In a competitive global busines environment, successful manufacturing managers have embraced lean strategies to keep their production humming and to sustain profits. But it is problematic when ...
“Asset utilization, also called Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) or equipment capacity, is not just the responsibility of one department. It is the responsibility of the entire company. It has ...
Trying to achieve a 100% robust implementation of total productive maintenance (TPM) is more than just unrealistic – it can actually be counterproductive. Often companies could achieve better results ...
Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), total productive maintenance (TPM), and risk-based inspection (RBI) were the buzz words of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) Maintenance ...