Articles tagged with 'Maintenance Improvement'

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.

Let's discuss the issues that can be caused when a management of change procedure is not followed (or in this case, does not exist).

Let's use the example of apron feeder maintenance to illustrate how you might develop a better maintenance strategy for your key assets.

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

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 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.

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?

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.

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.

Automation is being adopted by many organisations that may be new to the concept of configuration management. How should they address this challenge?

The objective of good maintenance planning and scheduling is to allow maintenance personnel to perform required tasks in a safe, timely and cost effective manner.

Let's look at the current application of predictive analytics in asset management, and identify if there are any benefits to be gained when doing so.

It can often appear that there is significant money to be saved by increasing the interval between shutdowns. Here are 5 key questions you should ask first.

To do maintenance effectively, we need to make sure we have the right quantities of the right spare parts and materials in the right place at the right time.

What is good lubrication, and what is the cost of doing it wrong? In this article, we will look at 5 simple steps to improve your lubrication program.

KPIs are often linked to personal performance. They are a measure of personal success and a key driver for incentives. But is a 'green' KPI always good?

How do you keep your maintenance team morale positive, focused and proactive? Here are 5 tips for maintenance leaders on how to improve performance.