{"id":201,"date":"2020-07-30T19:22:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T19:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/cell\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2024-08-16T14:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T19:16:02","slug":"storerooms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/cell\/storerooms\/","title":{"rendered":"MRO Procurement and Inventory Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-4\"><\/div> <!-- .col-md-4 --><div class=\"col-md-8\"><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-family: Lato, 'Open Sans', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\">Workshop Overview:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"text\" class=\"widget clearfix\">\n<p>Maintenance, repair and overhaul materials (MRO), excluding inventory, represents 50% or more of the total maintenance budget. MRO inventory adds millions more to the overall operating cost of the maintenance function as well as the plant. This session focuses on proven strategy, processes and methods to effectively manage this major expense. It is not intended to provide mastery of the unique skills required to procure, store and manage MRO inventory, but provides the knowledge that a maintenance manager must know to assure these critical functions are properly designed, implemented and utilized in his operation.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more\u00a0about how the <a href=\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/cell\/conferences-and-training\/professional-development\/maintenance-management-certificate-program\/\">Maintenance Management Certificate Program<\/a> provides a comprehensive management development program for existing and aspiring maintenance management professionals.<\/p>\n<h2>Available Dates:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enrole.com\/ua\/jsp\/session.jsp?sessionId=CS-2508-ASPM01-01&amp;courseId=ASPM&amp;categoryId=10242\">August 13-14, 2025 &#8212; MRO Procurement and Inventory Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><i class=\"icon-ok\"><\/i>Pricing:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Early Bird \u2013 $977 (Expires exactly one month prior to program date)<\/li>\n<li>Standard \u2013 $1,150<\/li>\n<li>UA Employee \u2013 $977 (Call 205-348-3000)<\/li>\n<li><em>For additional pricing and discounts, visit the registration page.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"highlight-me\">Who Should Attend?<\/h2>\n<p>The program is aimed at current and aspiring maintenance managers, engineers, supervisors and planners, but is applicable to all who have a direct interest in or are affected by maintenance performance and its impact on the enterprise. While the program is maintenance-centric, the methods, standard processes and logic are applicable for all organizational functions. This comprehensive program is applicable to all industries and facilities, as well as for single-plant or global enterprises.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"highlight-me\">You Will Learn To:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Utilize best practices associated with procurement, handling, stocking, distribution and management of MRO materials<\/li>\n<li>Understand best practices for Storeroom layout, include materials handling, staffing, and supervision<\/li>\n<li>Recognize the importance of proper kitting and delivery of repair parts as part of the work order system<\/li>\n<li>Effectively manage inventory levels, economic reorder points and other critical aspects of the MRO process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"highlight-me\">Unique Workshop Offerings:<\/h2>\n<p>This certificate program was developed to provide a practical, best practices approach to maintenance and maintenance management. It is based on current international best practices, and the combined experience of its instructors and other subject matter experts. In addition to international standards, reference materials include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Covey, \u201cThe Speed of Trust,\u201d 2006, Free Press<\/li>\n<li>Gotoh, \u201cEquipment Planning for TPM, 1991,&#8221; Productivity Press<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cTotal Plant Performance Management,\u201d 1998, Gulf Publishing<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cMaintenance Engineering Handbook,&#8221; 8th Ed., 2014, McGraw-Hill<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cComputer-Managed Maintenance Systems,&#8221; 2nd Ed., Gulf Publishing<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cPlant Engineer\u2019s Handbook, 2001,&#8221; Butterworth-Heinemann<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cRules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers,&#8221; 2008, Elsevier<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cMaintenance Fundamentals,&#8221; 2nd Ed., 2004, Elsevier<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cIntroduction to Predictive Maintenance,&#8221; 2nd Ed., 2002, Elsevier<\/li>\n<li>Mobley, \u201cIndustrial Machinery Repair,&#8221; 2003, Elsevier<\/li>\n<li>Nakajima, \u201cIntroduction to TPM, 1988,&#8221; Productivity Press<\/li>\n<li>Peters, \u201cA Passion for Excellence, 1985,&#8221; Random House<\/li>\n<li>Womack, \u201cThe Machine That Changed the World, 1991,&#8221; Rawson Associates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"highlight-me\">Workshop Lead:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"author-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" class=\"pull-left margin-right-10 wp-image-769 size-full img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/09\/norman.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Norman's photo\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"panel-title\"><strong>Andrew Norman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Norman has over thirty-five years of experience in the manufacturing industry as a lubrication specialist and manufacturing engineer, college instructor, heavy equipment superintendent, diesel propulsion systems expert, maintenance consultant, and mechanical equipment expert. He has extensive experience in lubrication, maintenance and reliability, manufacturing processes, root cause analysis, process documentation, plant management, maintenance planning and scheduling, and all phases of industrial asset management. Andrew brings a wealth of mechanical maintenance experience and knowledge from manufacturing processes to maintenance execution. His 35 years of manufacturing and maintenance experience at all levels provides a well-rounded expert in the areas of maintenance training, maintenance implementation, maintenance management, and process documentation. He is a PROSCI-certified change management professional. He is also an SME-certified Manufacturing Engineering Technologist, a Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional, and was an ASE-certified Master Mechanic in three separate areas; automotive, heavy-duty trucks, and automotive machining.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"highlight-me\">Program Manager:<\/h2>\n<div class=\"panel panel-default\">\n<div class=\"panel-heading\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div class=\"author-image\"><strong><a href=\"mailto:professionaldevelopment@ua.edu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-2464 size-full pull-left margin-right-10 img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/ccswpms01.ua.edu\/cell\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2022\/05\/Mary-Patterson-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Patterson's Photo\" \/>Mary Patterson<\/a>, CPA, SHRM-CP<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>Phone Number: 205-348-7049<\/div>\n<div>Email: <a href=\"mailto:professionaldevelopment@ua.edu\">professionaldevelopment@ua.edu<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mary Patterson works in the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education at The University of Alabama as Program Manager, where she assists the OTIDE team in designing and implementing professional development and training programs, industrial training programs, and executive education programs.\u00a0 She is a certified public accountant, as well as a certified professional in the Society for Human Resources Management.\u00a0 She works closely with HR departments to design custom training to enhance work objectives, increase productivity and build a positive culture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div> <!-- .col-md-8 --><\/div> <!-- .row -->\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-201","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - 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