For a competitive advantage, an organization must have a basic development for a Reliability and Maintenance Strategy. Following the best Reliability and Maintenance strategies maximizes
Root cause analysis and root cause failure analysis are commonly used terms. I have always felt that these terms are somewhat misguided. Here’s why I
This can be a pretty loaded beginning to a sentence. From role definitions to reliability definitions, your organization has a lot of definitions to figure
You can develop, document, and preach your improvement plans as much as you want, but if those plans do not result in better front line
In poorly performing mills it is typical that production, maintenance and engineering organizations work in silos without much cooperation. The traditional view in these mills
Before we discuss current maintenance management best practices, we must first discuss comparing maintenance cost with ERV You have been told you that your maintenance
Excellent leadership maintenance management is essential for lasting results of any improvement initiative that an organization undertakes, including the improvement of Reliability and Maintenance performance.
A potential client asked if IDCON could do a productivity study of the hourly maintenance staff at a mill. My initial reaction was “WHY?” and
With IDCON’s Shutdown Optimization Program, shutdown (SD) best practices are reviewed to safely reduce shutdown duration and costs. Here are some best practices for you
Christer Idhammar is a world renowned and awarded Reliability and Maintenance Consultant and Guru. He is the founder and executive vice president with IDCON, INC
Yesterday you were a happy camper. Today you are told your Maintenance Cost (MC) as a percent of your Estimated Replacement Value (ERV) is 4.9%.
Workshop worship seems to be everywhere. I just returned from a few weeks in Sweden where I met with various clients and potential consulting partners.
One of the main factors affecting major and minor shutdown schedules is to understand “why you are shutting down”. We call this the ‘shutdown drivers’.
One of the most important lessons I have ever learned in my career was from a senior maintenance and turnaround manager named Don.
It’s important for maintenance leaders to have a good understanding of their organizations’ front lines in order to influence improvements. The maintenance personnel that make
Looking for some practical tips for reliablity improvements? Well let me share some ideas from one of my previous experiences.
•Total backlog 4 – 6 weeks – Includes all approved work
Daily and weekly meetings between operations and maintenance are crucial in taking the efficiency of your daily maintenance to a higher level. Many organizations deal well
My son is 13 years old and has an iPhone 5. Now, just a few weeks before Christmas, he really wants an iPhone 6. Apparently
Many companies we work with ask us a common question, “What’s the biggest reason Reliability and Maintenance (R&M) improvement programs fail?”
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