Building a Reliability Roadmap to Strengthen Asset Performance
In asset-intensive industries, reliability is the foundation of operational success. When organizations face high levels of reactivity, downtime, or communication barriers, a structured approach is required to bring alignment, discipline, and focus across the enterprise.
A leading specialty minerals supplier partnered with Nexus Global to conduct a comprehensive on-site assessment at one of its largest plants in North America. The objective was to create a clear reliability roadmap designed to enhance organizational maturity, strengthen asset performance, and build a proactive culture.
The assessment identified several common challenges faced across global industries, including a lack of consistent communication between departments, poor documentation practices, and an over-reliance on reactive work. These issues had contributed to delays, inefficiencies, and downtime, underscoring the need for standardized processes and stronger leadership alignment.
To address these challenges, the team conducted in-depth interviews, surveys, and day-in-the-life studies, while also gathering key documentation to capture the current state of operations. The insights were then analyzed using advanced tools to benchmark the plant against world-class standards and outline improvement opportunities.
The result was a reliability roadmap that provided leadership with a structured plan for moving forward. This included identifying quick wins, establishing best practices for communication, and creating systems to reduce inefficiencies and improve asset care. Most importantly, the roadmap delivered a clear path for building a proactive culture rooted in sustainable processes and measurable improvements.
Download the case study to see how a structured reliability roadmap can help transform maintenance strategies and operational performance in any industry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a reliability roadmap?
A: It’s a structured plan that outlines steps to improve asset performance, communication, and maintenance strategies.
Q: Why conduct an on-site assessment?
A: It provides an accurate picture of current practices and identifies opportunities to align with global best practices.
Q: Who benefits from a reliability roadmap?
A: Maintenance teams, operations leaders, and executives seeking to improve uptime, efficiency, and culture across their organization.
Topics: Leadership, Case Study, Metals & Mining

Posted by
Doug Robey | CMRP, CRL
President, Nexus Global | As an innovative performance improvement and global business leader, Doug has led a diverse array of clients to design and implement successful initiatives around APM and CAPEX/OPEX. With 25+ years of craft skills and Maintenance & Reliability experience, Doug has promoted positive change within numerous asset-intensive industries; including metals, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, energy, oil and gas, and other manufacturing.