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Name: Tim Goshert

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Bio: Tim Goshert is the worldwide reliability and maintenance manager for Cargill, one of the world's largest food and agricultural processing companies (more than 1,000 facilities worldwide). He is responsible for the company's global reliability and maintenance initiatives and is chairman of the company's Worldwide Reliability and Maintenance Steering Committee. Tim is an active member of the Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals (SMRP) and serves on its board of directors.

Articles written by Tim Goshert

The power of a clear, concise vision to improve M&R results

The power of a clear, concise vision to improve M&R results

By Tim Goshert • on September 17, 2009

One of the first responsibilities of leadership (of an organization, company, team or country) is to provide a simple, clear view of what the future can

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In the M&R business, good enough never is

In the M&R business, good enough never is

By Tim Goshert • on September 15, 2009

About 15 years ago, I was fortunate to attend a conference where the keynote speaker’s focus was quality. This person was a successful entrepreneur

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The Rodney Dangerfield of predictive technologies

The Rodney Dangerfield of predictive technologies

By Tim Goshert • on April 30, 2009

In the past decade, the capabilities of many condition-based assessment tools, sometimes called predictive technologies, have significantly expanded. The

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Ask not … : What can you do for the M&R community?

Ask not … : What can you do for the M&R community?

By Tim Goshert • on February 26, 2009

President John F. Kennedy presented one of my favorite quotes in his inaugural address to the United States on January 21, 1961. I’m sure most of

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Maintenance and reliability improvement: People make the difference

Maintenance and reliability improvement: People make the difference

By Tim Goshert • on February 6, 2009

Many of us may have gravitated to the maintenance and reliability industry because of the desire to work with machinery. I was trained in engineering and

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In safety and reliability, zero is possible

In safety and reliability, zero is possible

By Tim Goshert • on January 23, 2009

One of the best reliability books I have read is “Making Common Sense Common Practice” by Ron Moore of the RM Group. Ron and I have become

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