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Maintenance Repair Operations (MRO) Inventory Management
Essential Training and Strategy Development for the Proactive Maintenance Organization
MRO Inventory Management is the single biggest maintenance support
function contributing to low maintenance productivity.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
In this three day course, participants will learn about current best practices in
MRO inventory Management and develop plans to implement them in their
facilities. Participants will:
• Evaluate the current state of their MRO inventory management facilities,
employees, systems & processes
• Develop efficient workflow procedures for inventory transactions
• Develop standard work for these processes and the employees who perform
them.
• At the conclusion of the course, all participants create their improvement
plan, facilitated by the instructor and the entire team.
Course topics:
Best Practices MRO Model
• Asset Based versus Expense Based
Critical Success Factors
• Leadership Roles
• CMMS Capabilities
• Performance Metrics
Setting Up & Managing the Store Room
• Using the CMMS
• Staffing
• Roles & Responsibilities
• 5S & Visual Management
• Security
• Store Room Layout
• Location Management
• Special Service Requirements for
Inventory Parts
• 3rd Party Logistics
Material Flow
• Types of Inventory
• Asset & Part Criticality
• Rebuilding & Salvaging
• Obsolete Parts
• Part Descriptions
• Asset Bill of Materials
• Economic Order Quantity
• Setting Min/Max Levels
• ABC Classification
• Warranty Management
Workflow Processes & Standard Work
• Requisitioning
• Purchasing
• Issues & Returns
• Receiving
• Reordering
• Cycle Counting
• Daily Standard Work
• Workflow Flowcharts
Inventory Management
• Carrying Costs
• Financial Benefits
Creating Your Improvement Plan
Here’s what your team will bring
back to your plant:
• World class asset management tactics
• Reduced stock-outs & improved
service levels
• Maximized storeroom efficiency
• Improved control of MRO Inventory
• Strategies and tactics that will optimize
inventory levels
• Increased “wrench time”
Fuss & O’Neill Manufacturing
Solutions is a maintenance and
production-focused firm that
specializes in equipment reliability
and productivity improvements
as well as maintenance skills and
knowledge-based education.
About the Instructor
Larry Bouvier, CMRP, CLS
Larry Bouvier has over 25 years
experience in Engineering &
Maintenance Management,
coaching and training his
employees, peers and clients
and has been instrumental in
helping his clients achieve World
Class Maintenance by leading
and developing maintenance
organizations, establishing
maintenance best practices
and improving processes and
equipment reliability. Larry
possesses excellent leadership,
organizational and hands-on
skills and has done maintenance
organization building, shop floor
and class room training in TPM,
RCM, Maintenance Excellence,
Maintenance Skills and
Productivity improvements.
Contact: Larry Bouvier, CMRP | lbouvier@fando.com | 315.278.3727 | www.fando.com