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Effective Execution

IMC-2016 RAP Talk - 14:53
by John Fortin, CH2M

What does effective execution look like? In this RAP Talk from IMC-16, John Fortin answers that question in a comprehensive and definitive way. After giving a brief overview on asset management, Fortin covers program development, implementation, challenges, and solutions. Additionally, a case study and additional resources are also discussed.

Work Execution Management

Active Supervision: Priest, Professor, or Prison Guard?

IMC-2016 RAP Talk - 20:54
by Joel Levitt, Reliabilityweb.com

Effective supervision increases productivity 15% with improvements in morale. The supervisor's job is multifaceted. You have to become the right person (priest, prison guard, life guard) at the right time for the right person. All of your change management goes away if the supervisor is not on board with the change. This short talk highlights some of the problems and opportunities from that role.

Asset Condition Management

Insights for Improving the Performance of Your Critical Assets

IMC-2016 RAP Talk - 16:46
by Jeff Owens, Advanced Technology Services

With over 27 years’ experience, Jeff Owens, CEO of Advanced Technology Services (ATS), is at the forefront of the industrial services industry. Here, he shares his insights for improving the performance of your critical assets, in relation to the various challenges today’s manufacturers face including the skills gap, equipment downtime and aging machinery.

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Reliability Strategy Management, Deliver Predictable Performance

IMC-2016 RAP Talk - 18:42
by Jason Apps ARMS Reliability

Every one of us is probably leaving tons of their organization’s money on the table. Why are we doing that? In this engaging RAP Talk, Jason Apps from ARMS Reliability suggests it’s because we haven’t separated work management and strategy management. What does he mean by strategy management? Watch this video to find out.

Asset Management

Industry in Transition: Asset Management for the Digital Enterprise

IMC-2016 RAP Talk - 20:08
by Andy Chatha, ARC Advisory Group

Andy Chatha of ARC Research delivers an 18 minute Reliability and Asset Performance (RAP) Talk at IMC-2016 on Asset Management for the Digital Enterprise.

Work Execution Management

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.

Implementing Uptime Elements into Your Strategy

RAP Talks from The RELIABILITY Conference - 18:30
by George Williams, B. Braun Medical and Robert Bishop, Bristol-Myers Squibb

George Williams and Rob Bishop explore the implementation strategies that leverage the Uptime Elements. This discussion evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of both fixed and dynamic strategies using an innovative metaphor. This discussion will inspire you to evaluate your approach and give you a respect for a balanced approach when implementing the Uptime Elements in your organization.

Thoughts on Culture Change

RAP Talk from The RELIABILITY Conference - 12:26
by George Siminoff, The Wonderful Company

To gain critical mass for implementing change incorporates people from all areas and levels of the organization - not just one department. As a matter of statistics and utilizing the Early Adopter concept, only a certain percentage of folks from each department will be early adopters that jump on board and instantly buy into the concepts of what good looks like. The challenge is to set a strategy that involves a large enough base from within the facility (plant, etc.) that the number of early adopters is high enough to keep momentum building until critical mass is reached.

Selecting the right implementation approach that involves/touches the maximum number of people increase the chance of success. A good communication strategy is also part of this recipe for success.

In this presentation, the author gives his thoughts about the Early Adopter curve, communication and how to consider these concepts when creating a strategy for reliability implementation.

Solutions Virtual Conference - Session 9

Solutions Virtual Conference -Session 9 - 58:11
RAP Talk: People: A Reliability Success Story by Cliff Williams
Education Session: Ultrasound for Bearings by Jim Hall

The 6 Essential Lessons from People: A Reliability Success Story
Bob Edwards inherited a totally reactive maintenance group and he’d been asked to make the plant more reliable. Learn his story as he moves towards World Class, using the best tools available to him – people. In this presentation, you will learn how empowering and engaging garners the collective strength and how listening becomes a key skill.

Ultrasound for Bearings
Ultrasound can be a stand-alone technology for bearing inspections and/or a complimentary technology to vibration or other technologies. Besides using ultrasound for condition based monitoring of motor bearings, ultrasound for acoustic lubrication is widely accepted as well.

Work Execution Management

Intelligent IoT: The Power of Actionable Insight

IMC-2015 RAP Talks- Intelligent IoT: The Power of Actionable Insight - 22:40
by Pete Karns

In this presentation, Pete Karns speaks about the art of the possible and the role that maintenance, reliability, and operations are going to play as companies go into the future. Simply put, Karns asks: If you're in the ice business, are you focused on running the ice business, or are you focused on your future and how you're going to continue to stay in the ice business?

