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Building a Recommended Course of Action

How to Translate an Assessment into an Action Plan

An assessment was performed and many opportunities identified, but it has been three months, and nothing has changed. Does this sound familiar? As discussed in a previous post, the goal of an assessment is to identify gap to best practices and provide the basis to develop a plan to move forward. However, many times an assessment is performed, the results put into a binder and put on the shelf (does this sound like your RCM initiative?).

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:24-04:00November 20th, 2017|Asset Management, Business R&M Strategy, Organizational Management, Performance Management|Comments Off

Plant Hexcellence™ – Performance

“If we don’t measure it, it does not really exist.”

I am not sure where the quote originated. Maybe it was derived from other very similar quotes that I have found through my research, but I did not create it and do not remember where I heard it and do not take credit for it. Nonetheless, it is a very true statement.

This article is the continuing efforts to uncover the ever-elusive gem called Asset Management. I did not choose the reference of a “gem” […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:25-04:00October 30th, 2017|Asset Management, Business R&M Strategy|Comments Off

Plant Hexcellence™ – Policy & Procedures

Meeting all of the regulatory and compliance requirements

This article is the 4th in a series of articles. The series documents the continuing journey and quest for a guide to Manufacturing Excellence. The frame we are using to guide or lead us through this journey is the proprietary model called Plant Hexcellence™. As we were discussing in the last issue, the Processes Cell is used to visually map out the flow through a procedure or methodology. We also discussed the connection between the Processes cell and the Policy and Procedures cell.

Turning to the P&P […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:25-04:00October 23rd, 2017|Asset Management, Business R&M Strategy|Comments Off

Plant Hexcellence™ – Processes

This is the third installment of six in the Plant Hexcellence exploration journey. The first two articles addressing both the “People” and the “Plant” cells with the corresponding facets.

All of the cells are interrelated and that is what brings the Asset Management strategy full circle, but there are some facets that need to be discussed specifically and how they interrelate. We will be talking about Policy & Procedure in the next issue, but Processes have so much inter-dependency with that cell that it requires a brief discussion now. […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:25-04:00October 16th, 2017|Asset Management, Business R&M Strategy|Comments Off

Plant Hexcellence™ – Plant

In the previous article describing the Plant Hexcellence™ model, we started with people and just as we said that all change starts with the people, the purpose of that change revolves around the plant or assets themselves. Inherent with having a manufacturing company has a manufacturing site and equipment to create the widget or product you are selling. Without the plant, there is no need for the people or any change.

The Plant Cell encompasses more than just physical assets–it also includes the methods, risk evaluation and mitigation strategies you’ll employ […]

By James Kovacevic|2019-04-19T15:49:26-04:00October 9th, 2017|Asset Management, Business R&M Strategy, CMMS, Spare Parts Management|Comments Off