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
Interviews
Enterprise Asset Management Systems
In today’s episode of RED Talks, we will chat about enterprise asset management systems, what they are, and how your organization can utilize such a system to save money, increase efficiency, and improve accountability.
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
CONNECT Conversations
Success Factors for a World Class Operation
What are the key success factors for becoming a world class operation? Lots of people, especially executives, espouse becoming a world class operation. But what does that mean? How do we know if we are? More importantly, what are the key success factors for achieving world class performance?
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Reliability in Design – Are OEMs Doing Enough?
According to various studies, most capital projects over run their budget and schedule, and anecdotal evidence suggests that most projects are not designed for reliability. In this particular we’ll provide a broad summary of the status of capital projects being design for reliability of an operating plant, and then specifically focus on OEMs and the reliability of their equipment or service.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Reliability Engineer/Manager – What Is Their Role?
There is often confusion or a lack of understanding about the role of a reliability engineer in an organization. Very office they are just a maintenance engineer that’s had a title change, or a condition monitoring engineer with a title change, or something else. Is there confusion surrounding these job roles? In this podcast, we’ll discuss the roles and responsibilities of a reliability manager and/or engineer.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
CONNECT Conversations
Reliability as a Project – Does It Work?
According to Professor Bent Flyvbjorg and Dan Gardner – authors of the book ‘How Big Things Get Done’ and in their study of over 16,000 projects only 8.5% of projects hit their targets on time and on budget. Other studies say even less hit their targets, with extraordinary budget and schedule overruns.
- Ron Moore
- RELIABILITY CONNECT
Interviews
Training and Qualifications for Accurate Inspections
In today’s episode, we are going to chat about training, certification and qualifications needed to perform safe and accurate inspections on reliability equipment.
- Brad Nanna
- IRISS Inc.
Articles
A Balanced Ecosystem Approach Drives Better Industrial Technology Results
Buying solutions in manufacturing can be a complex process. There is no shortage of technology solutions available, with the range of hardware and software options enough to create great potential for second guessing and doubt.
- Adam Napolitano
- Triple Circle Partners
