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Money talks in quest to reduce waste
Following along with one of my past blogs, “Reliability is a ‘green’ initiative”, I would like to talk some more about waste reduction. Waste is seen in many different forms in manufacturing, and much of these wastes can be reduced or eliminated through incentives. It is no mystery that money talks, especially when trying to motivate a change
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Reduce or eliminate waste through training
Following along with my blog “Reliability is a green initiative”, I would like to talk about waste reduction by training. Waste is seen in many different forms in manufacturing, and many of these wastes can be reduced or eliminated through training. Training is one of the first costs to be
Flavor of the day: Terror isn’t just for airplanes anymore
Christmas Day. Terror in the skies! A bomb and a terrorist pass through airport screening undetected. If not for a failure to detonate, there would be many lives lost over American soil. It will certainly seem that I am rambling off-subject for a maintenance blog as I talk about terror in the skies (and
Reliability is a ‘green initiative’
Demand for products has declined in many parts of the world, and with more manufacturing being shipped overseas, reliability of our existing processes is even more important than before. Many of my friends in different industries have told me about all of the initiatives being done to green up their
What is so important about culture?
In many of the articles and books that are published today, we see a great amount of improvements in different industries and companies using different methodologies and tools. Many times, it seems that if we use the same tools or methods, we should get the same results. This is not always the case.
Just how do you start a reliability program?
Where do I start? I have heard the question many times and there is no real “easy” answer other than “pick a spot”. What I mean is that normally when a company decides to start a reliability program, there are a lot of improvements to be made in other areas as well. I have never
How reliable is your training?
Ever since I started working, everywhere I worked had training. As we all know, training is the backbone of preparation to perform our assigned duties in any position we hold. I cannot think of a single job in the world that does not require some kind of training to at least improve performance of the
What is a reliability engineer?
After I decided to participate in writing a blog for Reliable Plant, I had to decide where to start. The decision was a tough one because of the varying levels of experience the readers possess. I thought that the beginning would be the best place to start and encourage participation. Defining what a
The bad news has arrived: Your plant is undergoing severe curtailment/closure
It’s happened … the announcement that a major portion of your facility is being closed for the foreseeable future. What do you do next? Accept the news that your plant is facing an impending plant shutdown. It is not necessarily a “knockout” for the plant or your career. Remember,
