Asset Strategy
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...
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
Design for Reliability
Today, Ron and Doug discuss Design for Reliability.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
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
Impact of Automation on Refrigeration Units and the Role of Power Quality
Alan Ross, president of EPRA, presents a case study involving a dairy storage facility. When they installed a series of new freezers with energy-efficient motors and compressors, and they automated the system, individual freezers began shutting down randomly…
- Alan Ross
- Electric Power Reliability Alliance EPRA
Location Hierarchy Building for an Asset Management System
The first stage in implementing an asset management system is location hierarchy building. Ahmed Kotb explain why this is important, how to do it, and the information we need in order to do it…
- Ahmed Kotb
- Self-employed
Asset Management System Implementation Phases
Ahmed Kotb gives a detailed overview of the implementation phases that need to happen when setting up an asset management system…
- Ahmed Kotb
- Self-employed
Which is Right for You? OEE vs. MTBF
You may already be familiar with some of the metrics used to measure the performance of your assets. If you have had some exposure to the common thinking on this topic, then you are likely familiar with the terms OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure). Both of these metrics can be very informative and drive specific behaviors when applied correctly.
- Michael Gehloff
- Allied Reliability
What Happens When Failure Codes Are Set Up Incorrectly?
When failure codes are set up correctly, they can help you gather valuable information pertaining to your company’s assets that promotes preventative and efficient maintenance. This information can be applied to work orders and used for reliability analysis. However, when your failure codes are not correctly set up in SAP or Maximo this can impact your assets, your maintenance operations, and your ROI.
- Rhiana Safieh
- HubHead Corp