There is some bad news out there for asset management and reliability professionals: achieving sustainable success in asset management is a difficult thing to do. Why is this? Often we… read more →
We hear it all the time. “We already know what’s critical in our operation. We don’t need a criticality analysis.” Are you sure? This is what we also hear and see regularly:… read more →
Successful asset management and reliability programs depend on making good decisions. Good decisions depend on good decision support. But too often we see organizations making decisions without taking advantage of… read more →
When it comes to setting priorities for reliability a Pareto analysis is a very good tool for identifying assets and activities that are consuming too much time and too many maintenance… read more →
In a recent forum discussion on the difference between criticality and priority several participants linked the criticality of an asset to the financial expense of the asset. This could lead to an… read more →
OWAM Full Circle 2015 at the Oracle Utilities User Group Conference Phoenix, AZ March 10-12, 2015 We are pleased to be sponsoring OWAM Full Circle 2015 – especially when it’s happening… read more →
Thanks to Uptime Magazine for publishing this article on the myths and pitfalls to look out for when doing a criticality analysis. Simply, criticality refers to the relative importance of… read more →
Confusing condition with criticality is an easy and common mistake – we speak of things being in critical condition all the time, meaning doing poorly. Some people and processes use… read more →
In 1999 I lived and worked in Bangkok, Thailand. At the time several large infrastructure projects were underway including an elevated train and a subway. For a city built on… read more →
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