How Do You Define…??
Torbjörn Idhammar
This can be a pretty loaded beginning to a sentence. From role definitions to reliability definitions, your organization has a lot of definitions to figure
Leadership in Maintenance Articles
Key Performance Indicators & Front Line Maintenance Leaders
Christer Idhammar
You can develop, document, and preach your improvement plans as much as you want, but if those plans do not result in better front line
The Partnership Organization
Christer Idhammar
In poorly performing mills it is typical that production, maintenance and engineering organizations work in silos without much cooperation. The traditional view in these mills
Maintenance Management: Current Maintenance Best Practices
Christer Idhammar
Before we discuss current maintenance management best practices, we must first discuss comparing maintenance cost with ERV You have been told you that your maintenance
The Power of Organizational Beliefs in Reliability and Maintenance Management
Christer Idhammar
Excellent leadership maintenance management is essential for lasting results of any improvement initiative that an organization undertakes, including the improvement of Reliability and Maintenance performance.
Reliability and Maintenance: Does the Activity Match the Goal?
Torbjörn Idhammar
A potential client asked if IDCON could do a productivity study of the hourly maintenance staff. My initial reaction was “WHY?” and I am sure
IDCON’s Powerful Shutdown Turnaround Optimization Process (S-TOP)
Greg Gustafson
IDCON’s Shutdown Turnaround Optimization Process reviews the best practices to safely reduce shutdown duration and costs. The process reviews the 6 distinct phases of shutdowns
How Training Improves Work Processes and Craft Skills
Christer Idhammar
Christer Idhammar is a world renowned and awarded Reliability and Maintenance Consultant and Guru. He is the founder and executive vice president with IDCON, INC
Maintenance Cost and Estimated Replacement Value
Torbjörn Idhammar
Yesterday you were a happy camper. Today you are told your Maintenance Cost (MC) as a percent of your Estimated Replacement Value (ERV) is 4.9%.
Avoiding “Workshop Worship”: Leadership in Maintenance
Torbjörn Idhammar
Workshop worship seems to be everywhere. I just returned from a few weeks in Sweden where I met with various clients and potential consulting partners.
What are your shutdown drivers?
Greg Gustafson
One of the main factors affecting major and minor shutdown schedules is to understand “why you are shutting down”. We call this the ‘shutdown drivers’.
Reliability Tip: Put your hands on it
Greg Gustafson
One of the most important lessons I have ever learned in my career was from a senior maintenance and turnaround manager named Don. As a
Change Management for Maintenance Leaders
Torbjörn Idhammar
It’s important for maintenance leaders to have a good understanding of their organizations’ front lines in order to influence improvements. The maintenance personnel that make
Practical Tips for Reliability Improvements
Torbjörn Idhammar
Looking for some practical tips for reliablity improvements? Well let me share some ideas from one of my previous experiences.
Best practices for non-shutdown backlog targets
Torbjörn Idhammar
•Total backlog 4 – 6 weeks – Includes all approved workTarget for backlog•Planning backlog 2 – 4 weeks – All work on which planning has
How Daily and Weekly Meetings Between Operations and Maintenance Improve Everything
Torbjörn Idhammar
Daily and weekly meetings between operations and maintenance are crucial in taking the efficiency of your daily maintenance to a higher level. Many organizations deal well
Leadership in Maintenance – Back to Basics!
Torbjörn Idhammar
My son is 13 years old and has an iPhone 5. Now, just a few weeks before Christmas, he really wants an iPhone 6. Apparently
Why Do Reliability and Maintenance Improvement Programs Fail?
Greg Gustafson
Many companies we work with ask us a common question, “What’s the biggest reason Reliability and Maintenance (R&M) improvement programs fail?” There are many factors
The Reliability Driven Maintenance Organization
Christer Idhammar
Any plant maintenance department wants to be known as a cost effective organization. For the purposes of this article, “Cost Effective” will be defined as:
Right-Sizing a Maintenance Organization
Christer Idhammar
One of the most common questions I am asked, especially from those that are new to maintenance, is, ”How do I know that we are
