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October 07, 2024


How CMMS Benefits Routine Maintenance


Image: Technician working on a piece of equipmentMaintenance management covers many facets of a business. Assets, inventory, preventive maintenance (PM), work orders, and even purchasing. In this article, we'll focus on preventive or routine maintenance and look at the following:


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Filed under: CMMS, maintenance, preventive maintenance — Stephen Brayton on Monday, October 07, 2024

September 30, 2024


What Mean Time Between Failures Means


Image: maintenance technician on the jobA maintenance department conducts asset management by analyzing several factors. One of those is the mean time between failure (MTBF). This calculation is key to asset/equipment performance, safety, design, and reliability. But what does mean time between failures mean? In this article, we’ll discuss the following:


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Filed under: maintenance, CMMS, Mean Time, assets — Stephen Brayton on Monday, September 30, 2024

September 23, 2024


What Is The Shewhart Cycle?


Image: maintenance supervisor evaluating jobYou strive for success, whether for home or workplace projects. Using the Shewhart Cycle can help with that. But what is the Shewhart Cycle? This week, let's explore that question.


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Filed under: Shewhart Cycle, maintenance, CMMS — Stephen Brayton on Monday, September 23, 2024

September 16, 2024


What Is Maintenance Management?


Image: a maintenance team in discussionThe answer to the question of what is maintenance management consists of many layers. At the foundation, it means overseeing a company's maintenance tasks. Let's use an analogy for better understanding. Place those words maintenance management at the top of a hierarchical family tree and study the branches or subcategories.


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Filed under: CMMS, maintenance, management, assets, preventive maintenance — Stephen Brayton on Monday, September 16, 2024

September 09, 2024


What Is An Organized Stockroom


Image: warehouse of inventory on shelvesMaintenance management success depends on several key factors. As a sub-category of this, you should ask what is an organized stockroom. Assets need maintenance. Technicians use parts and supplies for those jobs. What do we mean by an organized stockroom? What does it look like? How does a supervisor get and keep it organized? Let’s answer those questions this week.


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Filed under: inventory, maintenance, organization, CMMS — Stephen Brayton on Monday, September 09, 2024

September 03, 2024


Unlocking Overall Operations Effectiveness


Image: maintenance techs looking at a report No matter the industry, maintenance, in one form or another, exists. One of the metrics companies use to judge the relationship between maintenance and production is unlocking overall operations effectiveness (OOE). This member of a group of metrics includes both total effective equipment performance (TEEP) and overall equipment efficiency (OEE).


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Filed under: maintenance, CMMS, OOE, assets — Stephen Brayton on Tuesday, September 03, 2024

August 26, 2024


Understanding Maintenance And Repair


Image: maintenance worker on the jobNo matter the industry maintenance, in one form, exists. You use assets and they need to be in the best condition possible. A proper maintenance strategy helps ensure continued effective and efficient operations for your business.


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Filed under: maintenance, preventive maintenance, CMMS — Stephen Brayton on Monday, August 26, 2024

August 19, 2024


Success With First Time Fix


Image: Two maintenance workers on the jobGraphic designers use the term "first time right" when it comes to designing advertising for clients. They want to have zero mistakes and avoid rounds of corrections that take up time and delay the artist from other projects. Maintenance departments also want success with first time fix.


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Filed under: maintenance, CMMS, repair — Stephen Brayton on Monday, August 19, 2024

August 12, 2024


Success In Scheduled Maintenance


Image: screenshot of MAPCON's calendarScheduled maintenance is the strategic execution of repair and service tasks within predetermined timeframes. It specifies when particular maintenance activities occur and assigns responsibilities for their completion. You can plan these at regular intervals or triggered by specific work requests. This comes under the general category of maintenance management. In this discussion, we’ll discuss how to achieve success in scheduled maintenance by learning its benefits. You'll also read how a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) plays a part.


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Filed under: maintenance, calendar, scheduled, CMMS — Stephen Brayton on Monday, August 12, 2024

August 05, 2024


Pros And Cons Of Idle Time


Image: technician restingYou must understand the impact of interruptions on your operations. This article delves into the pros and cons of idle time and downtime. Read further for details on:


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Filed under: maintenance, CMMS, idle time, downtime, — Stephen Brayton on Monday, August 05, 2024