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Energy Management as a By-Product of Reliability

An hour long presentation by Chris Colson, Director of Operations, Allied Reliability

Energy Management and Reliability Subject Matter Expert Chris Colson shares this presentation on his tips and experience within the industrial and manufacturing space. Chris will teach you how to both bring greater reliability to your assets and how to reap energy savings in return for your efforts.

CMMS and EAM

How Maintenance Costs Flow

An hour long presentation by Mark Scott, Principal, Consulting Manager, Vesta Partners

Maintenance work processes in manufacturing are typically all about the equipment functioning when needed and increasing equipment availability (throughput) while maintaining that equipment at the lowest possible cost. To understand what it costs to maintain our equipment we must understand how costs flow in SAP and be able to interpret what we see. This presentation will describe some fundamentals about how costs flow that will better enable you to problem solve cost issues and interpret cost reports.

Asset Management

Contractor Management Best Practices

A forty five minute long presentation by Don Powell, Director of Strategic Operations Initiatives for NRG Energy, and Christy Erbeck, Industrial & Organizational Psychologist, edi

Managing contractors can be challenging because they contribute directly to crafts, labor, and materials costs. Tracking these cost commitments is essential to budgeting and monitoring work costs for the operations and capital investment projects to shutdowns and turnarounds. Learn how NRG improved the business process around contractor management.

Asset Management

Asset Health Management Reliabilityweb.com Survey Results

An hour long presentation by Steve Thomas

Every doctor will tell you that one of the most important things you can have is your health. This statement equally applies to the health of the assets in your plant. The simple fact is that if the assets are healthy then production can without fail meet the demands of the marketplace. On the other hand poor asset health will provide an outcome far less desirable.

The Asset Health Management survey conducted by Reliabilityweb.com is a report based in input to twenty-seven (27) questions by three hundred and sixty-six (366) individuals. This webinar will present the key points of this survey and will provide you with significant insight into asset health management issues that need to be considered to increase and sustain the health of your plant assets.

Work Execution Management

Conducting a Maintenance Assessment

A half an hour long presentation by Wayne Vaughn, Principal Consultant, Vesta

In this webinar we will look at how a maintenance assessment fits into your improvement plans. We will look at some of the key elements involved in preparing and executing an assessment. We will also discuss how to use the results of your assessment to help build a solid business case for your efforts to improve maintenance. The journey to maintenance excellence is long and difficult so it is important to get started right and in the right direction.

Asset Management

Sustaining a Risk Based Inspection Program

An hour long presentation by Leon Johnson, Learning Manager, Meridium

Many owner/users in process facilities have implemented risk based inspection (RBI) or utilized RBI to optimize their inspections. The challenge is sustaining these programs so they remain valid and effective over time. Let's identify some of the common challenges for sustaining a risk based mechanical integrity program and ways to overcome them.

Asset Management

Part 2 of a 2-Part Series on PAS-55 4.4.7 Risk Management

A 45 minute long presentation by Stace Smith, The Asset Performance Group (APG)

In the PAS-55 framework for optimal asset management, Clause 4.4.7.1 specifies that an organization shall have processes in place for the ongoing identification and assessment of asset-related and asset management related risks, as well as the identification and implementation of control measures over the lifecycle of same assets. There are several good options for evaluating risks and financial impacts to asset performance, such as HAZOP, RCM, RiskAoA, and so on - PAS-55 specifies only that we meet its requirements to be compliant.

Determining an OEE Goal Based Upon Takt Time

A 30 minute presentation by Rich Jansen, Reliability Engineering Subject Matter Expert, Life Cycle Engineering

The metric of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is very popular in manufacturing environments for measuring plant performance. While the metric is widely known, sometimes it is just another metric in a list of many others. However, the goal is not to create more metrics.

Work Execution Management

Driving Regulatory Compliance, Safety, Reliability and Profitability with your Mechanical Integrity

A 60-minute recorded webinar playback on demand by Scott Jones, Vice President, Meridium Asset Integrity Services, Meridium

With catastrophic industrial incidents on the rise, and the alarming safety, environmental and financial implications they carry, it's imperative that operating companies' develop comprehensive RBI and mechanical integrity initiatives to prevent these events from happening. According to an article in Accountancy Age, recent research suggests that the most important business risks currently are concentrated in the areas of regulation and compliance. In this webinar, attendees will learn more about industry proven Mechanical Integrity APM Work Process and Best Practices, as well as how to deliver a comprehensive, integrated approach for Risk Based Inspection, Thickness Monitoring, and Inspection Management.

Leadership for Reliability

Managing Integrity & Reliability on Aging Assets

A 60 minute recorded webinar on demand by Brian Hudson, Principal Lead Consultant, ABB Reliability Services.

The implications of managing and planning for the future when looking after aging assets. Failure to effectively manage aging assets can not only have a major impact on share holder confidence and license to operate but also is increasingly seen as a major non-conformance by regulators world wide. Consequently, maintaining integrity, reliability & safety is a challenge that all Operators must face, whilst balancing these needs against the ever present drivers to manage budgets and meet stakeholder expectations. Operators need to have in place a robust strategy for ongoing operation of aging assets which will satisfy the increasing expectations of both industry regulators and authorities.

Participate to learn:

1) Essential elements of a proactive strategy to manage ageing assets

2) The importance of competent people, effective systems and dependable assets in maintaining integrity

3) The role of reliability and integrity in safe operations

Asset Management

PAS-55: Effective Asset Management Strategies

An 30-minute recorded webinar by James Nesbitt, Principal - Service Delivery, The Asset Performance Group Inc.

