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Maintenance management is all about communication. Your staff must know how and when to report maintenance issues, and your maintenance team must be able to quickly address those issues and communicate within the department to get the job done right. This is all part of setting up a maintenance management program, but there may be … Continue reading "How To Listen To Equipment Needs"

As facility managers, we often believe that we plan for preventative maintenance. We set maintenance goals for the quarter or year, and at least attempt to put those strategies into place. We make maintenance checklists and schedule repairs when we need them, but there is still oftentimes a disconnect between our goals and the maintenance … Continue reading "Are You Rewarding Preventative or Reactive Maintenance Care?"

Reliability maintenance systems are one of the greatest investments your team can make to reduce costs and improve facility performance. Reliability and preventative maintenance reduce breakdowns, improve team efficiency, and improve quality across the board, all while reducing costs. In many ways, this system of maintenance planning is similar to the systems of Lean management, … Continue reading "Lean Thinking Applied To Facility Maintenance"

Trying to implement a reliability-centered maintenance program in any facility is hard work. Facility managers may think that it’s because of the upfront investment in tools and technology, but the real challenge is changing the people. Creating a reliability-centered mindset is much more difficult than changing the technology or the equipment. It requires an understanding … Continue reading "Integrating A Focus On Reliability into Company Culture"