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Phillip Slater's

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

USA and Canada Call 800-581-7678

Australia and Other Countries Call +61 3 9331 3181

 

Phillip Slater

Management Consultant & Author 

Smart Inventory Solutions

10 Steps for Lower Costs

The Optimization Trap

 

Materials and Spare Parts Management Specialist

Phillip Slater is a qualified mechanical engineer, an experienced operations manager, a seasoned management consultant, and a published author. Phillip holds degrees from the University of NSW and Monash University. He has authored four operations management books, including Smart Inventory Solutions and The Optimization Trap. He is in demand internationally as a consultant, conference speaker, and trainer and has been published more than 100 times in industry and trade magazines around the world.

 

Since 2001 Phillip has provided inventory management consulting, advice and training to 297 companies, managing 1,000 storerooms, holding +$3.5bn of inventory.

 

With nearly 25 years of operational improvement experience Phillip Slater provides a broad combination of skills and experience.  As a known entity with a reputation for success Phillip Slater is perhaps your lowest risk option for addressing materials and spare parts management issues .  Read testimonials and case studies

Selected Career Highlights

     

 

Publishing Highlights

 

Books:

  • Smart Inventory Solutions, Second Edition (2010)

  • The Optimization Trap (2008)

  •  A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement (2007)

  • Smart Inventory Solutions, First Edition (2007)

  • Contributor to: Maintenance Benchmarking and Best Practice (2006)

 Articles published in:

  • The Asset Management and Maintenance Journal

  • Australian Financial Review

  • The Bangkok Post

  • Business Essentials 

  • CEO Online

  • Maintenance Journal

  • ME Plant and Maintenance

  • My Business Magazine

  • National Provisions

  • RAMS Asia

  • Reliability Magazine

  • Reliability Web

  • Supply Chain Magazine

  • Tobacco Reporter

  • Uptime Magazine

  • University of Tennessee, RCM Newsletter

 

 

Tertiary Qualifications 

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), UNSW

  • Grad Dip Maintenance Management, Monash University

  • Financial Management Cert. - Australian Institute of Management

   
 

 

Employment History 

  • Initiate Action (2001 - present): Principal Consultant and Director

  • Founder, SparePartsKnowHow.com

  • Yooralla (2001 - present): Non-Executive Director

  • A.T. Kearney (1999 – 2001): Principal

  • Invetech (1994 – 1999): Director of Manufacturing Innovation

  • Smorgon Plastics (1987 – 1994): Operations Mgr & Plant Engineer

  • Colby Engineering (1986): Project Engineer

   
 

 

Associations

  • Asset Management Council - Committee Member 2011

  • Association of Maintenance Professionals

  • Australian Institute of Company Directors

  • National Speakers Association Australia

Conference Papers and Presentations

  • Strategic Industry Round Tables (SIRF) 2011, 2010, 2009

  • MESA/AMC Presentations 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005

  • Australian Production and Inventory Control Society (apics) 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

  • EuroMaintenance 2010

  • CW-IMC 2010

  • International Maintenance Conference 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005

  • Reliability Centred Maintenance Conference 2009

  • World Congress on Engineering Asset Management 2006

  • Monash University Guest Lecturer 2006

     
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