Through a close partnering relationship between Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), we have been able to achieve significant results and improvements on our maintenance and calibration program at our Syracuse, New York biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Back in 2018, it was taking us over 70 days on average to complete corrective work orders which was creating safety and cGMP risk for our facility.
In 2009, Cameco Corporation's Port Hope Uranium Conversion Facility in Port Hope, Canada, launched a new approach to continuous improvement. It was documented and presented in the Aug/Sept 2012 issue of Uptime magazine titled, “Operations-Led Reliability.” Ten years later, here is an update on how it has evolved through multiple improvements.
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“Winning the 2019 Uptime® Award serves as validation for Chugach’s continuous pursuit of excellence,” said Daniel Fenza, VP, Business Intelligence & Innovation, Chugach Government Solutions, LLC.
What are your contributions to the bottom line? Many asset managers are often put in an awkward position when confronted with this question, which refers to the triple bottom line of people, planet and profit. This question is not necessarily demanding to know the asset manager’s individual contributions to the bottom line, but the contributions and input of the maintenance system and the assets he or she manages to the overall bottom line.
Over the last few years, the continuous improvement of maintenance strategies is taking place at an incredible pace. The rapid influx of accessible data has the industrial world living in exciting times. As the industry just begins to scratch the surface of what the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) can deliver, there is a tremendous opportunity to displace antiquated ways of carrying out asset management.
Argo is an operations improvement consulting firm that breaks through the traditional barriers of the consultant-client relationship. We are hands-on consultants who deliver real results and no excuses.