Dedicated to elevating the maintenance process
Our blog is designed as a way of sharing some of the tips and techniques that we've learned over the years for implementing Lean maintenance strategies. We'll be focusing on PM Optimization, Value Stream Mapping and Work Management tips, but will be posting a lot of other information over time that will be a tremendous help to you in getting the most out of your maintenance program. Click on the "Read more" link to read the full post. Please join in the discussion by leaving your comments.
On Wednesday, March 14, Ed Stanek, Jr, President of LAI, will be presenting 7 Deadly Wastes in Maintenance: How to Identify, Quantify and Eliminate Productivity Killers at the MARTS 2012 conference.
Presentation Summary
"Well known in the Lean World, the Seven Wastes (Muda) are typically applied to production applications. However, these Seven Wastes are easily found in maintenance, and responsible for reducing maintenance effectiveness as...
Ed Stanek, Jr, President of LAI Reliability Systems, Inc. will be conducting a Value Stream Mapping for Maintenance workshop at the MARTS 2012 Maintenance & Reliability Technology Summit.
Workshop Description: Value Stream Mapping for Maintenance: Workflow Optimization
With the average maintenance productivity hovering at a staggering 25%, maintenance & reliability professionals face a fundamental paradigm: How can we find time to improve...
We're pleased to announce a new international partnership with I-Care that will provide manufacturing companies with access to LAI Reliability Systems Products in Belgium, France and Switzerland.
I-Care provides consulting services in the field of industrial asset optimization. Asset optimization aims at reducing maintenance...
How efficient is your preventive maintenance program? Most managers would say that they are achieving 70% to 80% efficiency in their work processes. The reality is that the typical preventive maintenance program only achieves a staggeringly low 25-30% efficiency for labor hours. Where did the other hours go?
What is waste? Waste (muda) is any step in a process which is not value added. In other words, anything for which...
LAI is very proud of our partnership with Laurentide Controls Ltd. for delivery of our comprehensive set of lean maintenance solutions throughout Eastern Canada. Our innovative approaches to PM Optimization, Work Management, TPM Operator Care and Value Stream Mapping for Maintenance allow Laurentide to expand the reach and depth of services available to their customers. LAI’s pacesetting product offerings of Reliability Fusion Lean Maintenance Software, Reliability...
LAI's President, Ed Stanek, Jr., will be conducting a workshop titled "Value Stream Mapping for Maintenance" at the SMRP Annual Conference being held October 17-20 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The workshop will be on Monday, October 17, 2011; 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and is available by registration to conference participants.
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
Recent studies confirm average maintenance productivity...
Today’s maintenance managers and reliability professionals are faced with economic conditions that demand greater levels of reliability and increased maintenance productivity with an ever-increasing focus on reducing costs. In order to survive, an organization’s plans must turn to optimizing maintenance capacity as a means to achieve their goals. Continuous improvement processes such as lean and its tools have been the methods of choice for most organizations over the past 10...
I'd like to invite you to download a PM Optimization Case Study that will show just how powerful PM Optimization can be as a tool for reducing your costs and scheduled downtime. PM Optimization is also one of the best techniques you can use for reducing your backlog, letting you free up labor to maximize your throughput.
LAI's Preventive Maintenance Optimization and Development processes guide the users to the proper level of protection to...
