How will we lead change so our reliability teams can return to work during and after the COVID-19 crisis? How can we apply best practices in leadership, planning & scheduling, HSE...

Where is the passion, innovation, and vision in your reliability program? It's time to inspire and motivate yourself to get out of that status quo rut. It's the same old planning...

Every year we must conduct an annual physical inventory. Corporate and finance mandate it. During those physical inventories, here’s what typically happens:

In any asset-intensive industry, downtime comes at a cost. That’s why the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations (MRO) storeroom is more than just a warehouse—it’s a critical tool...

The way we used to do things has been washed away in a single moment. Our lives have been disrupted, and we have been ordered to shelter in place. Life is short, we are all born...

In maintenance and reliability operations, workforce utilization refers to how effectively maintenance technicians, schedulers, and supervisors use their time. When utilization is...

Many organizations we visit underestimate the impact of proper work management. They don't truly believe maintenance planning can reduce costs, improve equipment reliability, and...

In asset performance management (APM), how equipment is operated often matters as much as how it is maintained. Operator care is the practice of giving front-line users the...

There's not a facility in the world that doesn't have some level of hidden materials or "Squirrel Nests." Several reasons for this, but most common are convenience and loss in...

Many organizations underestimate just how much value lies in managing inventory turnover well. One often-overlooked method that can help is FIFO (First In, First Out). The idea is...