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Reliability and the Planning and Scheduling Process

Reliability and the Planning and Scheduling Process

Planning and Scheduling are critical. You may have already heard that planning and scheduling improves equipment reliability, reduces the risk of unexpected failures, and enhances overall operation efficiency. This article explores how.

Who's who at The RELIABILITY Conference 2024

The RELIABILITY Conference by Reliabilityweb.com takes place May 14-16, 2024 in Seattle Washington with a theme of Reliability Leadership: Taking Action To Make A Difference

You Guys Can Handle It

You Guys Can Handle It

Utilizing resources is smart, but using the right resources for the problem is smarter. This Tales from the Shop story features a situation when a company decided to turn to the wrong resources.

Expectations, Execution and Engagement

Expectations, Execution and Engagement

Achieving reliability and operational excellence isn't about isolated actions, but fostering a culture of collaboration, clear expectations, and active shop floor involvement. Dive into the three key pillars that unlock true operational success.

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Decision Making

Decision Making

Tired of biased decision-making in your organization? Imagine prioritizing projects based on clear objectives, not power plays. Multi-objective decision analysis (MODA) levels the playing field, ensuring fair project selection through data-driven, transparent processes. See how one company used MODA to shift the balance and prioritize the right projects for the right reasons.

Plan-Do-Check-Act: The Importance of a Continuous Improvement Cycle

Plan-Do-Check-Act: The Importance of a Continuous Improvement Cycle

Stuck in a cycle of unplanned repairs and backlogged plans? Discover how the PDCA cycle can help you shift from reactive firefighting to proactive, efficient maintenance execution. Learn how to prioritize effectively, analyze performance, and continuously improve your maintenance program.

Isn’t That the Definition of Insanity?

Isn’t That the Definition of Insanity?

Ever felt like a young grasshopper in a room full of seasoned masters? This reliability engineer did, facing skepticism and resistance when implementing new plans. But instead of sweating, he learned two golden rules: Respect knowledge, and involve the team.

Energy-Centered Maintenance: Leveling Up Reliability-Centered Maintenance

Energy-Centered Maintenance: Leveling Up Reliability-Centered Maintenance

A case study demonstrates how ECM detected a manufacturing defect in a pump, leading to a 7% energy reduction and $100,000 in potential savings. The article also explores the key features of ECM hardware and software, and compares the ROI of ECM and RCM approaches.

Critical of Analysis

Critical of Analysis

Is Everything Really Critical? When Everything is Critical, Nothing Is. The reliability team conducted a meeting and met with representatives of the various departments of a facility, such as safety, quality, operations, engineering, maintenance, and even the plant manager.

Leveraging AI to Improve Work Scheduling

Leveraging AI to Improve Work Scheduling

Asset-intensive enterprises, such as utilities, often face large backlogs of maintenance work orders, which include routine preventive maintenance (PM) tasks and corrective maintenance (CM) actions to address known equipment issues.

Blended PM Optimization: A Practical Solution to a Common Problem

Blended PM Optimization: A Practical Solution to a Common Problem

There are many contributing factors in a dysfunctional PM program. Individually, these problems are painful, but when combined, they compound the problem with unforeseen consequences.

Maintenance and Stores – A Partnership?

Maintenance and Stores – A Partnership?

In my many years of experience in working with hundreds of industrial operations, the storeroom or spare parts is one of the most frequently criticized functions, and the self-assessments at these operations suggest the criticism is justified — at least in the eyes of the maintenance department.

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