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Strategies to Optimize Shutdowns, Turnarounds and Outages
The traditional view of operational shutdowns, turnarounds and outages (STOs) holds that they are maintenance and engineering events. This simplistic view is held by many organizations. A more realistic and holistic perspective, however, recognizes that the impact and scope of STOs extend far beyond the maintenance and engineering functions.
How to Respond to Inventory Management Challenges Part 1 of 3
Storerooms in institutional and commercial facilities that I visit around the world have several things in common. In general, they are overstocked with inventory, understocked with critical items, plagued by undocumented use, disorganized, and short on space to efficiently store essential spare parts and equipment.
Building the Business Case for Maintenance Planners
Good maintenance planners can have a significant impact on the bottom line, yet many companies don’t pay adequate attention to this role. With 18 percent of a typical maintenance technician’s day spent looking for parts and 24 to 26 percent walking to and from the job site, almost 50 percent
All Maintenance Needs Is A Little TLC
I write from a personal perspective: Maintenance has taken a bad rap. We’re not a bunch of knuckle-dragging, coffee-slurping, computer-illiterates that never made it past eighth grade. We are, in fact, a skilled, experienced and largely well-trained workforce, excellent at troubleshooting and proficient in the systems that run our plants.
10 Ways a CMMS Helps with Compliance
Looking for the keys to successfully pass compliance audits?
CMMS Benefits
There are many efficiency and lifecycle benefits from implementing and using computerized maintenance management system software. Overall, it allows teams to align their maintenance practices and activities with other departments and business goals. When you have a system that allows cross-departmental sharing of data, everyone’s job gets a little more
Outsourcing: KPIs Determine Success with Vendors- Part 3
Measuring vendor performance against KPIs is essential to outsourcing success. We’ve all heard the saying, “What gets measured gets done.” When it comes to vendor management, managers can use numerous KPIs to measure performance or service, from the cost of maintenance by internal or subcontractors to asset performance, asset reliability,
Outsourcing: How To Select the ‘Right’ Vendor – Part 2
Traditionally, price has been the sole factor managers considered in selecting contractors, but basing the decision on lowest cost will cost more. There are dozens of tools and ways to help managers decide which service provider to use, but one proven strategy for vendor evaluation is best value procurement (BVP),
Outsourcing: Effective Vendor Management Strategies – Part 1
Managing contracted maintenance activities effectively and efficiently has always been a struggle for maintenance and engineering managers.