The document describes a board game called "Game of Spare Parts Management" that is used to teach reliability centered spares and just in time inventory principles. The game targets students at technical schools and uses problem-based and cooperative learning. Players manage inventory for 12 simulated months, making purchasing decisions and responding to inventory event cards, with the goal of learning best practices for maintenance strategies and inventory cost and risk reduction. Facilitators with expertise in reliability centered spares and just in time principles lead the game and help players achieve the learning objectives.

1. GAME OF SPARE PARTS
MANAGEMENT
ALTER EVO INGENIEROS

2. The inventory is the highest cost source in a
maintenance department, an efective inventory
management saves costs and reduce risk for the
company.
The Game of Spare Parts Management target is the
learning of the RCS (Reliability Centered Spares) and
JIT (Just In Time) principles to optimaze the inventory
management.

3. Directed to:
Students of
Technical
Schools

4. Use learning methods:
• Problem-based learning.
• Cooperative learning.
• Cases Method.
• Used in Technical Schools.

5. Based in the principles of:
• Reliability Centered Spares (RCS).
• Just in Time (JIT).

6. Requirements:
• 1 official copy of the game.
• 2 facilitators.
• From 12 to 24 jugadores in 6 groups.
• Memo pads, clip-charts, markers, post-
its, papers,…

7. Game:
• Game rules.
• Game board.
GAME BOX
• Spare part cards.
• HPP sheets.
• Inventory event cards.

8. Facilitators:
• Strong knowledge of RCS and JIT
principles.
• Lead the game.
• Help the players to obtain the goals.

9. Game Process:
• Set up groups, share out the HPP
sheets and the spare parts cards.
• Every group decide their own
strategy and purchase the spare
parts.
• Run the inventory event cards and
complete the 12 months cicle.
• Discuss about the game.

10. Results:
• The attendees learn the best
maintenance strategies to reduce the
spare parts inventory.
• Learn the reliability calculus to
estimate the risk.
• Learn the methodology to reduce and
control inventory cost and inventory
risk.