Course Summary:

Reducing Maintenance MRO Inventories

Course #L085
February 22-23, 2010
Doubletree Hotel*, 525 W. Johnson Street, Madison, Wisconsin
Course Fee: $995 Discount Is Available

Benefits

Learn how to guarantee the availability of maintenance parts and improve the performance of your maintenance operations. At this course, you will benefit by learning how to:
Develop a multi-pronged purchasing program to

reduce maintenance parts stock outs while reducing inventory costs
utilize vendor-managed inventory to reduce total maintenance costs

Implement an organized strategy for managing maintenance inventories through

an effective maintenance parts numbering system
traditional inventory management practices and tools
a total cost approach for justifying maintenance inventories

Topics

PURCHASING IN THE MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Unique Characteristics of Maintenance Purchasing
Where to Find Parts Specifications
Where the Costs Are in MRO Purchasing
Process Redesign for Maximum Effectiveness at Minimum Cost
Strategy Development

MAINTENANCE INVENTORY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT

Part Numbering Systems
Design Principles for Part Numbering Systems
Maintaining the System
Inventory Control Tools

Audience

This course will be valuable to

Purchasing managers and buy-planners responsible for executing maintenance material buys
Maintenance managers, supervisors and engineers
Plant managers
Maintenance storeroom managers and workers
Others concerned with improving maintenance performance and increasing the reliability and productivity of equipment

Earn PDH, LU, CEU

By participating in this course, you will earn 14 Professional Development Hours (PDH) and 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEU). Learn more about PDH, LU, CEU and state licensing boards.

General Information

Fee Covers Notebook and other course materials, break refreshments, lunches and certificate.

Cancellation Policy No-Penalty Cancellation To cancel your enrollment, please notify us promptly and consider re-enrolling in a future course. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Accommodations We have reserved a block of sleeping rooms ($109/single; $109/double, including parking, airport/conference shuttle, pool and exercise room) for course participants at the Doubletree Hotel, 525 West Johnson Street, Madison, WI. To reserve a room, call 1-800-222-8733 or 608-251-5511 and indicate that you will be attending this course under group code IMP. Room requests made later than February 1 will be subject to availability.

Course Location This course will be held at Doubletree Hotel, 525 W. Johnson Street, Madison, WI. 608-251-5511

Course Discount Team Discount $895 each, if three or more people from the same organization enroll in the course. Save $100 per person.

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