Focus on activities that drive cost, not cost alone. In 1980 I conducted the first seminars titled “Reliability, the future competitiveness factor”. Looking back I
The term reliability was discussed in my last column. I argued that maintenance should be responsible primarily for “equipment reliability” and work in a close
I wrote this column for those who want to improve equipment reliability but feel as if they are stuck in “budget jail”. Assuming your fiscal
GUNTOWN, MISSISSIPPI (June 11, 2010) – Norbord Inc. today celebrated the achievement of three significant safety milestones at its oriented strand board (OSB) mill in Guntown Mississippi.
In the latest article I mentioned several areas that have to be improved for an organization to become lean. The focus in”lean thinking” is to
To continue where we ended part I of this series of articles about lean maintenance, I like to give an example on the impact of
Lean manufacturing including lean maintenance has long been a concept both in the United States and in Europe. The concept seems to have increased in
Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what he thought of Western civilization. He replied that he thought it would be a good idea. The same thought
Life Cycle Cost is important, but we must understand before we can evaluate. Many reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives are successful, but most do not
One of the reasons many reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives fail to deliver sustaining results is lack of teamwork between and within departments. It is
I was asked a question recently about the level of spare parts inventory that should be carried as a percent of the Asset Replacement Value
“People are our most valuable resource” is most probably the correct political statement to make, but is this true? I do not think it is
Lean manufacturing including lean maintenance has long been a concept both in the United States and in Europe.
Since 1972 I have been bench marking maintenance organizations all over the world. In 1992 IDCON structured a very formal way to do evaluations and
The cost of maintaining the status quo is enormous. The status quo affects each and every one of us every hour of every day, at
Developing and Retaining Future Craft Skills is often mentioned that this is a future crisis; my observations tell me that the crisis is here now
As an option to reduce plant costs, you may be wondering whether you should contract your maintenance work. This may have some merit, depending on
The Productivity Simulation Make One Team Out of Operations and Maintenance The Productivity Simulation is a tool for building the partnership between operations, maintenance and
Professional Connections A collection of companies and organizations helpful for reliability and maintenance management. RISI is the best positioned and most authoritative global source of forest
Maintenance Dictionary Maintenance: the act of maintaining, the state of being maintained, care or upkeep of machinery, the process of maintaining or preserving someone or
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