"Assuming you have the optimum maintenance program, configuration and effects of aging are in control, personnel have been trained and are doing things they should, then the only option for improving reliability is to change the design."
Jack Nicholas and R. Keith Young Advancing Reliability & Maintenance May 11, 2012.
This book can help any company be successful at failure elimination. The only ingredient you will need to add will be "discipline" to ensure everyone follows the program so that the full benefits can be found in lower cost, higher availability, lower replacement cost, and fewer chances of an unknown failure.
A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is one of the critical foundational elements necessary for the implementation of Best Practices for Maintenance and Operations. The CMMS is designed to automate standardized business processes, collect historical information and leverage the computer’s ability to quickly sort and analyze large amounts of data. This proactive tool when properly implemented and utilized provides accurate and timely data, enabling informed maintenance and operational management decisions.
This book is for anyone who wonders how
top performing organizations make it happen. As we seek answers we
typically read textbooks on the subject. This is not a textbook. It is a
how to do it manual. By adopting the processes explained and
illustrated, even you can create an organization that excels. Whether
you are a CEO, an executive at any level, or even a supervisor or
foreman, you will easily understand how to improve you present
performance. More than thirty years experience doing exactly what is
described in this book, your authors have helped numerous profit and
non-profit organizations move toward excellence. In this book, we are
sharing out experience process with you.
This work by Ricky Smith and David A. Martin is written in a format that allows you to quickly read and absorb the lessons in a couple of hours.After the initial read, it automatically converts into a KPI reference manual you can use time and again as you work to improve performance.
