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10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Next Maintenance Assessment

Assessments are a key tool for driving sustainable improvements in you Maintenance, Reliability, or Asset Management program.

When you hear the work assessment or audit, does it send shivers down your spine? Do you envision a week or two of some “expert” digging through your data, processes, and performance, looking to get you in trouble for something you did or didn’t do?

While some audits may be to find issues or wrongdoing, most assessments should be viewed as a key activity to improving your […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:25-04:00November 13th, 2017|Asset Management, Change Management, Organizational Management|Comments Off

The Plant Hexcellence™ Model

An Asset Management Model that Drives Operational Excellence

Many strive to achieve Operational Excellence (OpEx) but never quite reach their goals. You have to ask yourself why? There are many reasons, and that alone could be a whole series of articles, but most prominent is that they do not have a vision or model of Operational Excellence that meets their business needs or is “Fit for Purpose”. Most really don’t understand operational excellence and what it truly means. They attach themselves to one specific component like LEAN or Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) and […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:27-04:00September 25th, 2017|Asset Management, Business R&M Strategy|Comments Off

What’s Stopping Your Organization from Improving?

A View From the Shop Floor on What is Preventing Improvement

I recently had a very interesting discussion with a craftsman at a large automotive manufacturer. During this discussion, he outlined a few of the issues he saw in his plant, and why they weren’t able to overcome them.

The craftsman indicated that he had been reading my previous posts and that it all made sense. In fact, he stated, ” it is common sense, but we don’t have that here”.

His organization was unable to make the changes in a sustainable manner. I […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:57-04:00October 3rd, 2016|Change Management, Lean Maintenance, Operator Asset Care, People, Teamwork, Total Productive Maintenance|Comments Off

Learning about Asset Management

My personal insights on Asset Management

NOTE: This post will be a little different from my normal posts. Instead of discussing a specific topic, I will be covering my journey in understanding Asset Management and some key takeaways from the journey.

My Journey in Asset Management

I first heard about asset management when I came across PAS55, a Public Available Standard from the UK. I was trying to find some information on a cross-functional maintenance program. As I briefly read about it, I was intrigued and started to read about more asset management. It was exactly […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:57-04:00September 26th, 2016|Asset Management|Comments Off

Assessing Your Asset Management System

What You Must Know About Assessing Your Asset Management System

Often times organizations what to determine where they in their journey of asset management. This usually takes place in the form of benchmarking or assessing their asset management system against the standard. Before progressing any further, it is important to understand the difference between an assessment and an audit;

Assessment is defined as a systematic process of collecting and analyzing data to determine the current, historical, or projected status of an organization or system.
Audit is defined as an inspection and examination […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:57-04:00September 19th, 2016|Asset Management|Comments Off