by James Reyes-Picknell | Jul 30, 2024 | Executive Insights
Up to 68% of all breakdowns can be traced back to a human error of some sort. Slowing down to achieve more is a well known principal in lean manufacturing. If you plant is breaking down often, you are probably running too fast and hard. The risks go up when you push...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jul 25, 2024 | Executive Insights
In an operation with just 50 maintainers, annual maintenance costs can easily exceed $10 million. The more reactive (chaotic) your work environment is, the more you will be spending. Would you be interested in saving $2 million from that? In most organizations, there...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jul 17, 2024 | Executive Insights
One client increased output by 22% for an equivalent of $600 million in revenue within 8 months. They began with poor performance and a low level of “maturity” in maintenance and reliability. Quick wins implemented in that first 8 months resulted in a...
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...
