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The 5 Whys technique offers a simple, effective way to uncover the root of an issue. It is best used in troubleshooting and quality-improvement initiatives.

Due to my background in maintenance execution, I have had to deal with the pointy end of maintenance for more years than I care to mention. I have done...

Every company has a different idea of what a mechanical supervisor is responsible for, but there is still a core focus that should apply to anyone in the role.

Your computerised maintenance management system may be the right fit for your organisation, but it can only be as good as your end users and their training.

Proper maintenance planning and scheduling is key in keeping component wear-out manageable and predictable. Let's explore what can go wrong if we ignore it.

Most maintenance organisations are looking to move from a repair-focused to reliability-focused culture, but how can we shift from one to the other?

We were proud to once again participate in Mainstream. Here are some of the key themes discussed at this year's conference.

ISO 55001 places great emphasis on making sure that an organisation’s asset management system meets the needs and expectations of its stakeholders. Let's discuss why this is important.

This is a companion document associated with ISO 55001:2014, the global standard for asset management, that provides guidelines to enable organisations better understand why, and how alignment between these...

Review your preventive maintenance tasks. Commission a PMO process for your plant and equipment. You may be surprised at how much maintenance you don’t need to be doing.

The system was perfect. Everyone knew what to do when a component failed. Everyone knew how to determine where to send the part for repair.... then Bill left.

Let's discuss the challenges that we have observed our clients struggle with as they have implemented their APM solutions, and how to avoid falling for these same traps.

What is an APM system, where does it fit in the Asset Management information system landscape, and what you should hope to achieve through implementation?

Can you make sense of your asset related data? Can you use this data to optimise your business? Integrating data from the EAM system is not always smooth sailing.

Let's explore the planning process and five of the common improvement opportunities we commonly observe, from supply relations to stakeholders.

Understanding common pitfalls can make your job as a scheduler more productive, and help your organisation to reduce costs and be more effective.

Let's explore some of the “big picture” systemic challenges associated with the overall maintenance planning and scheduling process.

Let's consider how to obtain value in maintenance and reliability improvement projects, and approaches that we can take to estimate value from the improvement.

In this article, we continue our exploration by considering how developments such as big data and predictive analytics are contributing to reliability improvement.

Let's discuss some of the key tools and techniques that can be used to contribute to sound equipment reliability, and where these may be applicable.

Reliability centered maintenance (RCM) is a powerful methodology which can drive significant improvements in equipment reliability and plant performance.

This video provides an introduction to best practice frameworks for planning, scheduling and delivering safe, efficient and effective maintenance.

If you can't measure something, then you can't improve it. If that is the case, then how can we measure the productivity of our maintenance managers?

In this 5 minute video, we answer four commonly asked questions regarding ISO 55000 - the international standard for asset management.

Regardless of how good your maintenance planning and scheduling is, if you want to make it more efficient and effective, you will need to continuously improve.

Let's understand the synergies that exist between ISO 9000 and ISO 55001, and how they might reduce costs and increase the benefits of asset management systems.

Have you ever thought about what makes a good work instruction, or how good work instructions improve work effectiveness?

Organisations spend thousands of dollars a year on maintenance planning and scheduling training, but does training ensure good application?

Ever had trouble justifying your maintenance budget to your accountants? Is it difficult to explain why it's better not to know when maintenance will occur?

Maintenance supervisors are key players in the safe and efficient execution of maintenance, but we see shortfalls in their performance in many organisations.

Let's discuss how to get your asset management system certified. This will be critical information if your organisation is aiming to align with ISO 55001.

One of the key tenets of ISO 55000, the global asset management standard, is that organisations perform better when functions of the entire team are aligned.