by James Reyes-Picknell | Mar 17, 2024 | Executive Insights
The hare moves fast with its big hops but tires quickly – like a sprinter, the hare gives it all, then takes a long break to recover. The tortoise is like a long-distance runner at a pace that can be sustained for the long haul. At the end of the race, the tortoise...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 6, 2024 | Business Case & Finance, Executive Insights
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...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 30, 2024 | Assessment, Business Case & Finance, Executive Insights, Management Insights, UPTIME
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...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 4, 2024 | Executive Insights, UPTIME
Saving 20% of your maintenance costs is achievable in many operations. Are you running your production equipment to failure? Is your maintenance spending consistently higher than you budget allows? Are you frustrated that breakdowns cause delays in delivery schedules?...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jan 23, 2023 | Asset Management, Business Case & Finance, Strategy, UPTIME
Do you have a PHB, “Pointy haired boss”? If you’ve seen any Dilbert comics, then you know who I mean. Dilbert is an engineer too. The PHB is oblivious to the reality around him, only interested in how things look, and impossible to get to with...