Spare Parts Management
Optimize Your Maintenance Spare Parts Inventory
Maximum availability at minimum cost. This book shows how to select critical spares, optimize stock levels, and guarantee supply reliability.
Who Is This Book For
This book is written for everyone responsible for spare parts:
- Warehouse managers — who want control over their inventory
- Maintenance planners — who never want to be without critical spares
- Procurement professionals — who want to order smarter
- Maintenance managers — who want to reduce inventory costs
- Asset managers — who need to guarantee availability
What You Will Learn
This book covers the complete spare parts management process — from selection to warehouse organization:
ABC Classification
Determining which parts are truly critical based on both value and consumption pattern — focusing attention and budget on what matters.
Critical Spares Selection
A systematic method for determining which parts to hold in stock — failure mode analysis, lead time, and consequence analysis.
Inventory Optimization
EOQ models, safety stocks, reorder points, and ABC analyses — from too much stock to exactly enough.
Supplier Selection and Management
Finding reliable suppliers, optimizing contracts, Vendor Managed Inventory, and obsolescence management strategies.
Warehouse Organization
From chaotic to systematic — booking in and out, location management, stock control, and digital systems.
Practical Information
Format & Specifications
Paperback: 6 × 9 inch (15.24 × 22.86 cm)
Pages: 155
Language: English
Publisher: Vulcanus Press
Year: 2025 / 2026
Publication Details
ISBN: 9789083616667
Series: The Reliability Framework
Volume: 6 of 9
Kindle: Available now on Amazon
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