by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Apr 25, 2020 | Planning & Scheduling, RAM Tools & Methods
In the world of maintenance and asset management, equipment failure is an all too common occurrence. Unfortunately, setting in place a strategy and methodology to understand and learn from each equipment failure is not a common occurrence. It’s through an acute...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Apr 18, 2020 | Asset Management, Planning & Scheduling
Have you ever wondered what decision-making process drove previous maintenance administrations to set up your site’s asset-management program in the way that it currently runs? Program architects, in all realms of business, are notorious for poorly documenting...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Apr 10, 2020 | Asset Management, Planning & Scheduling
A maintenance work order is developed in two distinctive stages. Stage One involves receiving, understanding, and accepting the “ask” or request for work from the maintenance client or stakeholder. This is commonly called a Maintenance Work Request (or MWR). Stage Two...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Oct 21, 2019 | Newsletter Column, Planning & Scheduling
Reflecting on history, the maintenance department, as we know it, didn’t appear until the early 20th century, at the advent of the age of mechanization brought about by the likes of Henry Ford and Thomas Edison. Driven by two world wars and a rabid consumer-product...
by Ken Bannister, MEch (UK), CMRP, MLE, Editor | Oct 6, 2019 | Planning & Scheduling, RAM Tools & Methods
Achieving recognition as a valued partner within a corporation is a “best practice” hallmark coveted by all aspiring maintenance organizations. Achieving this type of recognition is built on the cornerstone foundation that an effective Maintenance Planning and...
