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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
CONNECT Conversations
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
CONNECT Conversations
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
Two Minute Tips
Why You Should Perform a PdM Assessment
If your plant has a long-standing PdM program, I recommend performing an assessment. I encourage people to do self-assessments, but you may at some point wish to bring in an outside professional to perform an overall program assessment. It’s kind of a score card…
- John Pucillo
- True Reliability
Articles
How to Extract More Value from Your Criticality Assessment
Criticality assessments are a routine aspect of reliability work and are usually conducted for two main purposes.
- Jason Apps
- ARMS Reliability
Articles
The Limitations of Online Asset Monitoring
Businesses are constantly reminded about the need to transform digitally, and are presented with opportunities to embed technology across almost every aspect of their operations.
- Jason Apps
- ARMS Reliability
Five Minute Facts
Will a Maintenance Assessment Help My Plant?
If a company asks for an assessment, it is often because it already knows that it is under-performing. The assessment may help to quantify that, but it has some downsides...
- James Reyes-Picknell
- Conscious Asset
Two Minute Tips
A Guide to Asset Performance Management vs. Asset Strategy Management
It is easy to get confused by the difference between APM and ASM. Both are essential to asset management and performance and can help you build a culture of reliability.....
- Jason Apps
- ARMS Reliability
