{"product_id":"spare-parts-management-optimize-your-maintenance-spare-parts-inventory-9789083643175","title":"Spare Parts Management: Optimize Your Maintenance Spare Parts Inventory","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Martin Van Den Hout\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Vulcanus Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Vulcanus Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Industrial Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe part is in the system - but nowhere to be found\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA critical machine goes down. The part you need shows as available in the system - but it isn't there. Or worse: it was never there. Production halted. Emergency order. Tens of thousands of dollars in losses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the daily reality in too many maintenance departments: millions tied up in spare parts inventory, with low stock accuracy. Technicians spending an hour a day searching. Hundreds of suppliers each bringing their own administrative burden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book shows you how to change that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFollow the transformation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollow Robert Walsh, the new spare parts manager at MakeTech Industries, who is given the task of bringing order to the inventory chaos. Together with his team, he transforms not just the storeroom, but the entire way the company manages spare parts - from first crisis to final presentation to the board. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes this book different\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike dry theoretical handbooks, this book uses a narrative that shows you \u003ci\u003ehow\u003c\/i\u003e to approach the transformation, step by step. The methodology is based on decades of consultancy experience - not theory that might work, but a systematic approach that has delivered results in dozens of organizations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will learn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCategorization\u003c\/b\u003e - classify parts into four types: risk components, exchange parts, overhaul parts, and free issue stock, each with its own management strategy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCost comparison\u003c\/b\u003e - apply capital costs, storeroom costs, and critical failure probability to make the right stocking decisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCalculation tools\u003c\/b\u003e - ABC analysis, EOQ calculations, and Poisson distribution for irregular failures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStoreroom transformation\u003c\/b\u003e - reorganize physical space into structured zones with clear layout principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProcess optimization\u003c\/b\u003e - receiving, issue, inventory control, and FIFO for limited shelf life parts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePurchasing strategy\u003c\/b\u003e - category purchasing, vendor managed inventory, and specialized procurement for custom components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is this book for?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaintenance managers who want to stop firefighting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReliability engineers managing risk systematically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStoreroom managers who want to bring structure to chaos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurchasers who want to work more strategically\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAsset managers looking to optimize capital tied up in inventory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy act now?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery day your spare parts management stays chaotic, it costs money. Missed production, emergency orders, frustration on the shop floor, capital sitting idle. This book shows that transformation is possible - not in years, but in months. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of a larger whole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the sixth volume of The Reliability Framework, a nine-book series covering maintenance and reliability. Each book covers one subject systematically and in depth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Van den Hout has 35 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, and asset management, including 24 years as a consultant. This hands-on experience forms the foundation of a series that shows how methodology works in the real world.","brand":"Vulcanus Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47891550797975,"sku":"9789083643175","price":3150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789083643175.webp?v=1781184072","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/spare-parts-management-optimize-your-maintenance-spare-parts-inventory-9789083643175","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}