How to Fix the 70/30 Phenomenon
Christer Idhammar
When you ask front line supervisors or team leaders if all people in their teams are performing to the same standards or if some are
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Lean Maintenance: the Basics of Lean and Reliability-Based Spare Parts Management
Christer Idhammar
In about 50% of organizations spare parts and materials stores reports to the maintenance organization. In about 50 % of organizations spare parts and materials
Can Your Mill Produce the Right Results?
Christer Idhammar
This is a summary of a part of a presentation by Christer Idhammar, president of IDCON, INC. Raleigh NC, during the 15th annual Pulp &
A Maintenance Weight Loss Program for Manufacturing Teams
Michael Lippig
The Conundrum Conceptually, losing weight is a matter of eating less and exercising more. However, most attempts usually fail and we often gain weight. Similarly,
7 Myths of Maintenance Management
Torbjörn Idhammar
There are many paradigms and legends surrounding maintenance management in plants. Often, the myths are known to be untrue, but people live with them because
Why do maintenance improvement initiatives fail to deliver? (Hedgehog or Fox?)
Christer Idhammar
It is not uncommon that many reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives fail to deliver expected results. Why is it so? Some of the most common
Health care of humans and maintenance of equipment, is there a correlation?
Christer Idhammar
If we maintain equipment right, we will benefit fewer failures and break downs and a longer technical equipment life. Many case studies have proven this
The Danger of Headcount Reduction
Christer Idhammar
Not long ago I was involved in a reliability and improvement initiative in a big plant. As always, the improvement initiative was received with skeptics,
The Pros & Cons of Using Contract Maintenance Companies
Christer Idhammar
With few exceptions, most mills I visit ask me what I think of hiring a contract maintenance company, or in other words, outsourcing their maintenance.
What Constitutes World-Class Reliability and Maintenance? An 18-Point Guide
Christer Idhammar
I have received many calls asking, “How can you tell if an organization has world-class reliability and maintenance?” That’s a great question to ask because
Novozyme Leverages Results Oriented Maintenance and Highly Motivated Staff to Win the North American Maintenance Excellence (NAME) Award 2000
Michael Lippig
Novozymes North America, Franklinton, North Carolina, a company with Scandinavian roots and management style won the coveted North American Maintenance Excellence Award (NAME) 2000. A
Reliability and Current Best Practices – An Educational Journey
Ian Farrell
The approach to maintenance and equipment reliability must be considered in full view of the papermaking business with all parties and departments aware of the
The Secret to Maintenance and Reliability All Great Organizations Know
Christer Idhammar
In all of my experience , I’ve noticed that the best performing organizations do one things in common. It’s the secret to maintenance and reliability
Reliability and Maintenance: What Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to use and when?
Christer Idhammar
I have often compared the use of KPI’s with the fairytale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Andersen. In short, the fairy tale is
Maintenance people must be SMART to make it work
Owe Forsberg
A while ago I was at a plant that had a set of vacuum pumps with a life of less than 3 months. I think
Implementing Risk-Based Work Selection Practices
Greg Gustafson
Implementing Risk-based Work Selection practices for Shutdown Maintenance will increase plant utilization and reduce cost.
Should You Outsource Your Reliability or Maintenance?
Christer Idhammar
There are many levels of outsourcing maintenance work. The most common include: 1. Outsourcing of the whole maintenance function. This is often done by forming a
Is Your Maintenance Organization Cost Effective?
Christer Idhammar
Most maintenance organizations do not really know how good – or bad – they are. It is more a feeling of “we are doing pretty
Reliability & Maintenance Strategy
Torbjörn Idhammar
Reliability & Maintenance Strategy IDCON can help your organization define a clear and simple Reliability and Maintenance Strategy for your plant, mine, mill, and/or corporation.
A True Culture of Manufacturing Reliability
Christer Idhammar
Reliability is a term that has become more commonly used in the manufacturing industry. Many organizations are using reliability to describe their predictive maintenance department.
