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Detailed Planning – “Thinking through” the job

A well-planned job can greatly reduce the time the work takes, ensure that its a quality job and make the work much more satisfying for the tradespeople who do it. Planning is the

Database Management Principles Listing

Summary of Database Principles For the reasoning behind these principles, see “Database Principles“ . Principle 1 – All inputs must be designed to produce the required outputs in the required format. Principle 2 – Ensure that all

Backlogs – their vital importance to managing maintenance

Managing a work order backlog is not the most exciting of Maintenance routines, but without a complete and up-to-date backlog important work will get forgotten, work that Operating customers expect to be done

Allocating and analyzing downtime

As a part of a reliability improvement programme, many process industries assign the losses resulting from each downtime or lost production event to the department “responsible” – usually operations, mechanical or electrical (and

Database management principles

This article is a little longer than others on this site, but it covers the very important topic of applying basic principles to the use of the database in maintenance computer systems. A lack

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We have a large volume of reference material on all subjects related to Maintenance including successful safety programmes and training, technical tips for plant designers, union-management relations and trades training. Since our President, Don,