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Maintenance, Repair and Operations Inventory Control
Mark Goldstein and Joel Levitt

Published: 2006
ISBN: 0-8311-3192-6

This is a complete and thorough presentation of the basic do’s and dont's for setting up and running an effective maintenance storeroom. MRO and spare parts often represent 40-70% of the maintenance budget.

Features:
The authors draw upon their vast experience to differentiate managing maintenance inventory from the broader inventory management models taught in schools.

Relates the issues of managing the storeroom with the realities of the MRO world. An invaluable aid to anyone working in the maintenance storeroom, as well as purchasing agents and buyers focusing on MRO buying.


Production Spare Parts: Optimizing the MRO Inventory Asset Eugene C. Moncrief, Ronald M. Schroder, and Michael P. Reynolds Published: 2005 ISBN: 0-8311-3228-0 As leading authorities worldwide on setting part stocking levels for safety stocks to support the production process, the authors have shown that between 25 and 50 percent of the inventory investment is not necessary. Thus the overall objective of this book is to instruct readers in how to optimize their company’s spare parts asset. This compilation of the best techniques and practices for optimizing MRO inventory offers numerous case studies showing the best and not so good ways to improve plant inventory performance. Based on practical solutions to everyday inventory problems, it uses simple, but useful metrics for setting and monitoring goals.


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