Subject: Friend, here is your SPKH April Update

April Update and News
Issue #170

RMC Appoints SparePartsKnowHow.com as Approved Training Partner

Hi Friend,

Our big announcement this month is that the Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville has appointed SparePartsKnowHow.com as an approved training partner for its Reliability & Maintainability Implementation Certification (RMIC) program.

This recognition by the University of Tennessee means that anyone who completes the Spare Parts Management Certificate course at SparePartsKnowHow.com, and registers through the RMIC program, will receive course credit towards gaining and maintaining their Reliability and Maintainability Implementation Certification.

Great news for everyone seeking to advance their career with a university recognized qualification!

Here is a link with all the detail
http://sparepartsknowhow.com/university-tennessee-certification/

Keep on improving!

Phillip Slater
Founder, SparePartsKnowHow.com

The Solutions Network

The Solutions Network introduces you to companies and organizations that I know and trust.  If you have plans for any spare parts management related initiatives this year then reduce your risk by contacting me for an introduction to a provider (via return email is easiest). Or for specific solutions follow the links below. 

Data Management and Cleansing
sparesFinder: helps companies solve materials data challenges and provides the tools needed to deliver significant savings beyond data cleaning.

Reliability and Maintenance Education
The Reliability & Maintainability Center (RMC) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provides comprehensive programs of eduction in reliability and maintenance practice.

Conferences 
MAPS Conference: the most comprehensive event for spare parts and MRO professionals in the USA. Look out for this year's conference in September!

Spare Parts Management Consulting
Initiate Action: my company for providing consulting and training services specifically targeting spare parts management.

Books
Smart Inventory Solutions is a leading book on spare parts inventory management - available at Amazon.com. 

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The #1 Problem With Spare Parts Inventory Management
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3 Questions to Ask About Spare Parts Standardization
Whether or not to standardize equipment and spare parts is one of the enduring debates of engineering, maintenance and spare parts management. On the one hand, standardization is said to lead to improved operating and manpower efficiency, as well as reduced inventories; on the other hand, not standardizing is said to enable companies to take advantage of technical developments and innovation. Read article here.

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