Is “Schedule Compliance” a good
Don Armstrong
January 6, 2019
What parts should be in your Maintenance
Don Armstrong
May 13, 2017
What is “Maintenance” and how
Don Armstrong
May 13, 2017
The (very) high cost of restrictive practices
Don Armstrong
May 13, 2017
Managing tools and supplies
Don Armstrong
May 13, 2017
DAY TO DAY
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The (very) high cost of restrictive
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 13 Views
What Are Restrictive Practices? Restrictive practices of various kinds are often found in Maintenance organizations. Their cost
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The case for Standing Work Orders
September 19, 2017 Don Armstrong 4 Views
Related articles – Why charge to work orders? There are options – Why bother to measure Maintenance costs?
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Closing work orders
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 4 Views
A well-managed work order backlog is essential for the efficient management of maintenance work. One of the
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Database Management Principles Listing
May 12, 2017 Don Armstrong 3 Views
Summary of Database Principles For the reasoning behind these principles, see “Database Principles“ . Principle 1 – All inputs must
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Our Services
May 1, 2017 Don Armstrong 5 Views
We have a large volume of reference material on all subjects related to Maintenance including successful safety programmes
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Root cause – a discussion
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 9 Views
Much has been written on the subject of the “root cause” and “root cause analysis” (RCA) of
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Root Cause Analysis of complex systems
August 25, 2019 Don Armstrong 7 Views
See also – “Root cause, a discussion“ There are six key steps in addressing the root cause
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Looking after the basics
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 3 Views
A client once asked me to fly from our office on Vancouver Island to their operation in
MAINTENANCE
Maintenance
Selecting and using a maintenance
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 7 Views
System selection Maintenance software comes in all shapes and sizes, from simple work order systems to specialized
Maintenance
Institutional vs Industrial maintenance
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 6 Views
I’m sometimes asked if maintenance management processes developed in industrial operations will transfer into an institutional setting, such
Maintenance
Maintenance Database Design, from First
January 28, 2019 Don Armstrong 9 Views
In other articles on this site, we’ve discussed identifying the required outputs for a maintenance computer system as
Maintenance
Why charge maintenance to work orders?
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 13 Views
Most companies charge all transactions related to maintenance work to work orders. These transactions include purchase requisitions
Maintenance
Who makes a good Maintenance Manager?
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 4 Views
The Maintenance Manager’s job is to avoid problems. This is not natural for many people because “…the major rewards
Maintenance
Selecting and using a maintenance
May 13, 2017 Don Armstrong 7 Views
The maintenance computer system project The selection and implementation of maintenance software must be a Maintenance project,
Maintenance
Strengthen the Operations/Maintenance
May 21, 2019 Don Armstrong 12 Views
One of the most important relationships that exists in any manufacturing operation, and in many institutions, is the
Maintenance
Maintenance budgets and cost reporting
May 12, 2017 Don Armstrong 8 Views
One of the more important Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in Maintenance is how much it costs. While many
REPAIRS
Repairables
9. Repairables business process –
October 18, 2017 Don Armstrong 5 Views
Repairables
Repairables – basic process
October 17, 2017 Don Armstrong 4 Views
Repairables
16. Repairables business process –
October 18, 2017 Don Armstrong 6 Views
Repairables
8. Repairables business process –
October 18, 2017 Don Armstrong 3 Views
Repairables
6. Repairables business process –
October 18, 2017 Don Armstrong 4 Views
Repairables
2. Repairables business process –
October 17, 2017 Don Armstrong 5 Views
Repairables
10. Repairables business process –
October 18, 2017 Don Armstrong 9 Views
Repairables
13. Repairables business process –
October 18, 2017 Don Armstrong 7 Views
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Allocating and analyzing downtime
May 10, 2017 7 Views
Related articles: – Measuring reliability
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Approving Maintenance
May 10, 2017 4 Views
Inventory
Asset identification and
May 10, 2017 14 Views
Managing
Backlogs – their vital
May 10, 2017 4 Views
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Database management principles
May 10, 2017 7 Views