Reports Keep Maintenance Organized
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti In the July 2018 SAP article, we explored different ways to tag...
Brush Up On ISO-Compliant Asset Management
Despite increased adoption of the ISO 55000 Standard for Asset Management released in 2014, there...
Use These Tools for PM Compliance
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti An Efficient Plant reader recently asked if I would explain how to...
S/4HANA is Tomorrow’s SAP
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti Many operations that run SAP ECC (ERP Central Component) are...
ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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 several things, primarily frequency of occurrence and severity of the failure mode. I frequently am asked, what’s the difference between doing an FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) and an RCM (reliability-centered maintenance) evaluation?
What Does this SAP Error Mean?
By Kristina Gordon, Illumiti I receive many calls from the preventive-maintenance community...
Revisiting Benefits of A CMMS
Advanced software options are easing the monitoring, tracking, and managing of asset health...
When to Update SAP Master Data
Do you understand the rationale and rules for keeping your plant’s SAP master data up to date?
Put Organizational Master Data To Work
Organizational master data in SAP reflects your site’s organizational strategy and enables...
Drillers, Archers Find CMMS Success
Two real-world examples explain the benefits these software systems offer. Computerized maintenance...
Industry Views: Maximize CMMS, EAM Use
Experts say focus on stakeholder buy-in and strong data management to get the most out of your...
Good BOMs Boost Maintenance Efficiency
Data Standards Lead to Project Success
Acquiring and entering asset data into EAM and CMMS systems prior to project start-up will help...
