Asset Strategy
Five Minute Facts
Why Should You Perform PMO?
At U.S. Sugar, when we looked at our PMs, we found the frequency of performing them was somewhat arbitrary. They had a basis in logic, such as an FMEA or OEM recommendation, but they were changed over time mostly because people didn’t understand why the PMs were done in the first place…
- Brendon Russ
- U.S. Sugar
Five Minute Facts
The Post-Implementation Phase of the AMS
Your asset management system is ready to go live and be used by everyone in the company. Many factors in the post-implementation phase affect the system’s success, for example…
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO
Five Minute Facts
Reliability Journey – From Reactive to Proactive Asset Health Management
Allied Reliability discusses the business challenge, solution, and business impact of the US Chemical Company's reliability journey.
Two Minute Tips
The Typical Origins of PMs
You likely have a list of PMs you have to perform, but why do they exist? Brendon Russ discusses the typical ways PMs come into existence…
- Brendon Russ
- U.S. Sugar
Interviews
Preview the 2021 SMRP Annual Conference!
The Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) is preparing to welcome attendees for its 29th Annual Conference. Hear from SMRP Executive Director Erin Erickson about what's in store for attendees at this year's event.
- SMRP
White Papers
Asset Management Enabling Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) Principles
At a high level, corporate social responsibility refers to practices and policies undertaken by corporations that are intended to have a positive influence on the world. Along these same lines, there is a growing desire in many organizations to practice environment, social, and governance (ESG) principles in their everyday business operations. In fact, such practical applications of corporate responsibility are increasingly viewed as necessary and of strategic importance. While the drivers for ESG advancement may vary company to company, the implementations tend to follow similar paths...
Two Minute Tips
How Does Bad Asset and Maintenance Master Data Cause Unexpected Downtime?
Unexpected downtime is a major issue that keeps maintenance and reliability professionals up at night and is inevitable in asset-intensive industries – especially manufacturing. Unexpected downtime is becoming more frequent in organizations and can cause a company’s production – and therefore revenue – to come to a halt.
- Rhiana Safieh
- HubHead Corp
Two Minute Tips
How to Reduce Unplanned Downtime
Downtime refers to the duration of time when your machinery is not in production. While downtime can be planned for equipment set up or scheduled repairs, unplanned downtime refers to downtime that occurs unexpectedly because of an unforeseen shutdown or equipment failure. Every minute your assets are not working costs your company money. For most manufactures, unplanned downtime is the single largest source of lost production time.
- Rhiana Safieh
- HubHead Corp
Two Minute Tips
The Relation between Maintenance and Reliability
“Maintenance” and “Reliability” terms are frequently mentioned together because there is a strong bond between them, and this bond is so strong that many people don’t differentiate between maintenance and reliability!
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO