The Strategic Role of the Reliability Engineer
Owe Forsberg
We asked members of the operations team in process manufacturing: What is the strategic role of the Reliability Engineer (RE)? The answers vary from a
Leadership in Maintenance Articles
Leading in Maintenance: People cannot be more productive than the system they work in allows them to be
Christer Idhammar
Christer Idhammar, reliability and maintenance management guru, discusses two more key beliefs. People cannot be more productive than the system they work in allows them
Does Operations Know Their Role?
Torbjörn Idhammar
We know that we need the support of operations in order to reach top-notch reliability in our plants. But does your operations manager know exactly
Maintenance Language Everyone Can Understand
Michael Lippig
Developing a common language at your plant for reliability and maintenance is important for eliminating confusion and misinterpretation. The maintenance world has so many acronyms it
Reliability and Maintenance Management: Part I, Belief I
Christer Idhammar
Beliefs are very important for an organization. Join Christer in this new video series that details how beliefs connect to improved reliability and maintenance.
Should Maintenance Report to Operations?
Torbjörn Idhammar
What happens when Maintenance is required to report to Operations? This usually happens when organizations go from a centralized to decentralized maintenance. While many tout
How to Facilitate Planning and Scheduling Meetings
Owe Forsberg
A key element of an effective Work Management System is to hold weekly planning and scheduling meetings to confirm the the next week’s schedule, what
Maintenance Supervisors and the Balancing Act
Owe Forsberg
In today’s maintenance organization the supervisor is one of the most important positions. The skill of “balancer” is essential to her/his success. The need to
A Driving Lesson for Operations and Maintenance
Christer Idhammar
Picture this. The operations and maintenance manager, plant manager and production manager from a plant are in a car speeding down the road. The maintenance
Which PMs Should Operations Do?
Torbjörn Idhammar
A reliable plant needs a cohesive maintenance strategy. This strategy should include the operations team actively participating in the care and basic inspections of the
What do you need from Operations?
Torbjörn Idhammar
To have reliable production, you need reliable partnerships. This means Operations, Maintenance and Engineering working together towards the common goal. So, the question is…what does
Are You Ready? Using New Technology for Reliability and Maintenance
Christer Idhammar
I am all for new technology. In the late 1970s I introduced and taught technologies such as SPM and Acoustic Emission, Wear Particle Analyses with
Reducing Maintenance Costs the Right Way
Torbjörn Idhammar
Your Maintenance Cost is too High! The Coronavirus is spreading around the world as I’m writing this article, and many companies’ finances are shaken to
Are You Living on a Happy Reliability Island?
Christer Idhammar
If you measure reliability by department, electrical, mechanical, process control etc. you may each have a reliability of 97-99%, and everybody is very happy on
Long-Term Reliability or Short Term Results: Where Should Reliability and Maintenance Managers Focus their Efforts?
Torbjörn Idhammar
I recently visited a plant in South America for an assessment. They had done some really good things in the plant over the past 2-3
Leadership in Maintenance
Torbjörn Idhammar
Sometimes I think about the fact that many companies pay a lot of money for leadership and teamwork simulations…how come we sometimes have a hard time getting things done efficiently on the floor in the maintenance industry when we’re paid so well?
Common reasons why your reliability and maintenance improvement initiatives might not generate the achievable results (Part II)
Christer Idhammar
There are many reasons why many reliability and maintenance management improvement initiatives do not generate the return of investment they can deliver. From my 58
2 Reasons Why Your Reliability and Maintenance Improvement Initiatives Might not Generate Achievable Results
Christer Idhammar
I’ll summarize these two reasons for you and then give you more details. I’m going to tackle the first point in this article. Lack of
Maintenance Leadership: Getting People to Do What You Want Them to Do
Torbjörn Idhammar
In Part 1 of this series on maintenance leadership, I explored two points:
New Reliability Engineers: Are you confused about your role?
Christer Idhammar
During a recent reliability and maintenance conference, we met several new Reliability Engineers telling us they found their job different from what they expected it
