The
Maintenance Manager’s Newsletter is being re-launched!
We
have a new web site (please come and visit over the next few weeks) at www.Maintrainer.com and a new shop. You
can order books signed by the authors! Be
sure you tell your system administrator to add this E-mail address to your safe
list- or it won’t get through!
I
just taught a New Standard Institute class in Storeroom management. How good is
your storeroom?
MRO-Storeroom
How many symptoms do you have of being out of control? Stay tuned for some
solutions…
1.
Stock-outs on critical parts when they are needed
2.
Inventory for units no longer in service
3.
Inventory on shelf for 1 year or more
4.
Inventory cannot be reconciled (unit number where parts were used)
5.
Parts can be added to or taken from inventory without proper paperwork or
computer entry.
6.
Purchase orders issued after item was received
7.
Routinely items purchased with petty cash on a rush basis.
8.
Little knowledge of location, inventory level, turnover.
9.
No established min/max, reorder points, E.O.Q's.
10.
No competitive bids or sweetheart deals with certain vendors (not partnerships)
11.
Parts purchased but never used, no accountability of parts used.
12.
No proper storage, unlimited access to parts room.
13.
No physical inventory taken
14.
Excessive hoarding of parts outside of parts room by mechanics.
15.
No knowledge of the current value of the inventory
16.
No analysis of equipment to estimate spare part requirements
17.
No knowledge of quantity on hand at the moment
18.
Constant calls to vendors for emergency drop-offs
19.
Field reengineering changes parts needed without changing bill of materials.
20.
Bad relationships between stores, maintenance and purchasing.
Joel
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