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Abnormality Reporting the Key to Proactive Maintenance
Abnormalities are represented by the defects that enter our assets (point P on the P-F curve) and that will eventually lead to a loss of function from that asset – what we consider a failure (point F...
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Three Things All Shutdown Managers Need to Know About Their Critical Path
As I interact with people who participate in and manage shutdowns, I sometimes wonder if we really appreciate the true meaning of the term “critical path”. Yes, it is represented by the most important...
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Setting a Cadence for your Failure Analysis Efforts
Some Simple Facts Let me share a couple of ideas that I hope you will agree with: Problems occur every day, both big ones and small ones. We cannot possibly address them all. The benefit from a failure...
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Common Traps in Your Proactive Maintenance Plans
Introduction Lets face it. Often times our proactive maintenance strategies are a mess (I decided to just get that out there in the first sentence and not try to dance around the issue). Show of...
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The Weekly Scheduling Meeting: Our Best Chance to get it Right
Introduction Another weekly meeting, just what we need right? Well I can’t speak for the other meetings, but the Weekly Maintenance Scheduling meeting, that’s an important one. Let me tell you why I...
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Why I Think the 5S System is so Important (Insert your Groan Here)
For those of you that know nothing of the 5S system, this title will seem odd. For those that are just being introduced to the 5S system, you are probably forming some opinions about this method,...
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Which is right for you? O.E.E. vs. MTBF
If you have had some level of classic reliability or maintenance related training, then you may have likely at least had an exposure to some of the more commonly used metrics such as O.E.E. (Overall...
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Deciphering the Inventory Item Numbering System
Introduction As I talk to people, especially when we are having discussions around EAM issues, there seems to be a fair amount of confusion surrounding the way that individual parts are identified in...
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The Three Faces of the Front Line Supervisor
Introduction I had a recent conversation regarding the management of a shutdown. The question on the table was something to the effect of: “If we have a job overrun on the critical path at the...
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Weekly Maintenance Schedule: What Is the Correct Level of Labor Utilization?
From time to time, I receive questions from readers of this blog. This one seemed like a good one to share with the larger audience… QUESTION: I’m working on our Work Management Process and Scheduling....
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