CONNECT Conversations
Stores-Purchasing Practices – Self-Assessment
In this session we’ll be taking participants through a “self-assessment” of their current stores and purchasing practices. What we’ve observed is that there is often a disconnect, even conflict, in objectives between stores (minimize working capital) and maintenance (minimize unavailability of spare parts. Both are admirable, but in conflict, so the key is to balance those competing interests for the greater good of the business.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Maintenance Practices – Self-Assessment
In this session we’ll be taking participants through a “self-assessment” of their current maintenance practices. What we’ve observed is that maintenance typically directly controls only about 10% of most losses from ideal production, and at most 30%. That said, excellence in maintenance practices is essential for a reliable plant.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Operating Practices – Self-Assessment
In this session we’ll be taking participants through a “self-assessment” of their current operating practices. What we’ve observed is that most losses from ideal production are related to production practices, not the equipment. Thus, operating practices become paramount in operating a reliable production process.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Plant Leadership, Culture and Teamwork
In this session we’ll be taking participants through a “self-assessment” of their current plant leadership, culture, alignment, and teamwork – the soft stuff, which is the hard stuff. The assessment consists of ten questions regarding management support, collaboration across functional boundaries, shop floor engagement, conflict resolution, and general alignment of the organization.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In this session, we’ll discuss Industry 4.0, which includes IoT and AI, along with a host of other tools and techniques. All these provide for, or at least promise, greater interconnectivity, ease of data collection and analysis, and overall improved productivity and competitiveness in the workforce.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Expectations, Execution and Engagement
In this podcast we will look at the importance of 1) setting high, but realistic expectations, 2) executing your strategy and plan effectively, and 3) engaging the shop floor in supporting meeting these expectations through their effective engagement in executing the strategy.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Making the Most of Conferences – CONNECT Conversations
In this podcast, we’ll discuss how to make the most of conferences. In most conferences there are far more presentations, and far more exhibitors than anyone can attend. We’ll offer some guidelines on selecting the presentations, getting the most from exhibits, and generally getting high value from your attendance.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Creating a Culture for a High Reliability Organization
In this podcast we will look at the strategically important issue in reliability improvement of establishing an organizational culture to both achieve and maintain high reliability performance.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Reliability Problems – Are We Really Solving Them?
Most organizations talk about defect elimination and root cause analysis, and many have a good process for either or both of these. But are we really dedicating the time and resources needed for effective and sustainable defect elimination?
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT