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. Maintenance Will Not Solve Your Spare Parts Management […]
The Spare Parts Management Comfort Zone (Video)
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. Video Transcript The Spare Parts Management Comfort Zone […]
3D Printing – A Revolution in Spare Parts Management?
Is 3D printing about to create 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 […]
Obsolete Spare Parts Inventory is an Absolute Certainty (Video)
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. Obsolete Spare Parts Inventory is an Absolute Certainty Video Transcript Hi, my name is Phillip […]
The One Question You Need Ask with Spare Parts Inventory Management (Video)
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 […]
How to Bring Certainty to Spare Parts Inventory Management Systems
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 […]
Fast and Slow Moving Inventory
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 […]
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Block Chain and Spare Parts Management
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. […]