When I visit and/or assess plants, the largest roadblock to improvement that I encounter continues...
Author - Klaus M. Blache
FMEA or RCM: Is There a Difference?
Q: Should I do a FMEA or RCM to resolve a machine issue? A:The short answer is that it depends on...
Asset Management: Evolution to Revolution
Q: Asset management is changing rapidly. Where is it all headed? A: Maintenance and reliability...
My Time Is Not Your Time
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability & Maintainability Center (RMC) I...
How Did Deming View Reliability?
Q: How much is reliability tied to Deming’s 14 Points? A: There isn’t space to review all of the 14...
Optimize Schedules, Maximize Output
By Dr. Klaus M. Blache and Dr. Javad Seif, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville Reliability and...
Reliability Determines Reporting Structure
Q: To whom should maintenance departments report? A : The answer is typically engineering or...
What Is It Going To Take?
Some companies are doing better than others at implementing reliability and maintainability...