Increasing Availability With an Awesome Storeroom

Published on February 23, 2026

How many people actually consider the impact that the storeroom, more to the point, the storeroom practices, have on asset availability and the ability of a manufacturing or service organizations to deliver their product? I'm guessing that few have made the connection. Don't be one of the uninformed! Get smarter...today!

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Dr. John L. Ross, Jr. has nearly 40 years in maintenance and reliability. A former U.S. Air Force Captain, he is a Lean Manufacturing facilitator, Process Safety SME, and CMRP. Holding a U.S. patent, he earned an A.S., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., shaping best practices in maintenance and reliability leadership.

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