by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jan 27, 2020 | Newsletter Column, Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense
You’ve no doubt heard the old saying, “What gets measured gets done.” The statement is partially true. In reality, what gets rewarded gets done. As it happens, in the real world, what gets measured is usually what gets rewarded. So, we must be very careful about what...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jan 11, 2020 | Maintenance Management, Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense, RAM Tools & Methods, The Sustainable Plant
Continuing with this “Reliability Resolution 2020” series focusing on precision maintenance, I am expanding upon the theme developed in the first installment (posted on TheRamReview.com, Jan. 4, 2020). In that article, I challenged readers to evaluate the measurable...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Jan 4, 2020 | Cut the FLAB, Maintenance Management, Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense, RAM Tools & Methods, The Sustainable Plant
Happy New Year! It’s the time when we tend to reflect on the past year and resolve to make changes that will make this year even better. It’s particularly beguiling that this is the year “2020”—which is the term that optometrists and ophthalmologists use...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Nov 9, 2019 | Maintenance Management, Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense
Ensuring that your maintenance teams have the right parts, at the right time, in the right condition to execute precise and effective maintenance is crucial. After all, the best technicians working with the best tools, procedures, and instructions can’t execute...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Oct 25, 2019 | Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense, RAM Tools & Methods
Despite various negative opinions swirling through the plant-engineering community, Weibull analysis can, in fact, improve decision-making at a site. The value of this tool in terms of RAM (reliability, availability, maintenance) can’t be overstated. In short, Weibull...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Oct 18, 2019 | Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense, RAM Tools & Methods
Inspections are essential to any physical-asset-reliability-management initiative. Thus, the importance of monitoring Overall Inspection Effectiveness (OIE) within your operations can’t be overstated. As depicted in the following chart, OIE is the leading metric for...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, CMRP, T.A. Cook/Accenture, Editor | Oct 12, 2019 | Plant Reliability in Dollars and $ense, RAM's Human Factor
About 10 years ago, as Technical Editor for ReliablePlant and Machinery Lubrication magazines, I conducted a reader survey around the question “What goes wrong in your plant?” That question and insight gained from the responses continue to be relevant...
