What should be done first to address a gap between your manufacturing performance and World Class performance?
The maintenance function should be viewed in value added terms and should be associated with profit and the optimization of maintenance costs. When developing the maintenance budget, it is important to:
A maintenance superintendent (manager) has just joined the company and has read the company's statement of strategic direction in which it says. "Our most important goal is to increase the return on capital investment in our plants (facilities). All management incentive compensation will be reflected in the achievement of this goal" The new superintendent (manager) has asked the plant (facility) manager for a copy of the plan to achieve the company's goal The plant (facility) manager explains that such a plan does not exist, nor is there time to do one. The best next step for the superintendent (manager) should be to:
Which of the following statements about reliability is true?
One way to stimulate and motivate your team member is to understand what drives human beings. Which desire does not motivate most of the time?
Two common reliability specifications to include in purchase orders for equipment are:
Motor Circuit Analysis (MCrA) on a low (450-600) voltage 3 Phase motor reveals significantly higher capacitance-to-ground than baseline values. Resistance-to-ground readings are good. What does this indicate and/or what should you do?
A Company produced 80.000 tons of "Good Product" last year, and the Sales department has projected a 5% increase in sales during the coming year. Production Statistics:
1.The production line operates 24 hours per day. seven days per week, except for the downtime listed below.
2.The production line downtime for maintenance averaged 108 hours per month during the past year.
3.The production line was shut down three times during the year due to power interruptions, for a total of 18 hours of downtime.
4.The production operators' union has threatened a strike that may last as long as three weeks if it occurs.
5.The production rate is expected to stay the same as last year's production rate.
6.Power interruption downtime is expected to stay the same as last year.
Based on the Production Statistics shown, what is the required production line availability to meet the sales projected for next year?
Using predictive technologies, approximately what percent of failures in rotating equipment can be found?
What is the best way for a Maintenance and Reliability Program to use process parameters?
