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Maintenance Spares and Inventory Management

Import delays, currency volatility and long lead times make spares management a strategic concern for maintenance departments across Africa, where a missing bearing can idle a plant for weeks. This programme covers criticality based stocking, bill of materials accuracy, storekeeping practice and supplier lead time management, helping maintenance and stores staff hold the right spares without tying up excess capital.

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What you will be able to do

  • Classify spares by criticality and lead time to guide stocking decisions.
  • Build and maintain accurate bills of materials linked to equipment records.
  • Set minimum, maximum and reorder levels appropriate to each spares category.
  • Apply storekeeping practices that prevent damage, obsolescence and stock loss.
  • Manage supplier lead times and local versus imported sourcing trade offs.
  • Report spares performance in terms of stockouts, holding cost and service level.

Course outline

  1. 01Spares criticality classification methods
  2. 02Bill of materials accuracy and linkage
  3. 03Setting stock levels and reorder points
  4. 04Storekeeping and warehouse best practice
  5. 05Managing local and imported lead times
  6. 06Obsolescence and slow moving stock control
  7. 07Spares performance reporting and metrics
  8. 08Aligning stores practice with maintenance planning

Who should attend

Maintenance planners, stores supervisors, spares coordinators and maintenance managers responsible for holding and controlling spare parts inventory for plant and equipment.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 6 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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