CMM - January 2012
Is An Organized Parts Storeroom Worth The Investment By Frank Murphy Frank Murphy is the founder and president of Inventory Management Services Inc IMS of Greenville South Carolina IMS changes reactive storeroom practices with proactive standards IMS hands on handsdirty consulting implements MRO storeroom design setup relocation consolidation and organization physical inventory and bar code labeling of MRO spare parts storerooms and maintenance tool cribs Web based bar coded inventory and asset tracking software is available for a complete implementation Visit www PracticalOrganization com for more information I for more info Visit www cmmonline com and type in search keyword Storeroom For more information on related products visit www cmmonline com select Supplier Search from the main navigation bar and enter keyword Organization An upfront investment can save you Imagine a successful company whose maintenance repair and operation MRO spare parts storeroom resembles a five year old boys bedroom cars trucks books airplanes and puzzles scattered everywhere clothes lying on the floor around the room the toy box upended and a small table piled high with crayons coloring books hardened playdough and spilled dried finger paints money for years to come By having a organization system in place workers will easily be able to locate parts and other consumable goods whenever they are needed 30 CM Cleaning Maintenance Management January 2012 While this may seem like an extreme analogy it is an all too common occurrence found in the storerooms of the manufacturing and facilities management sectors of business Storerooms are allowed to look and run like this little childs bedroom Overlooked is the fact that storerooms are of crucial importance to plant profitability and must be efficiently organized and well managed Image courtesy of W W Grainger Inc
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