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Inventory Revolution

Materials and Spare Parts Inventory Management & Optimization

Since 2001 Phillip has advised:

  • 315 companies

  • with +1,000 storerooms

  • holding $3.6bn of inventory

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Materials and Spare Parts Management X-Ray

Are you concerned about how your approach to materials and spare parts management measures up against best practice? Uncertain about what to do to make real progress?

 

The Materials and Spare Parts Management X-Ray provides an in-depth examination your materials and spare parts management policies, procedures, practices and outcomes. And because the tool is based on a matrix of best practice it not only diagnoses the problems, it also pin points the solutions!

 

This comprehensive inventory management audit tool examines 52 attributes of your performance in 8 different areas of materials and spare parts management and builds an objective profile of your performance. By comparing your current approach to four predetermined standards of performance we can pin point both your strengths and your weaknesses.

 

X-Ray Tool Elements

     

 

The areas covered in the X-Ray Tool cover all key elements of materials and spare parts management:

  1. Policy and Procedures

  2. Culture, Accountability and Metrics

  3. Inventory Management & Reviews

  4. Materials Processing

  5. Inventory Types

  6. Stores Management

  7. Inventory Outcomes

  8. Inventory Training

 

 

A radar diagram shows how your business or department performs in each of the 8 areas of review.

Inventory Management Report

     

Scoring and Evaluation

     

 

 

A scoring and evaluation system provides a greater depth of analysis to identify and prioritize the steps that you must take to improve your performance. An example of the detailed feedback is shown at the right.

 

The combination of predefined performance levels and independent review provides a completely objective analysis that you can use to motive your team and build a case for change with management. 

     

 

This Materials and Spare Parts Management X-ray will:

  • Identify the strengths and weaknesses in your materials and spare parts management.

  • Provide guidance on the exact steps you need to implement to improve performance.

  • Clearly show the operating standards necessary to reach a higher level.

  • Provide objective results that are hard to argue!

How well are you performing?

 

Find out how you can benefit from the application of our Materials and Spare Parts Management X-Ray.

 

 

     

Other Related Links

 

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The Optimization Trap

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ICR Software

A specialized tool that will help you to get more from your inventory reduction program.

 
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