Management

Metrics Key To Sustainable Success

Use the SMART approach to establish KPIs that will improve your lubrication practices. By Mark Barnes, PhD, CMRP, Des-Case Corp. Lord Kelvin, famed for his 19th century pioneering work in thermodynamics and electrical engineering, is reputed to have said, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” In today’s data-driven world, that statement is […]

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Schedule 100% Of Available Hours

1 month ago

By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) and Jeff...

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Standardize Before Improving

1 month ago

When you make changes (anticipated improvements) in an unstable process, you introduce chaos. While...

Asset Management • Automation • Lean Manufacturing • Management

Secure Your Plant’s Supply Chain

1 month ago

Management support is a key component to establishing a system that effectively evaluates risks and...

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Develop Continuous Improvement Muscle Memory

5 months ago

Q : Is a Kaizen event or coaching kata best for continuous improvement? A : There are many tools...

ON THE FLOOR

Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.

On The Floor

ON THE FLOOR

Schedule 100% Of Available Hours

By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) and Jeff Shiver, People and Processes Inc. Q: Is your planning and scheduling ready-fire-aim? A: Jeff Shiver expounds on this pivotal question. His comments are based on numerous years of implementation experience in this area: Current resources indicate that manufacturers have been […]

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