Many Equipment Failures Could Be Linked To Materials Management
by Art Posey and Phillip Slater
Oh no, not again! Is this the perennial cry of the maintenance and reliability professional? We all know this situation: a recent failure was repaired and has now failed again shortly after.
An 8 minute iPresentation by Doc Palmer, Partner, People and Processes Inc.
Doc Palmer, author of McGraw Hill's Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook and partner with People and Processes, reviews his six Principles of Scheduling to help you maximize the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling effort in your organization.
A 17 minute iPresentation Tutorial by Doc Palmer, Partner, People and Processes Inc.
Doc Palmer, author of McGraw Hill's Maintenance Planning and Scheduling Handbook and partner with People and Processes, reviews his six Principles of Planning to help you maximize the Maintenance Planning and Scheduling effort in your organization.
Are you considering the implementation of Planning and Scheduling in your Maintenance group? Maybe you have already started the process and chosen the Planners to take you forward in your Continuous Improvement Process. In either case, strong consideration should be given to the types and levels of training your Planners have, or are going to receive in order to make them effective in their new job.
Planning and scheduling functions are the key deliverables of the planning role. This is where the most gains in execution have the potential to be made and acted upon. In some larger organizations these are split, allowing more adequate resources for each role.
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Asset Management: An Explanation
What is asset management?
There are varied points of view, no doubt. So let's get a generally acceptable perspective from two reliable sources:
Michael Guns, Associate Director of Maintenance Strategy and Planning for the University of Delaware, speaks about how awareness training is critical for your team in order to focus and crystalize your strategy.
An hour long presentation by Clark Kimmel, Senior Consultant, People and Processes, Inc.
Materials management is a critical part of an organizations ability to maintain and sustain reliability. Too many unnecessary or seldom used parts and materials on a shelf can waste resources. Resources are utilized to handle, house, maintain and kit or issue parts. Often times these resources are consumed on parts that haven't moved in years.