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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.

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.

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?

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.

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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.

Dematic CMMS Software Supports Resident Maintenance Program

Computerized Maintenance Management Software included with each resident maintenance contract

Leadership for Reliability

Do You Fit the Bill? 8 Crucial Skills Maintenance Managers Must Have

As a maintenance reliability professional, you have technical training of some kind, basic knowledge of asset management principles, technical knowledge of the equipment you manage and practical experience from years working in the field. These are the hard skills needed to perform your job. However, technical education, training and knowledge will not give you the skills you need to effectively manage a team of maintenance professionals. Along with hard skills, you need a very particular set of soft skills to excel in your role. These skills will lead to greater productivity and efficiency across the maintenance team. More importantly, they will lead to less stress, greater job satisfaction and ongoing career achievement for you. These soft skills are:

Operating Philosophy and Reliability
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Operating Philosophy and Reliability

Operational reliability - that is what we actually achieve in our Plants, is almost always lower than the intrinsic reliability that the Plants were designed and built to achieve. To bridge this gap, some managers look for silver bullets. Thus RCM, TPM, Six Sigma or some other process is selected to improve reliability performance. If these are not part of a well thought out plan, sustained results are hard to achieve. The plan will follow steps such as those described below.

LCE’s Life Cycle Institute Offers Classes in Houston, TX

CHARLESTON, SC -  Life Cycle Engineering (LCE), a provider of consulting, engineering, asset management and education solutions that deliver lasting results is now offering Life Cycle Institute classes at its new location in Houston, TX.

Enroll Now for CPMM Classes

CPMM Classes…a cost-effective way to learn how to do your job better—and make yourself more valuable to your employer.  AFE is accepting registrations for the Certified Plant Maintenance Manager programs to be conducted virtually during the month of March 2010 through a series of eight interactive virtual seminars beginning March 2.

You Deserve Your 3 “RIGHTS”
Work Execution Management

You Deserve Your 3 “RIGHTS”

All manufacturing organizations own a warehouse for MRO spares and most of these organizations use a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) as a tool to support the maintenance function. This article will focus on the integration between CMMS modules that serve maintenance, mainly work order, inventory and purchasing.

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