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
So, what is lean maintenance? Simply put, it can be said that the thought process in the lean concept should result in that those things that need to be delivered are manufactured on time with less resources.
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 in manufacturing has long been a concept both in the United States and in Europe. Lean Maintenance in Manufacturing &
What is a World-Class Maintenance? And what plant was the first world-class maintenance organization? Since 1972 I have been bench marking maintenance organizations all over
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
Dictionary for Reliability and Maintenance We’d complied a list of useful reliability and maintenance definitions. It seems that maintenance terms are evolving, new terms are
First I like to tell you about myself and from what perspective I write this article. My world is process industries such as Iron, Steel,
One of the reasons many reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives fail to deliver sustaining results is lack of team work between and within departments. It
What is reliability worth in dollars to your plant? Do you know? If not, it is a good idea to figure out how much a
I recently visited a couple of plants where I asked the same question to all people I met. The question was “What are the most
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