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Prometheus Group Acquires Roser ConSys

[RALEIGH, N.C., December 02, 2019] -- (BUSINESS WIRE)--Prometheus Group, a leading global provider of asset management operations and optimization software, announced the acquisition of Roser ConSys, a provider of innovative plant shutdown, turnaround, and outages (STO) software.

Whitmore Expands International Sales Leadership

Robert McCreary Joins Company as International Sales Manager

Whitmore, a leading provider of innovative products and services that increase the reliability, performance and lifespan of industrial assets, is pleased to announce that Robert (Bob) McCreary has joined the company as Whitmore’s International Sales Manager. He brings more than 35 years of field experience to the Whitmore leadership team.

Metso Life-Cycle Services and COGEP inc. Partner

COGEP Inc. is pleased to announce a new partnership with Metso Life-Cycle Services and the launch of the Metso Maintenance Solution powered by Guide TI. This Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software will strengthen Metso Life-Cycle Services’ ability to manage day-to-day maintenance activities for mining corporation customers and therefore reduce costs, increase productivity, and improve execution time.

Asset Condition Management

Getting “Smart” on the Railways and Roadways with Predictive Solutions

The modern transformation of the logistics outlook increasingly changes the world and sets new tasks in the development of information technologies for production management and infrastructure operation.

Leadership for Reliability

Does Your Company Need a Maintenance Culture Intervention?

Let’s face it, most companies need a culture intervention – something like a 12-step program. This article will explore behavioral issues that are often at the core of a culture of neglect and mediocracy. It borrows much from management science, leadership principles and conversations with individuals working in the field of maintenance reliability.

Lean Manufacturing - Are you Ready?

Ron Moore

Innumerable books have been written about Toyota and their lean manufacturing practices. Literally thousands of companies have tried to emulate these practices, some with some short-term success, but most with little or no long-term success. Jeff Liker, author of The Toyota Way, at one point estimated that only about one percent of US companies are truly effective at applying lean manufacturing practices. Few achieve the high level of sustained performance embodied in lean manufacturing principles. Why is this?

CMMS and EAM

Vesta Partners Becomes a SAP Authorized Education Partner

Stamford, CT - September 25, 2012 - Vesta Partners LLC, a professional services firm specializing in SAP Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), announced they have become certified as a SAP Authorized Education Partner (AEP). This will allow the firm to deliver SAP specific training courses that will help customers become more successful with SAP software.

Change Management for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals

When we think about creating a reliability focused organization we tend to initially think about what needs to be changed. This process invariably leads one to determine that there are components of the current process that do not exist and hence have to be created, or if they do exist they may not be functioning to the level we would desire. For example in order to create a reliability focused organization a work planning and execution component would be required.

Work Execution Management

Why Systems Fail After Going Live

by John Reeve

The short reason is because complex systems can have more requirements which, in turn, increase the number of failure points. And each requirement can have multiple prerequisites. An asset management system has three main areas needing ongoing attention: software/data, process/procedure and roles/responsibility. Advanced processes have the most prerequisites. Weakness in any one area or supporting variable can cause system failure.