by James Reyes-Picknell | Dec 18, 2023 | Executive Insights, Management Insights, Outsourcing
Operations might fear a loss of control, finance might see potential for cost savings, and maintainers will often recoil in horror at the thought of “being outsourced”. Mis-understanding and mis-information abound. There’s a common mis-perception...
by James Reyes-Picknell | Dec 18, 2023 | Executive Insights, Management Insights
This article was published in MRO Magazine’s Winter 2023 edition. There are some interesting views including applications of Artificial Intelligence, IT systems, the need for training and even a return to basics driven by the recent loss of so much experience...
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 | Feb 8, 2023 | Management Insights
To me, these are dreaded words – “Inspect and repair as required”. They are a sign of poor work definition and scoping, and the cause of many shutdown overruns. Are you over-using “inspect and repair as required”? 10 min, 0 sec....
by James Reyes-Picknell | Feb 3, 2023 | Change Management, People & Teamwork, Training, UPTIME, Video
In September 2022, we participated in PEMAC’s annual conference, MainTrain, in Toronto. James led one of four MRO Round-Table discussions. This article, published by MRO Magazine (conference sponsor) is the summary of what that group concluded: MRO Roundtable –...