In Part I of his Gemba Walk Series, Christer will walk you through what to look for when walking the plant floor. Cleanliness Safety And
The Covid-19 pandemic is still creating casualties around the globe and many companies’ finances are shaken to their core. If you manage maintenance, you are
Since the mid 1970s I have been preaching the importance of a partnership between Operations and Maintenance. I see it as Operations + Maintenance =
Are you a Reliability Engineer trying to find your place in your team? In this new video, Christer Idhammar will walk the Gemba with you.The
Christer Idhammar finishes up his 4-part series of Maintenance and Reliability beliefs. To be successful in developing and implementing a reliability and maintenance you have
Have you asked yourself “What’s the right thing to do in my organization?” In this video, Christer talks about the wrong things that many organizations
We asked members of the operations team in process manufacturing: What is the role of the Reliability Engineer (RE)? The answers vary from a good
Christer Idhammar, reliability and maintenance management guru, discusses two more key beliefs. People cannot be more productive than the system they work in allows them
We know that we need the support of operations in order to reach top-notch reliability in our plants. But does your operations manager know exactly
Developing a common language at your plant for reliability and maintenance is important for eliminating confusion and misinterpretation. The maintenance world has so many acronyms it
Beliefs are very important for an organization. Join Christer in this new video series that details how beliefs connect to improved reliability and maintenance.
What happens when Maintenance is required to report to Operations? This usually happens when organizations go from a centralized to decentralized maintenance. While many tout
A key element of an effective Work Management System is to hold weekly planning and scheduling meetings to confirm the the next week’s schedule, what
In today’s maintenance organization the supervisor is one of the most important positions. The skill of “balancer” is essential to her/his success. The need to
Picture this. The operations and maintenance manager, plant manager and production manager from a plant are in a car speeding down the road. The maintenance
A reliable plant needs a cohesive maintenance strategy. This strategy should include the operations team actively participating in the care and basic inspections of the
To have reliable production, you need reliable partnerships. This means Operations, Maintenance and Engineering working together towards the common goal. So, the question is…what does
I am all for new technology. In the late 1970s I introduced and taught technologies such as SPM and Acoustic Emission, Wear Particle Analyses with
Your Maintenance Cost is too High! The Coronavirus is spreading around the world as I’m writing this article, and many companies’ finances are shaken to
If you measure reliability by department, electrical, mechanical, process control etc. you may each have a reliability of 97-99%, and everybody is very happy on
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