Problems And Solutions On Mro Spare Parts And Storeroom

This book is written for industries in search of seeking solutions on their MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom problems. MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom Management is one of the most most neglected maintenance strategies in any maintenance optimization and strategies, which should not be the case. Others say that this is the missing link to any reliability and maintenance improvement. Almost every type of industry whether from manufacturing, processing, pharmaceutical, power plants, mining, construction, aviation, oil and gas have a storeroom in place to keep their spare parts. There are two main goals of MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom, which is quite conflicting. This is to create a balance on minimizing the cost of spares inventory as well as providing all the parts and supplies needed to keep the plant operating. It may sound conflicting or contradicting but thinking about this thoroughly it is really not conflicting if the MRO Storeroom is well managed. The role of maintenance is to make the equipment available. If the equipment fails and the part is not available in the storeroom, the machine becomes idle and operation is halt. On the contrary, we just cannot simply stock every single part of every piece of equipment we have in the plant that is if your industry still wants to remain in business.The items inside the storeroom can range from 1,000 for a small-scale industry to more than 200,000 parts or even more for a large-scale industry. All industries have a place to store and keep spares for their equipment, which is needed for repairs, and Preventive Maintenance activities, but not all industries have knowledge on how to manage their storeroom and spare parts. In fact, MRO storeroom and spare parts is one of the strategies where maintenance can truly save cost big time. In other industries, the problems on MRO Spare Parts are chronic and may have been existed for decades. If industries are serious in improving their storeroom and finding the correct solutions on their MRO Spare Parts and Storeroom, this book is a must read not only for storekeepers but also for maintenance, purchasing, finance, and especially the c-level people to find out what their missing. Here are some of the highlights included in this book.- Provide a decision making process on whether to stock or not to stock parts through a MRO Decision Diagram or Algrothim- What can we do about squirrel stores and how to eliminate them permanently- Learn the basic "Golden Law" on MRO Spare Parts Management- Learn several options on what to do for obsolete parts inside the storeroom.- Learn one option on what to do with non-moving parts- Learn why not all critical parts need to be stock in the storeroom.- Learn several factors to consider before making a decision on whether to stock or not to stock parts in the storeroom- Learn a much better way of determining the minimum quantity to be stored besided min-max and EOQ calculation.- Provide the reader with a step by step roadmap on how to finally improve their MRO Storeroom- Understand who are the best people or function to handle the maintenance storeroom and why- Learn that one of the most important functions of the storekeeper is about maintaining and care for the spare parts.- Understand why improving the storeroom should be done inside and outside the storeroom. - And many more. Majority of the problems on industries can be solved as mentioned in this book if industries are willing to make changes in how they do things in the plant. Industries that achieve a level of World Class Maintenance were not born that way. They were also reactive in the past but the leaders have a change of heart, and propelled their workforce to a new direction so that they can stand off from the rest and compete globally in this fierce world of competition.

OVERVIEW For over three decades, Terry Wireman has specialized in the improvement of maintenance and reliability. As an international expert in maintenance management, he has assisted hundreds of clients in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim to improve their maintenance effectiveness. Through a new 10-volume Maintenance Strategy series, the author makes his expertise in the field accessible to industrial and facility organizations everywhere. The second volume in the series, Inventory and Purchasing, shows the reader how to develop an inventory and purchasing program for MRO spares and supplies as part of an overall strategy. Specifically, the text focuses on the importance of a well organized storage location and part inventory numbering system detailing to the reader the most effective ways to accomplish this goal. The receiving and parts issues disciplines are discussed in detail with a focus on the value proposition for spare parts controls and justification of storeroom overhead. In addition, the appendixes provide examples of parts and detail storage conditions that can be utilized in developing or refining an inventory storage location.

