Individuals or departments which are responsible for the overall maintenance of a facility are often stuck in an undesirable position. They are typically extremely busy responding to requests from other departments to fix machines or perform other tasks. In addition, they are often constrained by budgets which don’t have too much wiggle room. What this…
Tony Ferraro | September 1, 2013 | Safety | Facility Efficiency, Lean Manufacturing, TPM
No matter what industry one is working in, all facilities are run by a combination of people and machines. While this is the only way to get work done, it is also the source of endless problems. One of the biggest problems, and the most expensive, in a facility is when there are equipment failures…
Tony Ferraro | July 25, 2013 | Safety | Facility Efficiency, TPM
The idea behind operator based care is that people who work with a particular piece of machinery are the ones who are best suited to identify and perform the general day to day maintenance of the machine. They will notice, for example, if the machine starts making an odd noise or is running low on…
Tony Ferraro | May 16, 2013 | Continuous Improvement | Facility Efficiency, TPM
