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 | Mar 13, 2023 | Executive Insights
Monthly reports show that asset performance is good – availability is high, but output, is disappointing. Asset availability is often reported by maintainers using their own work order management system. Data in those systems are often flawed and can be...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Mar 1, 2023 | Management Insights
Operators and production managers are reluctant to let maintainers do their work. The result is often excessive unscheduled downtime, but they remain hesitant to give up a little bit of time, to save that. This video explores two main reasons for that phenomenon. 6...
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...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Jun 9, 2020 | Asset Management, Business Case & Finance, KPIs & Performance Management, Reliability, UPTIME
In part 1 of this 2 part series, “Maintenance and Reliability Maturity”, I point out that achieving the maximum value from your physical assets will require excellence in 2 main dimensions, efficiency, and effectiveness. Those are described more fully in...