Engineers and reliability professionals are increasingly being held accountable for materials and spare parts inventory management and in response they need to gain a better understanding of materials and spare parts inventory management principles and practices. This practical book delivers just that. This new edition will help you get the right parts, in the right place, at the right time, for the right reason. Fully revised, it provides specific coverage of the issues faced in, and requirements for, managing engineering materials and spare parts and what to do to improve your results. It includes 29 exclusive examples and real life case studies to demonstrate the application of the concepts and ideas so that you will easy and quickly understand how to implement them. What's more it will show you: What to do to truly optimize your inventory holdings, Why inventory levels are almost always too high, How to identifying the factors that have greatest impact on your inventory levels, When to apply the 7 Actions for Inventory Reduction, Where to focus your efforts for greatest effect, and Who to involve in taking action. The concepts, ideas, tools, and processes in this book have helped many companies achieve and sustain results that other inventory tools and approaches just could not match. And it is sure to help you achieve true inventory optimization as well! The second edition includes... A new chapter on The Mechanics of Inventory Management, a pragmatic review of the management of inventory including... Introducing the Materials and Inventory Management Cycle, Comparing theoretical and actual inventory outcomes, Discussion on normal and Poisson distribution models, How to determine the re order point, How to determine the re order quantity, and Commentary on Monte Carlo simulation. An expanded chapter on the financial impact of inventory, including a discussion of the key reports that need to be understood. Chapters on the influence of policies, procedures, and people. Additional discussion on issues faced and how to address them. An expansion of the central process discussed in the first edition to a more comprehensive review process...Inventory Process(TM) Optimization. An expanded section on executing an inventory review program. A closing 'where to from here' chapter. 57 figures and diagrams - 30 of them new and the others all revised and updated and six new tables (with 8 in total). Eight new checklists - specifically included as a new tool for the reader and is the result of direct reader requests. An expanded glossary. Introduction to Smart Inventory Solutions The Mechanics of Inventory Management The Financial Impact of Inventory People and Processes. Policies & Procedures Issues, Myths and a Few Home Truths The Spare Parts Storeroom The 7 Actions for Inventory Reduction Inventory Process Optimization Executions: Taking Action to Achieve Results Case Studies Where to From Here? Bibliography Appendix A: Materials and Inventory Management Glossary Appendix B: Data Collection Questions Index

It is critical to improve the asset management system implementation as well as economics and industrial decision making to ensure that a business may move smoothly internally. Maintenance management should be aligned to the activities of maintenance in accordance with key business strategies, which must be designed under the comprehensive approach of an asset management process. After transforming the priorities of the business into priorities of maintenance, maintenance managers will use their medium-team strategies to tackle potential weaknesses in the maintenance of the equipment in accordance with these objectives. Cases on Optimizing the Asset Management Process explains and summarizes the processes and the reference frame necessary for the implementation of the Maintenance Management Model (MMM). This book acts as an overview of the current state of the art in asset management, providing innovative tools and practices from the fourth industrial revolution. Presenting topics like criticality analysis, physical asset maintenance, and unified modelling language, this text is essential for industrial and manufacturing engineers, plant supervisors, academicians, researchers, advanced-level students, technology developers, and managers who make decisions in this field.

Overview No previous works have focused on the topic of inventory reduction and optimization to the extent that this one does. Spare Parts Inventory Management: A Complete Guide to Sparesology(tm) by Philip Slater covers the whole part's life cycle, from initial purchase to final disposal, and addresses issues throughout, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO). The author, Phillip Slater, was described in a recent podcast as "truly one of the leaders in the MRO information segment." Sparesology is a term coined by Slater to describe the discipline of optimizing the physical, financial, and human resource management processes of spare parts inventory management. Sparesology is much more than just inventory optimization. It involves an understanding of the complete "ecosystem," within which the spare parts inventory is managed, and seeks to ensure that all of the factors influencing this management work together to achieve an organization's goals.

If you have been living the day to day pressures and struggles of doing maintenance, then this is definitely a book for you. Life of a maintenance is typically a struggle as most industries end up being reactive all the times.