Continuous Improvement
Veterans CONNECTED
Episode 30: Laura Hatcher
In this episode, Navy veteran Laura Hatcher tells host Eric Bevevino about being recruited to play Navy volleyball, how she balanced academics with the rigors of the service academy, how she became a photographer after transitioning from the military and more.
- Eric Bevevino
- Veterans Connected
Five Minute Facts
Be Curious, Not Judgmental
In the field of maintenance and reliability, the position and honor of being a maintenance and reliability leader is pivotal in fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by embracing curiosity over judgement. Here’s why and how you as a leader can cultivate this mindset.
- Joey Cantrell
- Constellium Muscle Shoals
Two Minute Tips
Maintenance Philosophy: Process Over Outcomes
In the field of maintenance, the focus should be on the maintenance process rather than solely on the outcomes. This philosophy ensures that the systems and the correct maintenance procedures in place are robust, reliable and fully capable of delivering the consistent results over time. Here are the steps to consider in this philosophy.
- Joey Cantrell
- Constellium Muscle Shoals
CONNECT Conversations
Industry 4.0, Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
In this session, we’ll discuss Industry 4.0, which includes IoT and AI, along with a host of other tools and techniques. All these provide for, or at least promise, greater interconnectivity, ease of data collection and analysis, and overall improved productivity and competitiveness in the workforce.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Expectations, Execution and Engagement
In this podcast we will look at the importance of 1) setting high, but realistic expectations, 2) executing your strategy and plan effectively, and 3) engaging the shop floor in supporting meeting these expectations through their effective engagement in executing the strategy.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Making the Most of Conferences – CONNECT Conversations
In this podcast, we’ll discuss how to make the most of conferences. In most conferences there are far more presentations, and far more exhibitors than anyone can attend. We’ll offer some guidelines on selecting the presentations, getting the most from exhibits, and generally getting high value from your attendance.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Creating a Culture for a High Reliability Organization
In this podcast we will look at the strategically important issue in reliability improvement of establishing an organizational culture to both achieve and maintain high reliability performance.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Reliability Problems – Are We Really Solving Them?
Most organizations talk about defect elimination and root cause analysis, and many have a good process for either or both of these. But are we really dedicating the time and resources needed for effective and sustainable defect elimination?
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Articles
Deconstruction Junction: Separating the Good Reliability Practice from the Bad
When I began studying and reviewing reliability best practices, I believed that simply spreading the word about evidence for reliability would narrow the gap between evidence and best practice. However, the more I studied, the clearer it became that some books and technologies are flawed, limited, or biased.
- Joey Cantrell
- Constellium Muscle Shoals