If you need to implement a new planning and scheduling program, you’re probably discovering that the task can be rather daunting. You need the right resources, the right organizational support, the right data, the right business practices, the right amount of time, the right change management approach, and the list goes on. This high level generic stuff may seem like implementing planning and scheduling just isn’t within your grasp. But there are ways to achieve an environment that will support a planning and scheduling program that works with what you already have in place and takes into account what your team is able to manage throughout implementation and beyond. If you take a closer look at what you already have, putting the final touches on a successful planning and scheduling program may not really be that big a beast to tackle.
Recent changes to the NFPA 70E and CSA Z462 standards for Electrical Safety in the Workplace have added several references to the condition and maintenance of electrical equipment in your
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Having the right part in storage when you need one to execute a repair is always a concern for maintenance. Why store items if you continually have to purchase those items when you need them? ...
For businesses that rely on heavy assets, an effective enterprise asset management (EAM) program could hold the key to addressing the common challenges of increasing asset utilization rates and overall operational performance while holding the line on costs.
Single point lessons, or SPLs, taken in the context of total productive maintenance (TPM), are defined as lessons or subjects that can be described in a page or less and explained in five minutes or less.
Plant activities that impact the air, water, and soil quality as driven by local, state, and federal laws (e.g., EPA) and corporate conscience. Actions required to minimize, or prevent and
A Webinar by Terrence O'Hanlon, CMRP, CEO/Publisher Reliabilityweb.com/Uptime Magazine and Jennifer Allen, Oracle Asset Lifecycle Management Product Strategy
As asset is something that has actual or potential value to an organization and asset management is a coordinated set of activities to deliver that value. Reliability enables that value delivery.
Many organizations either have the need for or have implemented the role of the Maintenance Planner Scheduler. This is an important role in proactive maintenance cultures and properly utilized,
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For a bigger facility, sticking to a written schedule can be difficult. One slip-up leads to another, and eventually you are responding to problems rather than working to head them off.
For most asset-intensive industries, maintenance costs are a significant portion of operational costs and can run 20 to 50% of the production cost, depending on the industry. With stakes so high, budgets must be accurate and achievable. However, creating a maintenance budget is a highly complex and time-consuming task and requires a wealth of EAM data to ensure accuracy.
Currently, there is considerable excitement and growth in the fields of data analytics and business intelligence (BI). This article serves as a primer, to inform and explain their relevance in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) domain and to illustrate some of the potential opportunities.
Depending on the machines in your facility, you have options for accessories to help you maintain your equipment. For example, a working filtration system can protect your equipment over the long
A detailed paper trail will help you track the "who," "when" and "what" of your facility's maintenance. This not only helps you to keep an eye on what has and hasn't been done already, but it
Maximo as a Service (MaaS) has been proven to decrease the cost of running IBM Maximo by 90% or more versus running Maximo on-premise. This webinar will show the benefits of employing a cloud solution for Maximo. Some of the key concepts covered include the pros and cons of a cloud environment as well as different deployment possibilities.
Knowing when to inspect your machinery is one thing, but knowing what to look for is another. Each employee who will have a hand in inspections should have a thorough checklist so that they can