Phillip Slater is an internationally recognized specialist in spare parts inventory management, with more than 40 years of experience helping organizations improve the performance of their spare parts operations.
He is the founder of SparePartsKnowHow.com, one of the world’s largest online resources dedicated to spare parts inventory management, and the creator of the Spare Parts Decision Framework.
Over the course of his career, Phillip has worked with more than 500 organizations across 38 countries and has spoken at more than 70 conferences and industry events worldwide.
- Spare Parts Inventory Management
- Spare Parts Optimization
- Spare Parts Criticality Analysis
- Stocking Policy Development
- Obsolescence Management
- Maintenance and Reliability Support
- Materials Management
- Inventory Decision Making
Phillip Slater is the world’s leading authority on the storeroom.
Doc Palmer, PE, MBA, CMRP
Author of McGraw-Hill’s Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook
- Spare Parts Inventory Management (Industrial Press)
- The Optimization Trap. (IAPL)
- Smart Inventory Solutions (2nd Ed) (Industrial Press)
- Smart Inventory Solutions (1st Ed) (Industrial Press)
- A New Strategy For Continuous Improvement (Industrial Press)
- Sustainable Cost Reduction (IAPL)
- Sustainable Inventory Reduction (IAPL)
- Generating Risk Free Cash (IAPL)
- Templates, Tables & Checklists (IAPL)
- Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook (McGraw Hill)
- Maintenance Benchmarking and Best Practice (McGraw Hill)
Contributor to:
Spare Parts Decision Framework
Developed by Phillip Slater to help organizations make better decisions about:
- What to stock
- How much to stock
- When to stock
- Spare parts criticality
- How to manage spare parts
- Inventory optimization
- How to support operational reliability
- Spare parts policy development
- Obsolescence and disposal
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Phillip Slater has worked in a wide range of industries, including:
- Oil and Gas
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Pharmaceuticals
- Paper
- Smelting
- Steel
- Petrochemicals
- Utilities
- Parts Wholesaling
- Transport
- Bachelor Engineering (Mech) (Hons) – The University of New South Wales
- Grad Dip Engineering Maintenance Management – Monash University
- Certificate in Financial Management – Australian Institute of Management
- Corporate Governance – Australian Catholic University
- “Kim Rothwell” Leadership in Logistics Education Award winner
- CV Magazine Business Innovator Award winner
- Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors (2014-2020)
What is Spare Parts Inventory Management?
A broader explanation of the discipline and the key decisions involved.
The Spare Parts Decision Framework
See how organizations can make more consistent stocking and inventory decisions.
Phillip Slater
Learn more about the creator of the Spare Parts Decision Framework and founder of SparePartsKnowHow.
Spare Parts Knowledge Hub
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Foundations Playbook
Build the knowledge required to understand spare parts decision-making and inventory performance.