Maintenance-management Articles
Maintenance-management Article Listing
Below are all 36 maintenance management articles currently in this category. Topics include lean maintenance, ISO 55001 asset management, KPIs, CMMS, maintenance costing, reliability, planning, and related management strategies.
These are all unique articles where you will learn about lesser know maintenance management techniques like TDC and many other management articles to help with day-to-day management decisions. Unique advice will be found on areas you didn't even know you needed to know, like maintenance management of your plant's automation equipment. Information that can save your company thousands of dollars.
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The Disadvantages of Online Classes
Discover the top 5 disadvantages of online classes for employees. Explore a cost-effective alternative in this informative article and infographic.
Developing a Manufacturing Training Program for Maintenance
Learn how to plan maintenance training for manufacturing employees, covering mechanical skills, automation control, troubleshooting, safety, and ongoing assessment.
Developing a Manufacturing Training Program for Maintenance
Learn how to plan maintenance training for manufacturing employees, covering mechanical skills, automation control, troubleshooting, safety, and ongoing assessment.
The next recession 2021 - 2022
Recession 2021 or recession 2022? You may have a few months before the next recession-proof businesses or jobs are required. Training helps both parties acquire
Training cost justification for PLC and training courses.
This training cost justification example highlights the key ROI for educators with a training cost analysis of our PLC and Electrical training video courses.
Asset management - The Japanese Path to Maintenance Excellence
Asset management series by world-renowned maintenance author, Mike Sondalini who visits Japan manufacturers to report on the Japanese way of doing maintenance.
Criteria for CMMS - facility reliability
To satisfy facility reliability needs the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) must provide data to facilitate reliability study and analysis.
CMMS implementation recommendations for small to medium-sized companies. Great CMMS advice in this CMMS implementation guide that reduces reliability cost.
LEAN | TPM | Autonomous Maintenance Steps
Autonomous Maintenance Steps: Did you know there is a step 0 before Autonomous Maintenance Step 1? This explains and has a free Autonomous Maintenance PDF.
Industrial Big Data, how to calculate ROI for downtime
The two missing elements in most industrial big data initiatives that result in end-users failing to realize that sought-after Return On Investment (ROI).
Change Management Articles, page 3. 12 Steps that can help you get everyone on board for a new maintenance program and understanding equipment reliability.
Change management plan example
Change Management Articles, page 2. Part two of the Change management plan with a 50% downtime reduction business case study and change management plan example.
CMMS Failure Codes computerized maintenance management
CMM/CMMS Failure Codes - Facility and fleet computerized maintenance management software help. While recording downtime, this article makes you more effective.
CMMS integration systems, solutions, implementation
This article about CMMS systems integration and maintenance management systems offers advice on CMMS implementation and solutions for the implementation.
CMMS Return On Investment calculator
Cost justify your CMMS software with this Online CMMS ROI calculator and article on how to calculate return on a CMMS investment.
Business Article - Equipment failure and the cost of failure
Reducing defect cost and equipment failure cost are covered in detail in this business article. Learn
Developing Competencies and Skills
Countries with properly aligned development of competencies and skills in key occupational sectors have higher levels of productivity and employment growth.
Production system - equipment maintenance criticality plan.
A component of the Japanese production system is equipment maintenance and how equipment criticality is handled in the plant maintenance planning system.
Maintenance Engineering Articles
Maintenance and engineering articles in PDF format, download, print, and share with others. Bookmark the maintenance engineering articles page for new articles.
Industrial and Manufacturing Wellness (IMW) way is a systemic approach to Lean Six Sigma alternatives. Lean business and industrial process systems, ISI 9001.
State Incumbent Worker Training Reimbursement Programs
To reduce incumbent worker training costs, state employee training reimbursement programs, and retraining tax credits help with next-level workforce readiness.
LEAN Maintenance Six Sigma Black Belt
LEAN Maintenance Six Sigma Black Belt article delves into the scarcity of Six Sigma black belts in industrial maintenance and advocates for Lean maintenance.
PAS 55 Equipment Reliability Solutions ISO 55001 Management
This article introduces the equipment reliability program PWW (Plant Wellness Way) by the ISO 55001 asset management specialists. Plus PDF and spreadsheet.
Equipment Reliability Examples, Reliability Engineering Basics
These equipment reliability examples are used to convey the basics of reliability engineering. Learn the 4 system reliability factors that must all be addressed.
Manufacturing Automation Sustainability Via Maintenance
Manufacturing automation sustainability significantly improves with maintenance automation training. Two case studies that both focus on the final end-user.
Organizational change management plan example
Change management article about best practices in organizational change management written by a reliability-centered maintenance consultant with a case study.
OEE - Overall Equipment Effectiveness maintenance management
OEE - Overall Equipment Effectiveness need not only be used by world-class companies. OEE when combined with TDC (True Downtime Cost), is an effective tool.
Maintenance Management: PLC - Programmable Logic Controller
Article on maintenance management of PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers). When the PLC is not functioning correctly, lines and plants shut down.
Maintenance Managers: The pursuit of World-Class Performance
This white paper outlines in detail how a savvy maintenance manager can cause organizational change, and why. Improve the maintenance function with proper KPIs.
TPS Lean principle of respect for people is a difficult task until you read this article. Learn the TPS (Toyota Production System ) principle of respect.
Total Productive Maintenance definition, married to TPM
Total Productive Maintenance definition as married to TPM. The close relationship between a successful TPM program and a successful marriage is informative.
What is a Pareto Chart - 80 20 Rule?
Explains the Pareto charts, Pareto principles and using both for analysis. Learning what is a Pareto chart and learn what is the 80 20 rule. Both are needed.
Preventive Maintenance Planner Scheduler Job Description
Excerpt from the Preventive Maintenance Planner Scheduler Course PowerPoint. Preventive Maintenance Planner Scheduler job description is where we start.
Worker Refresher Training | Case study
Refresher training case study and advisory for worker retraining advocacy. Informative article by Sam McNair (CMRP) on job retraining and proper training.
True Downtime Cost - Downtime Tracking, OEE, Root Cause
True Downtime Cost in manufacturing downtime and OEE shows lean manufacturing a great cost justification tool for maintenance managers and general managers.
How to Justify Maintenance Costs and Get Management Support | BIN95
Learn how maintenance managers can justify maintenance costs, calculate downtime savings, demonstrate ROI, and build management support for preventive and predictive maintenance.