Asset Strategy
Impact of Automation on Refrigeration Units and the Role of Power Quality
Alan Ross, president of EPRA, presents a case study involving a dairy storage facility. When they installed a series of new freezers with energy-efficient motors and compressors, and they automated the system, individual freezers began shutting down randomly…
- Alan Ross
- Electric Power Reliability Alliance EPRA
Location Hierarchy Building for an Asset Management System
The first stage in implementing an asset management system is location hierarchy building. Ahmed Kotb explain why this is important, how to do it, and the information we need in order to do it…
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO
Asset Management System Implementation Phases
Ahmed Kotb gives a detailed overview of the implementation phases that need to happen when setting up an asset management system…
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO
Which is Right for You? OEE vs. MTBF
You may already be familiar with some of the metrics used to measure the performance of your assets. If you have had some exposure to the common thinking on this topic, then you are likely familiar with the terms OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) and MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure). Both of these metrics can be very informative and drive specific behaviors when applied correctly.
- Michael Gehloff
- Allied Reliability
What Happens When Failure Codes Are Set Up Incorrectly?
When failure codes are set up correctly, they can help you gather valuable information pertaining to your company’s assets that promotes preventative and efficient maintenance. This information can be applied to work orders and used for reliability analysis. However, when your failure codes are not correctly set up in SAP or Maximo this can impact your assets, your maintenance operations, and your ROI.
- Rhiana Safieh
- HubHead Corp
Asset Management System Implementation Objectives
We need to develop an efficient, robust, and reliable asset management system in order to enable asset management, which is defined as the coordinated activity of an organization to realize value from assets. We need the AMS to…
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO
What Does an Electrical Power Reliability Systems Approach Mean for Various Reliability Professionals?
Each electrical asset has a design function, an operations function, a maintainability function, and a life cycle. You can look for yourself in that mix, but you cannot maintain your way to reliability if the operators are misusing the equipment or if…
- Alan Ross
- Electric Power Reliability Alliance EPRA
Keeping Track of your BoM Building Progress
Sometimes, asset-intensive companies work with a third-party contractor to assist with a BoM building project. There are quite a few reasons for this. For one, building BoMs are expensive. Much time, resources, and expertise are required for successful completion, and not every asset-intensive company may possess the required expertise. In this case, it would make sense for these companies to outsource their BoM building rather than embarking on a project without adequate resources.
- Adanna Anyalachi
- HubHead
What Is Asset Management System AMS/EAM?
What is an asset management system, which different kinds are there, and which one is right for your business? Ahmed Kotb gives an overview.
- Ahmed Kotb
- TRANSCO