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The Analysis Advantage - Reliability Incident Management and Strategic Data Collection

Originally presented at the Reliability 2.0 Conference

Most organisations try to eliminate defects and investigate reliability incidents. Observations across many industries and companies lead the author to the conclusion, that this process, while very important, is one of the most fragmented and poorly executed of all.

Leveraging AI to Improve Work Scheduling
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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.

How Sterling Steel Increases Equipment Availability and Throughput

Sterling Steel produces 450,000 tons of wire rod for its parent company, Leggett & Platt. The long products mini mill utilizes a 415 ton Electric Arc Furnace; two Ladle Metallurgy Facilities; an eight strand Billet Caster and a single strand Rod Mill to produce the wire rod for Leggett & Platt's Wire Mills.

Maintenance Strategies: Is There a Simple Solution?
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Maintenance Strategies: Is There a Simple Solution?

No doubt you have heard these terms, read articles and attended workshops and seminars to learn about these strategies. Using this information, you’ve discovered which ones will make your maintenance program more effective, reduce labor hours, reduce costs, increase equipment availability and ultimately improve production.

Based on experience gained from being around maintenance shops for many years, visiting with people in a variety of industries and talking with maintenance professionals around the globe, the conclusion formed is: There is a right time and a right place for each of these strategies.

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Contract Maintenance or Not?

With few exceptions, most mills I visit ask me what I think of contract, or outsourcing, of maintenance. In this month's column I would like to elaborate on what kind of maintenance should or should not be contracted out and the reasons for choosing either option.

Do We Really Want to Be Proactive? (Part1)
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Do We Really Want to Be Proactive? (Part1)

As we struggle to move from reactive to proactive maintenance, maybe at some point we just need to stop and ask ourselves the basic question:

"Do we really want to be proactive in maintenance? Really? Honestly?"

BRIEFLY RESTATING THE DIFFERENCE:

REACTIVE MAINTENANCE is dealing with loss issues due to equipment malfunction that show up unexpectedly and repairs have to be done immediately, on a crisis basis, in a very inefficient, unplanned, unscheduled way.

PROACTIVE MAINTENANCE is monitoring equipment for signs of deterioration and performing the necessary repairs and adjustments, when needed, in an efficient, planned, scheduled way, before a loss issue actually happens.

Who wouldn’t want to operate in the Proactive Mode?

Andrew Fraser Returns to Guest Speak at SoftSols Agility Roadshow

Software provider, SoftSols Group has announced the return of its popular Agility Roadshow with Reliable Manufacturing Managing Director, Andrew Fraser, once again guest speaking on the connection between reliability, safety and cost.

Leadership for Reliability

What Hides Behind the Term: Lean Maintenance

Those familiar with the application of lean principles have come across terms like: lean manufacturing, lean enterprise and lean organization. But lean maintenance is not as commonly discussed as the other three terms. 

Uptime Award Winner - Best Asset Management Program: Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
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Uptime Award Winner - Best Asset Management Program: Central Contra Costa Sanitary District

Central Contra Costa Sanitary District (Central San) is an organization providing wastewater collection and treatment services for nearly 500,000 residents and 3,000 businesses in Contra Costa County. Central San started its reliability journey in 2014 with the creation of an Asset Management Plan and Asset Management Steering committee, and a subsequent development of an Asset Management Policy and a comprehensive Strategic Plan.

OEM recommended maintenance plans
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Is it best to follow OEM recommended maintenance plans?

One-third of CEO Terrence O'Hanlon's colleagues think so - at least as a starting point. What do you have to say?

CMMS and EAM

EAM Market Is Recovering and Forecasted to Reach $2.3 Billion Worldwide

The Enterprise Asset Manage-ment (EAM) market was affected by the difficult and dynamic economic environment in 2009, however growth is expected in 2010 with full recov-ery and net growth is expected in 2012.  Overall, the market is forecasted to grow from $1.76 Billion in 2009 to $2.3 Billion 2014 for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% percent.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Maintenance Organizations


by Paul Swatkowski

Through his books and audio programs, Steven Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and other works, has been a great influence on me and many of my colleagues.  Over the years I’ve noticed a direct correlation of the practices of successful maintenance organizations and Dr. Covey’s seven habits.  This article is based directly on Dr. Covey’s seven habits.  It is drawn habit-by-habit from his book but with the examples modified to fit the maintenance world.

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