Management Insights

Congreso Héroes del Mantenimiento 2024

James Reyes-Picknell, presidente de Conscious Asset y Jim Fitch, director ejecutivo de Noria Corporation, discuten sobre tecnología, gestión de riesgos y sostenibilidad desde la perspectiva de quienes se ocupan del mantenimiento y la confiabilidad.

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Inspect and repair as required – myths and reality

“Inspect and repair as required” are well intentioned but make up what is usually an ill-informed instruction to maintenance workers. On 10 April 2024, our Principal Consultant, James Reyes-Picknell, delivered a 1 hour “lunch and learn” webinar for PEMAC – Canada’s Asset Management Association. The subject is inspired by the words often seen in work orders that often lead to a whole lot of unnecessary misery.

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How maintenance contributes to financial performance

Industrial operations that use physical assets for production or service delivery need their assets to run optimally, and cause minimal operational disruptions when they don’t. Spending too little overall, or on doing the wrong things, always backfires. These short-term savings inevitably lead to breakdowns disrupting operations that cost much more in lost revenue than was saved by under-spending.

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Proactive vs Reactive: which is better for your business?

Businesses often attempt to maximize profits for owners or shareholders by taking measures to reduce costs. A reactive approach to plant and equipment breakdowns is very costly, and it reduces outputs. By failing to do what it takes to become proactive, they take risks against the odds of frequent failure, high repair and downtime costs. A proactive approach is more productive, predictable and less expensive, as it relies on strategic maintenance.to increase equipment life and running times, reduce failure risk, and lower operating costs.

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