Advanced World-Class Storeroom Principles

This course goes beyond the basics to explore the evolution of storeroom practices into a world-class, reliability-driven function. Through engaging discussions, real tools, and practical activities, participants will learn how to optimize inventory, improve accuracy, and align storeroom operations with broader maintenance and reliability goals. Whether you're in maintenance, procurement, or operations, you'll leave with actionable strategies to drive measurable improvements.

• Maintenance and reliability professionals seeking to elevate storeroom performance.
• Operations, CI, and TPM leaders aiming to integrate storeroom practices into broader improvement initiatives.
• Procurement, finance, and storeroom personnel looking to reduce costs and increase asset availability.

This course is part of the Maintenance and Reliability Management Certificate. Enhance your maintenance skills while earning a recognized credential.

Day 1

• Welcome and orientation
• Where have we been?
• Types of inventory
• Functions of inventory control (MRO)
• What parts to store and how many
• VED approach to prioritize stores
• Storeroom activities & security
• Storeroom layout & flow
• Parts numbering
• Part types
• Storeroom accuracy
• KPIs/best practices
• Efficient Storeroom Practices
• Inventory management
• Carrying costs
• Min/Max levels
• Reorder point

Day 2

• ABC Analysis
• Cycle counting
• Calculating EOQ
• Stock control
• Visual controls
• Access control – security
• 5S
• Environmental & safety
• Lighting
• Vending machines- point of use
• Care for spares
• Part ID technology

Day 3

• Budgeting
• Kitting
• Stores Stock Committee
• Root Cause Analysis
• Reliability Block Diagrams
• RAM Analysis
• Reliability metrics
• Life Cycle Costs
• Maintenance Work Management
• Process guides
• SMRP best practices

John Ross

John L. Ross, Jr has been a practitioner of maintenance and reliability for almost four decades. He is a former Captain in the United States Air Force, a Distinguished Graduate of both the Aircraft Maintenance Officer School and the Squadron Officer School. John is a Gulf War veteran.

He is a published author of almost two dozen articles and two best-selling books: The Reliability Excellence Workbook, From Ideas to Action; Cover You’re A$$ets, Asset Management at Your Place and at Your Pace.

John is the President of the international reliability consulting company, Maintenance Innovators, Inc., a global thought leader in equipment reliability. John is the co-founder of the American Reliability & Maintenance Institute; creators and administrators of the Certified Storeroom Manager, Certified Storeroom Technician, and the Certified Professional Reliability Engineer certifications.

John is a certified Lean Manufacturing facilitator, Process Safety Management SME, and a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP). John holds a U.S. Patent, an A.S., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.