Standard Operating Procedure: The Secret To A Fail-proof SOP
No one is going to claim that McDonald’s makes the world’s best burger. Why, then, can it sell $50 million burgers a day? Because it can deliver the same burger everywhere, every time. That is the magic of a standard […]
How To Create And Manage Operation And Maintenance Manuals
Managing and maintaining large facilities is not an easy task. People and machines have to work in unison to deliver expected results. Operation and maintenance manuals help us standardize a variety of business activities to minimize operational disruptions and keep […]
5 Steps to Troubleshooting That Will Fix Just About Anything
Everything breaks eventually. When rebooting doesn’t solve the problem, we brainstorm causes and test them to find the issue. That is troubleshooting in a nutshell. This article looks at: What troubleshooting is Some common causes How to streamline the process […]
Determining the Useful Life of Assets and 5 Ways to Extend it
All physical assets are subject to aging and deterioration. Buildings decay and crumble, while machinery loses its functionality through wear and tear. To minimize the fallout from major breakdowns and postpone expensive asset replacements, it is only natural that businesses […]
What is Fault Tree Analysis and How to Perform it
Wouldn’t it be amazing if you had the power to look into the future and identify failures in your system before they happen? What a superpower that would be! Lucky for you, you don’t need superpowers. You have Fault Tree […]
Improve Maintenance Planning and Scheduling with a CMMS
Anyone who’s ever single-handedly tried to prepare Thanksgiving dinner knows that pulling off any major project won’t work without a plan. Maintenance works the same way. Maintenance planning and scheduling is the core of setting up an effective maintenance program. […]
Maintenance Report Excellence: The Right Tools and Data for Accuracy
How many filters did we use last month? Have our MTTR and MTBF improved after the last procedure update? What is our planned maintenance percentage? How much money did we spend on the repair of that conveyor belt? All of […]
What Should Be In Your Maintenance Contract (And Why)
Maintenance plays a crucial role in establishing smooth business operations at every facility. Businesses that can’t (or don’t want to) take care of their physical assets directly will outsource their maintenance work. And you can’t do that without signing some […]
Maintenance Planner: Job Description, Training, Salary
Maintenance management is all about the hundreds (or thousands) of small tasks that need to be performed to keep assets in good operating condition. For organizations with a substantial asset portfolio, managing equipment maintenance is a job for an organized […]
Defining Productive Efficiency: How to Calculate and Improve it
In manufacturing, the stakes are just too high not to use your resources wisely. Everyone must continuously do more with less. So how do you know if you are using your limited resources to their fullest potential? Productive efficiency is […]