Phillip Slater – Extended Bio

Founder, SparePartsKnowHow.com

Spare Parts Inventory Management Specialist

Phillip Slater is a Spare Parts Management and MRO Specialist, with more than 30 years’ experience and a career-long focus on improving business performance. Phillip has worked in 35 countries, and in a wide range of industries, including:

• Oil and Gas
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Pharmaceuticals
• Paper
• Smelting
• Steel
• Petrochemicals
• Utilities
• Parts Wholesaling
• Transport

Phillip has both engineering and maintenance degrees from The University of New South Wales and Monash University.

Phillip’s career started in project engineering and maintenance, firstly in materials handling equipment and then in plastics processing. During this time Phillip lead teams to transform maintenance systems and produce outstanding operational performance.

Phillip then spent a number years engaged in global supply-chain and manufacturing strategy work. This involved determining the most appropriate locations for facilities, based on supply chain dynamics and associated costs.

These experiences mean that Phillip has a 360 degree experience and understanding of spare parts management and the related issues.

Today, Phillip Slater is a global thought leader and consultant focussing materials management and specifically, engineering spare parts inventory management and optimization. In 2012 Phillip was honored with a national Leadership in Logistics Education Award.

In addition, Phillip is the author of 9 books, including Spare Parts Inventory Management, Smart Inventory Solutions and The Optimization Trap and sales of these have extended Phillip’s influence to more than 120 countries. In addition, Phillip is the Founder of the online training and resources website at SparePartsKnowHow.com.

Phillip’s clients are happy to provide testimonials based on the quality of superior results that he delivers.

Phillip is in demand internationally as an expert conference speaker, having provided papers and presentations to more than 50 conferences and industry groups, on four continents. In addition, Phillip has been published more than 250 times in industry and trade magazines around the world.

 
 
 
 

Selected Career Highlights

Books Authored by Phillip:

• Spare Parts Inventory Management (2016)
• The Optimization Trap (2012)
• Smart Inventory Solutions, Second Edition (2010)
• A New Strategy for Continuous Improvement (2007)
• Smart Inventory Solutions (2007)
• Sustainable Cost Reduction (2004)
• Sustainable Inventory Reduction (2004)
• Generating Risk Free Cash (2003)
• Templates, Tables and Checklists (2003)

Contributor to:

• Reliable Maintenance Planning, Estimating and Scheduling (2014)
• Things to Think About and Do (2010, 2011)
• Maintenance Benchmarking and Best Practice (2006)

Articles published in:

• The Asset Management and Maintenance Journal (Aust)
• Australian Financial Review
• The Bangkok Post (Thailand)
• Business Essentials (Aust)
• Business Review Weekly (Aust)
• CEO Online (Aust)
• CFO Magazine (Aust)
• Engineering Maintenance Solutions (UK)
• Inbound Logistics (USA)
• Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operations (USA)
• International Facilities Management (USA)
• The Daily Advertiser (Aust)
• Maintenance Journal (Aust)
• Maintenance Online (UK)
• M&E Magazine (UK)
• My Business Magazine (Aust)
• National Provisioner (USA)
• National Business Focus (Aust)
• Paper, Film and Foil (USA)
• Plant Engineering (USA)
• RAMS Asia (Singapore)
• Reliable Plant Magazine (USA)
• Reliability Magazine (USA)
• Reliability Web (USA)
• Supply Chain Magazine (Aust)
• Tobacco Reporter (USA)
• Uptime Magazine (USA)
• U of Tennessee, RMC Newsletter (USA)

Qualifications and Associations

• Bachelor of Engineering (Hons), UNSW
• Grad Dip Maintenance Management, Monash University
• Financial Management Cert. – Australian Institute of Management
• Asset Management Council – Committee Member 2011, 2012
• Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Winner 2012 Leadership in Logistics Education Award

Selected Conferences, Papers, and Associations

• MRO for Procurement – 2018 (Aust)
• Australasian Oil and Gas Conference – 2014 (Aust)
• APICS – 2011, 2010 (x3), 2009 (x4), 2008 (x2), 2007 (x3), 2006 (x2) (Aust)
• Asset Management Council – 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 (x2), 2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Aust)
• Australian Institute of Management – 2007 (Aust)
• Category Management Forum – 2013 (Aust)
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Conference (CIPSA) – 2012 (Aust)
• Customer Service Summit – 1996 (Aust)
• CW-IMC – 2010 (Malaysia)
• EuroMaintenance – 2010 (Italy)
• International Conference of Maintenance Societies – 2007, 2009 (Aust)
• International Maintenance Conference – 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 (USA)
• International Packaging Conference – 1995 (Aust)
• Maintenance and Parts Solutions (MAPS) – Keynote 2015 (USA)
• Monash University Guest Lecturer – 2006 (Aust)
• MRO Spare Parts Optimization Conference – 2017 (Aust)
• Procurement and Supply Australasia – 2015 (Aust)
• Reliability Centred Maintenance Conference – 2009 (USA)
• Reliability Web Social Media Forum – 2011 (USA)
• Rotating Equipment Conference – Keynote 2015 (Aust)
• Strategic Industry Round Table – 2011, 2010 (x2), 2009, 2008 (Aust)
• Society of CPAs – 2005, 2006, 2007 (Aust)
• World Congress on EAM – 2006 (Aust)