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Reliability Centered Maintenance has been around since the 1970’s and it has proven to achieve amazing results wherever it has been used properly. As a reliability method, it guides decision making based on available evidence about past, and expected future, failures. It makes sense that failure data be part of that evidence. But do you...
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Reliability is a key to successful risk management in any industry. It is particularly important in electrical utilities where the service must be “always on”. Failures can result in power outages and major disruptions to many customers, some of whom are providing critical services like hospitals, banks, stock exchange computers, traffic signals, mass public transit, and so on. Read more “Utility Asset Risk Management with RCM”
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The following article appears in the Feb 2019 issue of MRO Magazine, authored by Jesus Sifonte of Conscious Reliability. Jesus and James Reyes-Picknell are co-authors of, “Reliability Centered Maintenance Re-Engineered“, 2017, Productivity Press, NY.
The full article appears here: Condition Monitoring: MRO Magazine Feb 2019
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Managing the supply chain is exceptionally complex. But a basic knowledge of blockchain could help simplify transactionsThis new distributed ledger technology will disrupt supply chains everywhere!
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In the late 90’s, the show “60 Minutes” did showed that an average economy car worth $15,000 new would cost about $95,000 if it was to be built from aftermarket parts, and adding in an allowance for your own labor, excluding the uni-body (which wasn’t for sale). It is more or less a given that...
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Many believe strongly in the value of warranties on new / refurbished equipment. They go to great lengths talking about how important it is to do the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance to maintain validity of the warranty. This is a continuation of the last blog article on having too many failures despite following manufacturer’s recommendations. Manufacturer’s...
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Manufacturers always publish recommended maintenance for users of their products. There are a few myths about this maintenance – one is that it will result in reliable operation of the equipment. In some cases it does, but in most, it does not. Why? The myth is that the manufacturers always know best how to maintain...
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These days everyone seems to be cutting spending. It’s entirely discretionary, so it’s easy to eliminate. But is that a smart move? But today, times are tough. Trade wars, protectionism, and generally sluggish economies before those were a factor have all contributed to poor corporate performance. Shareholders want more. But can you really cut costs...
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The last article speaks to who should run your storeroom – NOT maintenance. It also leaves us hanging a bit – what should go into the store room to ensure good supply of needed materials, when needed? Many maintainers will default to the manufacturers’ recommendations for maintenance actions and for spare parts lists. After all,...