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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.

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

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 18 Aug 2026Lusaka2US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026Kigali2US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026Nairobi2US$1,100
7 to 8 Sep 2026Durban2R10,000
14 to 15 Sep 2026Johannesburg2R10,000
28 to 29 Sep 2026Mauritius2US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026Pretoria2R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026Cape Town2R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Online2US$900
7 to 8 Dec 2026Mozambique2US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026Cairo2US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026Accra2US$1,100

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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