Keep It Simple “World-class simplicity,” a term that we coined in 1996 to describe what a top NASCAR race team…
Let’s explore the winning aspects of NASCAR Winston Cup race teams by looking at six key elements of equipment performance…
Lean – What it is, What it isn’t We have heard much about the concepts of “lean manufacturing” and the…
Tips for helping your improvement process endure. One of the biggest barriers to maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives is management…
October 30, 1991: An enormous extra tropical low created havoc along the entire Eastern Atlantic Seaboard at 0700 EST. Labeled…
Data: Individual facts or statistics Information: Knowledge gained through study, communication, or research Turning data into useful information is the…
The “breakthrough strategy” discussed in my last column works. (See the “Breakthrough Strategy for Changing Behaviors” post.) Equipment becomes more…
A broken clock is right exactly twice each day. But did you ever think about what “right” really means? …
And Change the Culture Along the Way “Here it comes again: another new maintenance program. I wonder how long this…