by James Reyes-Picknell | Jul 26, 2024 | Executive Insights
You may not realize it yet, but maintenance cost reductions of 20% or more, and production capacity gains are both possible through use of the right maintenance. The costs to achieve can usually be repaid in less than a year. That’s more than a 100% ROI on...
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 | Feb 12, 2024 | Executive Insights
In the maintenance and reliability (M&R) companies hire managers or superintendents to care for and safeguard their valuable physical assets. Are your people Roustabouts or Shepherds? Is their focus on fixing fences and calling the vet to treat diseases or...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Nov 8, 2023 | Change Management, Executive Insights, People & Teamwork, Risk Management
To get different results of any kind, we need to make changes. As human beings we are very good at change, but not so good at “being changed”. If we want it, it will happen. If we don’t want it, we will resist. Physical asset performance is a result of having a robust...
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...
