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Uptime Elements are part of an asset management system and reliability framework to make people understand the asset management and reliability from a system point of view or from a CMMS perspective. Some of the important elements in this framework are Reliability Engineering, Asset Condition Management, Work Execution, Leadership, and CMMS which is in the middle of all of these. It helps stakeholders use the product and its features effectively to perform defect elimination and reduce failures. Furthermore, it helps reliability engineer in making the team understand the benefits of planning and scheduling.

CMMS provides for an informed decision and […]

Planning and Scheduling is the core of any reliability program. It is part of Work Control process which is described as the execution of a work order from start to end, and setting the right expectations to everyone involved. The role can be viewed separately or as a hybrid, depending on the maturity of the organization and the complexity of the process.

Simply put, the Planner is the one who scopes the jobs and build the job plans, and the Scheduler is the one that assigns schedule for each specific job. Ideally, most time should be spent on planning than […]

Electricity or energy is what gives power to a production plant. Any organization spends a considerable amount to keep their equipment in optimal condition and ensure maximum production efficiency. If the electrical system is not up to the mark, this will not only affect the production output but also will expose the employees to potential risks.

There are huge losses every year because of air leakage, moisture, and poor insulation in facilities. Through electrical reliability, data are being collected and analyzed to check the condition of equipment and electrical systems. As a result, energy waste in the form of heat […]

Recruitment and employee retention are few of the areas that every company has to spend resources on. It s not unusual that an employee may leave his/her jobs after a period of time (even during training) for various reasons. No matter what the HR initiatives and employee engagement programs are, it s always a fact that employee will come and go, even to the best of organizations; and the only remedy to this is to keep the attrition rate to a minimum.

Hiring the best skilled workers always entails cost. So does keeping them. That is why different employee engagement […]

Most of the organization in the maintenance and reliability industry don t have a consistent improvement in the plant production or they are not making progress at the rate they should after investing that many resources they put in the sites. The problem occurs when you don t have an effective corporate reliability group and that is a structured unit that is actively involved in visiting your sites, reviewing your business processes, and then helping you achieve your organization s goals by doing everything that needs to be done. They are the ones who help you see your vision for […]