Leadership for Reliability

Starting Your Campaign: Selling Maintenance as a Profit Center

IMC-2015 RAP Talk - 19:13
by Joe Anderson

Starting Your Campaign: Selling Maintenance as a Profit Center by Joe Anderson, The J.M. Smucker CompanyProactive maintenance can be a tough sell. Why invest in expensive updates or costly down time to work on machines that are functioning well enough? While most maintenance managers understand the value of proactive maintenance, making it happen may require an effective sales pitch to upper management. This presentation will help propel the careers of those in maintenance by explaining how to present your maintenance department as a profit generator,not a necessary evil. Attendees will learn how to start this type of campaign as well as the business side of maintenance management, including why competitive advantage is important,the three value types, and the different methods of tracking cost savings and avoidances.

Work Execution Management

How to Get Sites to Create a “Pull” Reliability Strategy

IMC-2015 RAP Talk - 12:39
by George Williams, Associate Director of Asset Management, Bristol-Myers Squibb

A Pull System is when a company has a set of tools at its center, and a team that wants to pull those tools for their current needs. But is that truly empowering your team? In this lively presentation, George Williams explores the concept of a “Pull” reliability strategy. To expand on his point, Williams touches on leadership, religion, causes, and revolution.

Work Execution Management

Lessons Learned from Mt. Stupid

IMC-2015 RAP Talk - 19:50
by Joseph Paris, Founder of the Operational Excellence Society

Each of us belongs to a community, or network. The individual members of a network have a shared commitment and affinity to the kernel. As such, they will behave in a predictable manner since there is nothing to gain by any individual changing their position unilaterally. In reality, to disturb the predictability never even crosses the mind of the members.

Applying Game Theory and the Nash Equilibrium, this session will investigate the circumstances under which change takes place – and when it does not. We will discuss the creation of an effective disruptor and how it can be deployed in a controlled and sustainable fashion. We will also touch on the human dynamics aspect of the Dunning-Kruger Effect which states that a person will pursue a path out of ignorance and with great confidence until it is glaringly apparent that the path is wrong, at which time their confidence deflates before the process of rebuilding can occur.

Solutions 2.0 Virtual Conference - Session 1

January 8, 2016 - 1:16
RAP Talk: Audit It! Improve It! by Alan Friedman
Educational Session: Acoustic Lubrication Guidelines by Jim Hall

Join us for the first one hour session of the Solutions 2.0 Virtual Conference featuring " Audit It! Improve It! - KPI's For Condition Monitoring" by Alan Friedman and "Acoustic Lubrication Guidelines" by Jim Hall.

Work Execution Management

Industrial Predictive Analytics for Improving Asset Performance: Bridging IT and OT

IMC-2015 RAP Talk - 19:35
by Greg Bentley, CEO- Bentley Systems

In today’s operations of industrial facilities and infrastructure assets, operations and maintenance professionals need effective strategies to benefit from an unprecedented volume of “big data”. It is streaming in from the “Internet of Things”, (sensors and meters on equipment, structures and assets), from UAVs able to perform continuous surveys and inspections, and from market sources. The challenge lies in transforming all that data into meaningful information and operational visibility, which can inform decision support and improve asset performance.

Reliability Engineering for Maintenance

Asset Management, or Maintenance Management Rebranded?

Solutions 2.0 2015 - 16:43
by Ron Moore, Author of Where Do We Start? Business Level FMEA

In this presentation from Solutions 2.0 (2015), Ron Moore delivers an engaging talk about asset management. Many use “asset management” and “maintenance & reliability” almost interchangeably. According to Moore, this is a mistake and not sufficient. So, he asks, what’s missing or poorly addressed? Join Moore as he dives deep into this topic and answers those questions.

Asset Condition Management

Solutions 2.0 2015 - Top 10 Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About Lubrication

Solutions 2.0 2015 Conference - 19:54
By Mark Barnes, Des-Case Corporation

In this presentation, Mark Barnes builds out a top ten list of important facts about lubrication. The keys to executing best lubrication practices involve benchmarking current practices versus preferred practice, building a business case so senior management understands the ROI, and creating a project plan and sticking with it.

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Effective Execution

Active Supervision: Priest, Professor, or Prison Guard?

Insights for Improving the Performance of Your Critical Assets

Reliability Strategy Management, Deliver Predictable Performance

Industry in Transition: Asset Management for the Digital Enterprise

Solutions Virtual Conference - Session 19

Solutions Virtual Conference - Session 18

Secrets of Success with Procedures

Implementing Uptime Elements into Your Strategy

Thoughts on Culture Change

Solutions Virtual Conference - Session 9

Intelligent IoT: The Power of Actionable Insight

Starting Your Campaign: Selling Maintenance as a Profit Center

How to Get Sites to Create a “Pull” Reliability Strategy

Lessons Learned from Mt. Stupid

Solutions 2.0 Virtual Conference - Session 1

Industrial Predictive Analytics for Improving Asset Performance: Bridging IT and OT

Asset Management, or Maintenance Management Rebranded?

Solutions 2.0 2015 - Top 10 Things You (Maybe) Didn’t Know About Lubrication

You’re Making It Too Complicated (Solutions 2.0)