For all you baseball fans living in the US and Canada, you can probably appreciate that we are quickly approaching what is referred to as “the dog days of August.” This is when the pennant races are close, and almost every game has added significance for a team’s chances of making it to the playoffs.
As I was enjoying one of those rare idyllic days lying in the backyard hammock and reading the sports page, it occurred to me how the good teams are not just about one or two great players. Rather, they are comprised largely of players whose natural athletic ability may not necessarily match that of the few superstars on the team, and who may not be found basking in the limelight, but who consistently work hard and practice on a daily basis. These are the players that, when given the opportunity, can deliver the key play or get the big hit when the game is on the line.
This made me think about how in a manufacturing environment, the most unlikely areas can contribute in a critical situation. In many organizations, it is the maintenance department that, much like the unsung heroes of the baseball team, manages to keep aging equipment running flawlessly. When a machine unexpectedly breaks down, it is this department that knows what is required to repair it. And just like the baseball season, summertime is a busy time for maintenance departments, as companies choose to use the summer holiday period to shut down in order to install, repair, or replace equipment in their production facility.
In this blog post, I thought it would be a good idea to take an inside look at the challenging world of enterprise asset management (EAM), and find out how this unheralded software can give your company the winning edge.
Factors Leading to Critical Failure of Assets
- poor maintenance practices
- undocumented maintenance logs
- poor budget planning
- inability to track known rates of failure for equipment
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