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Phillip takes a common sense approach to one
of maintenance and engineering's least understood topics. He dispels
some of the commonly held myths and gives real life examples of how to
optimize your spare parts management - essential reading for those who want
their spare parts system to support their reliability initiatives.
Cliff Williams
Operations Maintenance Manager
Erco Worldwide
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I have worked in the airline industry for many
years and lived through the traps that are described herein. Aircraft
parts are extraordinarily expensive, so mismanagement of inventory can
easily cripple an operation. Phillip presents the philosophy of real
inventory optimization in a clear, logical and pragmatic manner, so that
everyone in the materials management chain can understand and be part of the
process. Following the steps he has detailed will certainly give a
continuing competitive advantage to any aircraft operator, which could be
the tipping point for flourishing, when others are just surviving in this
extremely volatile and cutthroat industry. I wish I had read this book
years ago!
Thomas
H. Carroll III
Director
of Maintenance Technical Services
NetJets®
Services
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Smart Inventory Solutions is packed with
practical ideas on how to improve management of inventory “The Forgotten
Investment!”. The book not only provides enlightening concepts but also a
“How to” approach for accomplishing tasks. Philip Slater makes eloquent
arguments for the important role that inventory needs to play in today’s
competitive environment.
Zahra
Jabiri, PhD, MEng, BEng
Adjunct
Faculty
Asia
Pacific International College
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With this Second Edition, Phillip Slater just
made a great book better. Smart Inventory Solutions is a thoughtful
and practical guide to an important subject by an experienced veteran. This
book is simply the single most practical, most useful book on inventory
management I have found; it should on every manager’s bookshelf.
Dale
R. Blann
Chairman
and CEO
Marshall
Institute, Inc.
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This is a well-written, practical book.
Phill Slater speaks from experience, and shows that critical inventory
scrutiny will bring real bottom line savings. His message is very relevant
to our studies, and I will be recommending this book to our students.
Ray
Beebe,
Senior
Lecturer,
Postgraduate Programs in Maintenance and Reliability Engineering
Monash
University
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Phillip Slater is a recognized leader in his
field and has developed a proven system for reviewing and rationalising
spares. Smart Inventory Solutions is insightful, practical, and
sometimes controversial and I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone that
has an interest in reducing their materials and spare parts investment or
who just wants to improve their materials and spares parts management.
Steve
Turner
PMO
Specialist
OMCS
International
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Phillip Slater's program was both insightful
and pragmatic.
The well structured program’s focus on
matters of practical significance and of immediate importance combined
with sound post training support, enabled my team to adopt the concepts
quickly and effectively.
Through the ongoing support, and the ability
to integrate and work seamlessly, almost as a part of my team, Phillip
Slater was able to effect the changes that we needed.
Peter Cook
CEO, Orbital Corporation
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Phillip Slater’s
combination of manufacturing insight and approachable style helped us
identify new opportunities and solutions for our key issues.
The
10 Steps workshop provided an injection of new thinking and helped my
team to identify 50 new opportunities. The follow up support helped my
senior management work through the options for change. The support activity is an invaluable part of the process.
Bob Donald
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Phillip Slater understood our needs,
challenged our assumptions and did not mince words or tailor the content
of the report to meet our preconceptions.
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Initiate Action’s ability to learn, understand and administer our warranty
program was exactly what we needed.
Their professional manner allowed a seamless integration with our team.
They
were able to successfully instigate a training program to re-instate our
warranty program in-house with ongoing management and control by our
staff.
George Mariotto
National Product Manager MEP Films
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The day reinforced the
goals of the company and provided the training and tools to achieve the
inventory reduction program set by the company. Thank you for an enjoyable
day.
Mary
Anderson
Packaging Development Manager
Pfizer
Australia Ltd
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This workshop is full of facts and up to
date information. Excellent!!
Enrique Canales
Procurement Initiatives Leader
Cochlear Limited
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The workshop is held in
a very relaxed and friendly manner and everyone was positive. I thoroughly
enjoyed the day and found that I got what I wanted form all the
information. I don’t think that this course can be improved!
Linda
Duncan
Planning Manager
Givaudan Australia
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For me the best part was
the detail of information given and the examples of other businesses. A
very good course that is very appropriate to my needs.
Robert
George
Supply
Coordinator
Schneider Electric (Aust) Pty Ltd.
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This workshop covered my
expectation and a bit more!
Bjorn
Nilsson
Commercial Manager
Boart
Longyear
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What I got out of this workshop is a
readiness to implement the learning outcomes.
Sue
Cleverdon
Purchasing and Accounts Coordinator
OneSteel Wire
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This was an excellent
day, program and workshop. I particularly valued the real world nature of
the workshop.
Mark
Ingles
Financial Director
Otto
Bock Australia Pty Ltd
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The content is very
relevant. I will be following up on my notes and implementing actions next
week.
David
Condon
Demand/Supply Coordinator
PDL
Electric Products
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Everyone was interested
in what was being taught so there was great interaction and involvement of
the people. I will be adopting the process in our workplace.
Christine Field
Distribution Analyst
Caltex
Australia
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The
process provides a logical approach for effective inventory reduction. The
content was simple and action oriented.
Scott
Rudd
Group
Product Manager
Zimmer
Pty Ltd
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The best parts were teaching how to achieve goals and the interaction
with other people seeking the same goals!
Christine Woodfield
Supply
Chain Manager
Colman
Brands Pty Ltd
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I will use this
knowledge/skill to reduce our company’s inventory level.
Simon
Luo
Buyer
Pfizer
Australia
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This program has made
the task of reducing inventory less daunting.
John
Suster
Demand
Planning Manager
Caltex
Australia
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Five out of five for both content and delivery!
I really liked the pace
of the workshop and the group size allowed for discussion.
Tony Jenkins
Nylex
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The
sessions that you have presented at our past four conferences have been
both provocative and enlightening.
The skills development of my team has been a significant contributor to
their individual successes
Tony
Fitzgerald
Orbital Corporation
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The presentation style allowed for plenty of interaction
and the ability to capture ideas along the way. This workshop provides a clear process for
identifying opportunities and reducing inventory.
Peter Deed
OneSteel Market
Mills
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This workshop was very
practical and showed some very simple and easily implemented ideas. This
was a great day and has given some
definite ways that can change the focus of our inventory management.
Liz
Wilde
Managing
Director
Pacific
Laboratory Products
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The knowledge that Phill
was able to share with us was terrific. I also liked the ‘hands on’
approach. The content and topics covered were great, I really feel that I learnt a lot.
Thanks for a great day.
Shea
Adams
Purchasing Manager
Lumens
Australia
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When you read this book you are almost
certain to come up with at least one good idea which when applied helps
improve some aspect of your business. Perhaps you can implement the entire
concept of continually reviewing your operations to find more areas to
improve.
John
Matlock
Winnemucca, NV
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A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement is well written, practical to apply, easy to follow and
full of examples.
John Rosenthal
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I have found the book to be informative...the
comments are logical and support my vision for my current project. You
have also given me other ideas to follow for complete sustainability
Michele
Mandryk
Canada
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You have developed an approach to
physically reviewing inventory, not just a reference manual on the
way things should have been from the beginning.
Bill Reynolds
USA
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