The British Standards Institute's Publicly Available Specification 55 (PAS-55) provides organizations with a framework for establishing good practices in asset management. In the sixth installment of our popular PAS-55 themed webinar series, APG will guide attendees through the development of effective, PAS-55 compliant asset management strategies. This webinar will provide attendees with an understanding of the relationships and differences between asset management strategies as compared to policies, objectives and plans. It will also explore the components of asset management strategies and an understanding of the difference between effective and ineffective asset management strategies.

Participate to learn:

1) Asset Management strategies are a key element of good asset management systems.

2) Asset Management strategies are related to but different from policies, objectives and plans.

3) Effective Asset Management strategies exhibit well-defined characteristics.

Solutions 2.0 Keynote: Driving Real-Time Profitability Through Asset Performance Excellence - Part 2

An hour long presentation by Dr. Peter G. Martin, PhD, Vice President and Fellow, Invensys Operations Management, at Solutions 2.0, 2010

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To learn more about Solutions 2.0 and othe future conferences, please visit www.maintenanceconference.com

Click here for Part 3

Asset Management

Solutions 2.0 Keynote: Driving Real-Time Profitability Through Asset Performance Excellence - Part 1

An hour long presentation by Dr. Peter G. Martin, PhD, Vice President and Fellow, Invensys Operations Management, at Solutions 2.0, 2010

The primary objective for Industrial companies is to create value for their owners. Yet many professionals in industrial operations, including operations and maintenance professionals, perform their functions in alignment with key performance indicators that may be totally independent from the primary objective - driving profitability. This presentation will overview profit-based asset performance management and present an approach that will enable industrial companies to begin the journey toward optimal profitability.

Download the slides (in PDF format) for this presentation

To learn more about Solutions 2.0 and othe future conferences, please visit www.maintenanceconference.com

Solutions 2.0 Keynote: Driving Real-Time Profitability Through Asset Performance Excellence - Part 3

An hour long presentation by Dr. Peter G. Martin, PhD, Vice President and Fellow, Invensys Operations Management, at Solutions 2.0, 2010

Download the slides (in PDF format) for this presentation

To learn more about Solutions 2.0 and othe future conferences, please visit www.maintenanceconference.com

CMMS and EAM

Standardizing maintenance and reliability data - How do you get there?

A 60 minute recorded web workshop led by Jay West, EAM Master LLC

Maintenance and reliability excellence cannot be achieved without comprehensive, high quality data. Developing standard data formats and good naming conventions is a prerequisite for good quality data. This webinar will provide a step-by-step process for developing and implementing solid data standards for Oracle eAM.

"In God we Trust, all others bring data" - W. Edwards Deming

This webinar is independent from and has no association with Oracle. Oracle and Java are registered trademarks of Oracle and/or its affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Asset Management

Integrated Approach to Managing the Risk and Consequences in the Food Industry

An hour long Webinar Tutorial on Demand led by Kevin Lewton, Vice President, Met Demand Inc.,

Production Functionality, Safety and Environmental Risks, Customer Service and Costs are all associated with managing and operating assets to produce products and materials.

By employing an integrated approach to managing the interface between employees and assets, these risks can be properly managed by minimizing variation and building good business processes. This integrated approach recognizes Reliable Capacity® Asset Management strategies are built from good processes and their execution.

Participate to learn:

1) Business Processes (barriers) to manage consequence of failure

2) How to improve the ability to manage consequence of failure.

3) Proactive approach to eliminating all defects

Asset Management

The PAS-55 Assessment Process

An 60-minute recorded webinar by James Nesbitt, Principal - Service Delivery, The Asset Performance Group Inc.

The British Standards Institute's Publicly Available Specification 55 (PAS-55) provides organizations with a framework for establishing good practices in asset management. In the fifth installment of our popular PAS-55 themed webinar series, APG will guide attendees through the PAS-55 assessment process. This webinar will include a detailed analysis of the PAS-55 Assessment Methodology and provide a practical understanding of the scope of a PAS-55 assessment. It will also help participants to understand when and how often they should undertake a PAS-55 assessment considering different organizational objectives.

Participate to learn:

1) The PAS-55 specification has a PAM (PAS-55 Assessment Methodology)

2) Understanding the Endorsed Assessor program

3) Practical guidance for undertaking a PAS-55 assessment

CMMS and EAM

5 reasons to automate your permit process

A one hour long Webinar On Demand by Bryan Gay, President - CMMS Division, CHAMPS Software, Inc.

Enterprises that are required to comply with national or industry safety standards expend much time and energy in establishing in-house positions, policies and procedures to meet or exceed the standards. Enterprises seeking to achieve world class workforce safety and health standards go the extra steps of automating all safety processes including permitting. Learn five good reasons for you to automate your permit process.

Asset Management

Applying PAS-55 Principles – Water Wastewater Case Study

The British Standards Institute's Publicly Available Specification 55 (PAS-55) provides organizations with a framework for establishing good practices in asset management.

A significant portion of the specification covers the mitigation of risk as well as maintenance and reliability strategies. APG will walk attendees through the application of fundamental reliability principles at an actual water wastewater organization in an application aligned with PAS-55 requirements.

Participate to discover:

* PAS-55 requires risk management practices and formalized maintenance and reliability strategies

* Current best practices around reliability and maintenance strategy development comply with PAS-55 requirements

* Practical implementation pointers for PAS-55 aligned reliability practices