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Using Failure Mode Effects Criticality Analysis as a Reliability Tool

How to use FMECA to drive reliability improvements in your organization

An important part of the Reliability Centered Maintenance process, or used as a standalone approach for less critical assets; the Failure Mode Effect Criticality Analysis is vital reliability tool.   However, a large percentage of organizations do not take advantage of the tool during the design phase of the asset, or to develop the maintenance strategy once the asset is installed.

Why this tool is not used often, I […]

By |2019-04-19T15:49:21-04:00January 29th, 2018|Equipment Strategy, Reliability Centered Maintenance|Comments Off on Using Failure Mode Effects Criticality Analysis as a Reliability Tool

Learning to Crawl, Before You Can Walk and Run

Some Insights into the Current Status of Maintenance & Reliability Fundamentals

Let’s face it, we as engineers, maintenance staff, etc. all love technology and the newest gadget.  Our industry is never short of these new and shiny techniques, tools, sensors, etc.  Now, this new tech can lead to significant improvements in availability, OEE, or uptime.  But these are not the silver bullets many claim them to be… especially if the foundational elements are not in place.

I had […]

By |2019-04-19T15:49:22-04:00January 22nd, 2018|Business R&M Strategy|Comments Off on Learning to Crawl, Before You Can Walk and Run

Who Owns the Storeroom? Maintenance or Procurement?

Understanding who owns the storeroom processes and stocking strategy

There are two different perspectives on the maintenance storeroom.  These perspectives are on who owns the operation of the storeroom.  Some believe that Maintenance owns the storeroom and the operation of it.  Others believe it is Procurement, or potentially Logistics or Warehousing.  Some organizations require the storerooms to be operated by a consistent group, while others leave it up to the site.

Regardless […]

By |2019-04-19T15:49:22-04:00January 15th, 2018|Basic Spare Parts Management, Roles & Responsibilities, Spare Parts Management|Comments Off on Who Owns the Storeroom? Maintenance or Procurement?

Striking the Right Balance of Costs

How to Balance the Cost of Maintenance

There is not a single maintenance department that I am aware of that has an unlimited budget.  If you are aware of one, please let me know as I would love to see if it is successful or not.

Since most of us do not have an unlimited maintenance budget, we need to be smart about how we spend our maintenance money.  Therefore there needs to be a balance and well […]

By |2019-04-19T15:49:23-04:00January 8th, 2018|Business R&M Strategy, Cost Recording, Equipment Strategy|Comments Off on Striking the Right Balance of Costs

What is In and Out in 2018: The Maintenance and Reliability Edition

Out                                                               In

ISO 55000                                                   No Standard*

Finance driven spare parts*                    Maintenance driven spare parts management

Price based spares                                     Risk-based spares

Managing KPIs      […]

By |2019-04-19T15:49:23-04:00January 2nd, 2018|Business R&M Strategy, Organizational Management|Comments Off on What is In and Out in 2018: The Maintenance and Reliability Edition