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Secrets of Success with Procedures

Secrets of Success with Procedures

The RELIABILITY Conference 2016 - RAP Talk - 19:38
by Jack Nicholas, Author

In this informative RAP Talk, Jack Nicholas stresses often overlooked processes and procedures that address management. In particular, the relationship between policies, processes, plans, procedures and work instructions are illustrated. In addition, how situations where procedures aren’t followed and lead to problems should be handled. Case studies and other sources are presented to emphasize important lessons that were learned, sometimes in very difficult and important ways.

A Glimpse at the Future

Editor’s note: From 1996 to 2000, the author had the privilege of doing a greenfield construction and start-up of a chemical plant in Asia. Part of the land was still being reclaimed from the ocean when he arrived. This article describes how he and the work team developed work processes to do things in the way they had always wanted to do them.

Maximize the ROI of Your SAP PM

Maximize the ROI of Your SAP PM

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, like system applications and products in data processing (SAP), are critical systems for managing a business and its operations.

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The Lost Art of Scheduling

The Lost Art of Scheduling

Asset Management System (AMS) Implementation

AMS implementations are usually quite involved. Software is installed and configured, processes are documented and improved, and roles and responsibilities are clarified. The project team will identify as-is and to-be processes. More importantly, the project manager must facilitate these workshops, coordinate resources and communicate change. With so much at stake, why aren't AMS project managers making full use of the project management tools, such as scheduling software?

Strategic Maintenance Management: A Journey to Reliability

Strategic Maintenance Management: A Journey to Reliability

What is reliability and why reliability is important in the strategic maintenance management implementation?

The New Generation of
Maintenance Management

The New Generation of Maintenance Management

The days of the grizzled old maintenance guy who remembers everything he or she needed to know about all the equipment are gone.

How SAP Tools Can Improve Your Scheduling Process and Deliver Efficiency Results

How SAP Tools Can Improve Your Scheduling Process and Deliver Efficiency Results

A presentation by Gus McIntosh, Vesta Partners. Originally recorded at the 2012 Reliability Forum for SAP Users

An effective Scheduling Process is a major element of any maintenance strategy and continuous improvement program yet many organizations still struggle to put together the correct mix of business process, communication and software tools that will drive efficiency and deliver performance improvements.

Performance Analytics to Drive Maintenance Strategies

Performance Analytics to Drive Maintenance Strategies

Maintenance strategies are pivotal in keeping your asset portfolio operating at peak performance. Performance analytics can be built around leveraging this incredible power from your computer maintenance management system (CMMS).

The Most Cost-Effective Way to Improve Your Maintenance Operations Performance in the Industry 4.0 Era

The Most Cost-Effective Way to Improve Your Maintenance Operations Performance in the Industry 4.0 Era

Implementing a sustainable Planning and Scheduling process requires flawless execution and teamwork. This workshop presents the fundamental elements for creating an efficient multi-week schedule, using Industry 4.0 tools to ensure every role maximizes equipment uptime and production output across multi-site organizations.

The Impact Of AI-Assisted Maintenance For Plant Management

The Impact Of AI-Assisted Maintenance For Plant Management

Is OEM dependency costing you time and money? This session reveals how a chronic labor shortage and proprietary data are increasing machine downtime to a staggering 81 minutes. Discover how a new AI-powered approach, based on the OODA loop, is bridging the human-to-machine knowledge gap by automating root cause analysis and providing technicians with instant, data-rich troubleshooting guidance to get your assets back online faster.