Asset maintenance requires a lot of time and effort, so it stands to reason that the more efficiently you can do it, the better. Maintenance management can help you with that. It is the process of organizing and overseeing your maintenance activities to optimize

If you want to keep assets and equipment up and running, you need to get out ahead of the maintenance curve. And it’s the same with larger trends in the asset maintenance and management industry. It pays to prepare for what’s coming. 

The short answer is no, it’s not always bad. In fact, there are many situations where letting things fail is the best possible maintenance strategy.  But before you can know where to use run to failure (RTF), you have to first know exactl

More than ever, today’s facility managers are challenged to keep pace with changing industry trends while at the same time being cognizant of profit margins and returns on investments (ROIs). What can you do to keep a step ahead? In particular, companies are inc

How “unplanned” is unplanned maintenance? Not only was the problem unexpected, but you also don’t have a plan in place for dealing with it. It’s like when you get a flat tire but didn’t pack your spare, jack, or lug wrench.  It sounds awful, and it can be, b

It would be awesome if periodic maintenance was somehow related to the periodic table of elements from high school chemistry class. How would you maintain a hydrogen atom? What sort of PMs would you have for the noble gases? Instead,

In some ways, breakdown maintenance is one of the purest forms of maintenance: something breaks, so you fix it.  But for all its simplicity, it can lead you to complex combinations of costly, dangerous downtime. Like every tool in your toolbox, you need to k

Maintenance documentation is any record containing information that you might need to complete maintenance tasks and inspections. It tells you what you have, shows you how to maintain it, and has records of all your past work. 

Maintenance for parks and recreation is all the work that keeps these public spaces open, safe, and enjoyable, and one of the best parks department directors is Ron Swanson, from the TV show Parks and Rec.  But even though we love hi

Your goal is keeping assets and equipment up and running as efficiently as possible, and the best way to do that is by finding and fixing problems as early as possible. Preventive maintenance is a great way to find problems.  But to systematically

Reactive maintenance tends to have a bad reputation, with people describing it as “running around, putting out fires.” But because it’s unavoidable, you need to be good at it.  And important lessons from actual firefighting can show us how. What is reactive

Proactive maintenance is more than just the opposite of reactive, on-demand maintenance. Instead, it’s a close cousin of preventive maintenance, and that means it can deliver many of the same benefits, including helping you avoid all the costs and

When you have the right maintenance schedule in place, you can improve efficiency, accuracy and save on costs. But how do you set up the best schedule? All organizations strive for maximum quality but with minimum cost, downtime, and potential problems. Maintenan

The benefits of a CMMS are that you get more done, faster, with less effort and less stress. Your life gets easier because your workday is more predictable.  But to really understand the benefits, it pays to look at what a CMMS is, how it works, why it’

With maintenance tracking, you know both what you have and how to keep it running smoothly.  Without it, you’re flying blind.  Here are some quick definitions to make sure we’re all starting from the same spot.  What is maintena

Whatever industry you operate in, maximizing your efficiency is critical. But nowhere is this more the case than in the world of manufacturing. Cutting-edge manufacturing firms are always on the lookout for new ways to improve their efficiency

Industrial safety management is how you create and maintain a work environment that is both safe and efficient. You use it to minimize risks, keeping both the assets and people in the facility safe. Without good safety management, you run risks of unsch

There are many ways to increase productivity, but the one that likely gives you the biggest boost is simply reducing downtime. Think of it this way: if you want to spend more time on the road, you need to get better at avoiding flat tires.&nbs

As the maintenance lead, you know it takes the right combination of tools and techniques to increase asset reliability and avoid downtime.  And you might think it’s the same with keeping techs happy and motivated.

If you want to reach and then exceed global standards for maintenance management, you need to find KPIs that show both your current position and general trajectory, where you are and where you’re heading. The right KPIs show if you’re lined up or set to miss