by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jul 12, 2021 | Asset Management, Planning & Scheduling
My recent articles on leading metrics designed to drive proactive behaviors at a site have focused on improving Mean Time Between/ To Failure (MTBF/MTTF) of plant assets. These included Overall Inspection Effectiveness (OIE), Overall Lubrication Effectiveness (OLE),...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jul 4, 2021 | Newsletter Column, The Sustainable Plant
I frequently write about the tremendous opportunity we have to reduce costs and our environmental footprint by cutting industrial energy consumption. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) estimates that for most industries, energy consumption and associated greenhouse...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jun 27, 2021 | Asset Management, Electrical Reliability
Building on my recent series of articles about Overall Inspection Effectiveness (OIE), Overall Lubrication Effectiveness (OLE), and Overall Vibration Effectiveness (OVE), I’m turning my attention to Overall Electrical Effectiveness (OELE) this week. Like those...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jun 20, 2021 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
My multi-installment focus on leading metrics that drive proactive asset-management behaviors on the plant floor continues here with a look at Overall Vibration Effectiveness (OVE). The discussion is particularly timely, following the June 13, 2021,...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jun 13, 2021 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
This week, I continue my multi-installment focus on leading metrics that help drive proactive behaviors with a discussion of Overall Lubrication Effectiveness (OLE). It builds upon my May 29, 2021, article for The RAM Review (see link below) on Overall Inspection...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jun 6, 2021 | Newsletter Column, The Sustainable Plant
The past few weeks have been a pressure cooker for large oil and gas companies. The message delivered by shareholders was clear: “Get serious about your environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance [particularly regarding climate impacts].” Consider...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | May 29, 2021 | Asset Management, RAM Tools & Methods
Here, and for the next six weeks in The RAM Review, I’ll be focusing on leading metrics that help drive proactive behaviors on the plant floor, increase MTBF/MTTF, decrease MTTR, and reduce the variability of those averages. Keep in mind, as I wrote in my May...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | May 23, 2021 | Asset Management, Newsletter Column, Plant Operations
Humans are funny. One might assume that the big prize of increased profits and safer, more environmentally-responsible operations would motivate enterprises to adopt the practices of high-reliability organizations. That, however, is rarely the case. It turns out that...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | May 15, 2021 | Asset Management, Plant Operations, RAM Tools & Methods
In my last article for The RAM Review (May 8, 2021), I focused on the important role metrics play in driving behaviors in a plant (see link below) I want to carry on with that theme this week to discuss mean time between failure (MTBF), mean time to failure (MTTF),...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | May 8, 2021 | Asset Management, Plant Operations, RAM Tools & Methods
We’ve all heard the adage “what gets measured gets done.” To be more precise, however, what gets measured gets rewarded, and what gets rewarded gets done. In the April 18, 2021, issue of The RAM Review, I asked this question: “Are you seeking reliability, yet...
