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 trailer was repaired after scraping the side a few years ago. The bolts that hold the cross members to the aluminum frame on the
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
Does your team know why they’re doing preventive maintenance inspections? When your team knows why they are doing even the simplest task, this can instantly
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
How do you plan your family vacation? In most cases you have to check when you can take off from work, decide where to go,
I recently visited a plant in South America for an assessment. They had done some really good things in the plant over the past 2-3
We have all experienced duplicate work orders in our work order system. The problem is generally rooted in the way the current system is designed
We commonly work with clients with a high amount of “Reactive” maintenance. In the worst-case scenarios, this translates into unscheduled downtime and lost production. The
When all work requests are high priority (1 or 2) the result is a reactive work environment. This is a common occurrence for organizations that
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