Reduce costs. Improve performance. Those are among the goals of many businesses. All too often, maintenance managers find themselves between…
Engaging the Entire Organization Equipment, or any physical asset in our plants and facilities, is generally expected to be…
What It Is and What It Is Not Since I first began studying Total Productive Maintenance in 1986, I have…
This presentation focuses on the confusion about and barriers to Total Productive Maintenance principles, in contrast to existing legacy systems…
You’ve certainly heard of it. Many of today’s Lean Manufacturing teachers, consultants, workshops, publications, and initiatives describe a Lean Toolbox.…
Maintenance improvement practices take on many different appearances. When looking for an elephant, many people think they need to…
The definition and use of Overall Equipment Effectiveness over the years has been widely debated. Many practitioners have found that…
“You mean we’re going to have to work on the equipment before it breaks down?” “What a novel idea,” you…
Can you reduce equipment downtime by more than 50 percent in less than one month? This company did! All…
Overall equipment effectiveness (O.E.E.) has been used as one of the more important “maintenance metrics” since Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)…