We have spent considerable time in the Manufacturing Game newsletter focusing on the benefits and execution of the precision domain - removing the defects at the source (Figure 1). Our philosophy has evolved based on working with clients and modeling reliability; most organizations would be advised to focus first on eliminating defects and then on making the defect removal process more efficient with a planning and scheduling process. However, there are significant benefits to the Planned Domain and this article focuses on the specific benefits that are generated through the Planned domain and the keys to a successful transition to the planned domain. Using our Dynamic Benchmarking model and data from a hypothetical chemical plant we modeled at DuPont we were able to calculate the benefits.
We will present CAP's outage planning & scheduling process and demonstrate the benefits of our integrated CMMS/scheduling software. Finally we will summarize our outage KPI's using our current process compared to previous performance.
Being part of an O&M organization means not only dealing with the day-to-day asset maintenance but planning for the recapitalizations and enhancements that will keep the capabilities of the facility current for years to come.
"Sometimes I wonder if the maintenance reliability community (and now the asset management community) are making any progress at all." - Reliability Guru Terrence O'Hanlon, CEO/Publisher Uptime magazine and Reliabilityweb.com
What has changed in last 10, 20, 50 years? Have you noticed any changes? There are some things that have changed and some that have stayed the same.
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The Metropolitan Sewer District of Greater Cincinnati (MSDGC), Ohio, serves 800,000 customers and has approximately 600 employees who work at facilities located throughout Hamilton County, Ohio. The MSD Wastewater Treatment Division operates and maintains seven major treatment plants and more than 100 smaller treatment facilities that process an average of 180 million gallons of raw sewage per day. Most of the major treatment facilities were built in the 1950s and contain over 16,000 total discrete assets that are critical to meeting MSD’s mission of protecting public health and the environment through water reclamation and watershed management.
RAP Talk: Secrets of Success with Procedures by Jack Nicholas Educational Session: Planning & Scheduling 101 by Larry Olson
Secrets of Success with Processes and Procedures- Jack Nicholas summarizes key elements of his book Secrets of Success With Procedures in order to stress often overlooked processes and procedures that address their management. In particular, the relationship between policies, processes, plans, procedures and work instructions will be illustrated. In addition, how situations where procedures aren’t followed and lead to problems should be handled. Case studies from the text and other sources will be presented to emphasize important lessons that were learned, sometimes in very difficult and important ways.
Planning and Scheduling 101- Learn the basics of the P&S process steps and tasks required to get started. This journey will to you from context to content and closing out with outcome measures. All in the spirit of Quality, Efficiency and Effectiveness of the maintenance department.
While at IMC 2013, Uptime® Magazine had an opportunity to catch up with Rey Marquez, CRL, with Goldcorp, Inc. Rey is based in Toronto, Canada, while corporate headquarters is in Vancouver. Rey is the Manager of Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering Canada and USA. He is responsible for leading the development and implementation of maintenance reliability strategies for Goldcorp mine sites. He supports regional, site and project business plans. Additionally, he is responsible for the application of reliability strategies, root cause analysis and team based problem solving.
During the 90's, many plants have decentralized maintenance to a greater or lesser extent. While these plants have seen many gains from being closer to the consumer of their maintenance services, they also see issues emerging. What are the criteria to choose central vs. decentralized maintenance? Which functions and activities are candidates? Finally, what does this consultant recommend?
This paper discusses the application of computer simulation to the management of the maintenance function at DuPont. Large Scale simulation models often have been used to analyze technical problems of plant operation. Typically, these models mimic the operation of the plant and are used to predict capacity and uptime for alternative equipment configurations. These models require input assumptions for key parameters such as mean time between failure and mean time to repair.
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