory management with absolute certainty. One is that: the need for companies to apply at least ‘good practice’ inventory management is self-evident. Self-evident because of the cost of purchasing the inventory. […]

Filed Under: Continuous Improvement

Order Picking and Routing Strategy – Why Does it Matter?

December 5 spkhadmin

Warehousing and storerooms are at the center of spare parts inventory management. Whatever the reason that a company needs to hold spare parts as inventory, they need to hold them somewhere and in an organized manner. Depending on the industry, this space may be referred to as the warehouse, storeroom, storehouse, store, stockroom, or crib. […]

Filed Under: Storeroom Management

Inventory Prevention

October 31 spkhadmin

In this 2 Minute Tutorial Phillip Slater explains the problems of inventory optimization and puts forward the idea of inventory prevention, that is, preventing the accrual of excess inventory in the first place. Run time: 2:28      

Filed Under: Inventory Optimization

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