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The What & More Importantly, The Why of the Weibull Analysis

How to conduct a Weibull analysis and the questions the analysis will generate.

weibullEvery failure is part of a puzzle. The equipment we are maintaining is trying to communicate with use with each and every failure.

Often the message is not obvious.

There is the immediate failure. And, if we’re paying attention we can sort out the root cause of the failure along with replacing or repairing the damaged parts. Sometimes though the damage is caused by another issue with the system.

Something was hidden.

Keep in mind that for any complex system there are thousands of […]

By |2019-04-19T15:50:01-04:00June 13th, 2016|Defect Elimination, Reliability Engineering|Comments Off on The What & More Importantly, The Why of the Weibull Analysis
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Using the Maintenance Data You Already Have

Leverage the existing data in your CMMS to make sustainable improvements to your maintenance program

P6080001.JPGLet’s face it, your technicians have been entering data into the CMMS for years, but you haven’t been able to use it to make improvements.  Is it because the data isn’t codified or it doesn’t have the right data points?  Generally, this is how most maintenance managers will view their data, but it is incorrect.  The CMMS does have data that you can use almost immediately.

To what extent you can use it may vary, but it will allow […]

By |2019-04-19T15:50:01-04:00June 6th, 2016|CMMS, Defect Elimination, Reliability Engineering|1 Comment
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How to Sustain the Culture Change

The key to keeping a culture change from going back

24254846213_6b6950bbbd_mOne of the reasons that culture changes fail to change and stay that way is because there is nothing put in place to sustain it.  When there is no plan to sustain the change, it will be a flavor of the week and revert back to the old ways.  This is the final installment of a series on culture change and if you haven’t already, please go to the first post and start there.

So how do you sustain a change once […]

By |2019-04-19T15:50:02-04:00May 30th, 2016|Change Management, Organizational Management, People|Comments Off on How to Sustain the Culture Change
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The Actions To Accelerate Your Culture Change

Hit the ground running and embed the culture change to achieve maximum results

411538721_d3ddee4f4e_mYour culture change has a plan, it has the right people in place, and you are ready to roll it out.  Your change stands a better chance of success than most change programs as you have a plan with the right people.   Sometimes changes fail because the change is not embedded quickly, people lose interest and go back to their old ways.  If you haven’t already, please start at the beginning of the series with the warning signs that […]

By |2019-04-19T15:50:02-04:00May 23rd, 2016|Change Management, Organizational Management, People|Comments Off on The Actions To Accelerate Your Culture Change
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Getting the Right People on the Bus and In the Right Seats

A guide to ensuring your department will support your reliability culture

10482805973_5a98406a42_mPeople are the heart of any maintenance reliability program and they have the ability to make the program succeed or fail.  This is why managing the change to reliability culture is critical.  We covered a few of the key pieces to change management in the previous post .  But sometimes, not matter what change management technique(s) you use, the change may not be successful.

Why?  You need the right people on the team and in the right positions.  In the book […]

By |2019-04-19T15:50:02-04:00May 16th, 2016|Change Management, Organizational Management, People|Comments Off on Getting the Right People on the Bus and In the Right Seats
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