Inventory Control for Maintenance Seminar

American Trainco Seminars

Bring this seminar on-site to your facility for groups of 10 or more.

Learn to Reduce Inventory Costs and Gain Control of Parts & Materials!

Course Description

Purpose of Seminar:

Inventory Control for Maintenance means having the right product and materials when you need it and where you need it. Having too much material, not enough material or having to search for the material leads to higher costs and can mean longer downtimes, not to mention the frustration!

This course focuses on building an inventory management system that will lead to better control through optimization of inventory quantities, organization of inventory and access to inventory. Having the right data and implementing procedural controls for your inventory will help maximize the value of every dollar spent on maintenance and reduce the time it takes to have the right part on hand when you need it.

By the end of this seminar, students will be able to go back to their facility and immediately apply what they learned to help implement a system that organizes their inventory and lowers their inventory costs. Training like this never costs-it pays!

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course students will receive a personalized American Trainco Certificate of Completion and 1.4 CEU’s (Continuing Education Credits) approved by the Maintenance Training Association of the Americas indicating that he or she has learned how to:

Understand How Inventory Impacts the Bottom Line
Understand Different Inventory Management Concepts
Design a Good Storeroom
Identify and Solve Storeroom Security Problems
Understand the Entire Maintenance Inventory Process
Identify Who has an Impact on Maintenance Inventory and How to Control Them
Understand Team Purchasing and Inventory Management
Understand Common Storeroom Procedures
Identify and Solve Storeroom Security Problems
Maximize Your Maintenance Inventory Value
Minimize Waste and Downtime as it Relates to Inventory
Understand how a CMMS Works with Inventory Management
Measure Your Inventory Efficiency
Leverage Your Vendors

What you will learn:

Who should take this course:

This seminar is a must for anyone who is involved with maintenance at industrial plants, utilities or commercial and private building facilities. Attendees come from a wide variety of industries, skill levels, company sizes, and job titles, so if you’re not sure you’ll fit in or will benefit from the class, don’t worry-you will-as long as your job involves maintenance inventory! People who will benefit from attending this seminar include:
Maintenance, Operations & Purchasing Managers & Personnel in:

Manufacturing Plants
Commercial Buildings
Utilities
Hospitals
Waste Water Facilities
Schools
Government Buildings
Shopping Centers
Office & Apartment Buildings

What you will take home:

American Trainco Seminar Manual - detailing all presentation material covered n the class
Personalized Training Certificate with 1.4 American Trainco Continuing Education Units for attending this two-day seminar, approved by the Maintenance Training Association of the Americas
All the information you need from asking our instructors specific questions about your own equipment or facility

Course Outline / Agenda:

How your maintenance inventory is managed can significantly affect your uptime and bottom line. This two-day course is for maintenance personnel, operators and managers who desire to understand the best methods of gaining control of their inventory in order to improve efficiency and increase profitability. From physical layout of inventory rooms to leveraging vendors and working with computerized systems, this course presents processes and procedures to make the maintenance inventory management job easier and more productive.

Overview of Maintenance Inventory Management

Role of Maintenance in Organizations
Importance and Impacts of Maintenance Inventory Management
-How Inventory Impacts Profits
-How Inventory Impacts Uptime / Downtime
Methods and Concepts of Inventory Management

World Class Inventory Management

World Class Management Defined
How do You Compare to World Class?
Understanding World Class Management
Common Problems in Inventory Management

Inventory Management Team Concepts

Roles and Responsibilities in Inventory Management
Building an “Inventory Team” throughout the Organization
-Committees
-Setting Goals
-Measuring Success
-Rewards
-Problem Solving
Building an “Inventory Team” with Vendors
-What is a Good Vendor?
-What can a Vendor Do for Me?
-Selling the Vendor Your Program
-Maximizing Your Vendor’s Value
Working with Management on the Program
Accountability and Ownership

Storeroom Requirements

Physical
Environmental / Climate Control
Receiving Doors and Locations
Documentation of Movement of Inventory
Housekeeping
Keeping Storerooms Clean

Storeroom Layouts

Physical Layout - ABC Analysis
Ideal Locations for Parts
Bins, Drawers, or Carrousels
Item Location Systems
Security Systems
Stopping the Open Door Inventory Dilemma
Storeroom Process & Procedures

Storeroom Security

Types, Levels, and Options
Why you Need a Secure Environment
Different Security Types
Who is Part of the Security Team?

Storeroom Procedures

Primary ID
Stores Stock Catalog
Part Descriptions
Getting Information on Every Potential Item
Store Stock Numbering
Identification of all Parts & Materials
Order Quantity EOQ

More Seminar Information

TPC Trainco
Summary	Learn to Reduce Inventory Costs and Gain Control of Parts & Materials!
Delivery Method	Seminar
Also Available As	On-Site Training
Who Should Attend	This seminar is a must for anyone who is involved with maintenance at industrial plants, utilities or commercial and private building facilities.