Asset Reliability @work | Sharing Insights And Best Practices For Improving Asset Performance And Reliability

Our podcast co-host and Learning SME, Tara Holwegner, brings her passion and knowledge about workforce development to explain why manufacturing facilities should view competency-based training as a necessity for those organizations looking to become world-class leaders. Tara also explains her process to achieving competency and how that approach is closing the skills gap. Discussion highlights include: Defining competency and how it's helping the bottom line 70/20/10 model for learning and development 3A Learning process for building competency On-the-job examples Additional Resources: Learning Impact Map (web resource) Powered by Rx (online resource portal) 3A Learning - Align, Assimilate, Apply (article) Closing the Manufacturing Workforce Skills Gap (IndustryWeek article) Tara Holwegner on LinkedIn

Roger Corley, a Materials Management SME, brings 30 years of experience in Maintenance Planning and Scheduling and Materials Management to discuss how organizations are benefiting from investing in corrective maintenance instead of deferring maintenance until a shutdown period. Discussion highlights include: Explaining how day-to-day planning differs from turnaround planning Understanding why facilities do a poor job planning routine corrective jobs Realizing the greatest payback is through daily routine planning Discussing ROI for hiring a dedicated turnaround coordinator Additional Resources: Is Your Shutdown Planning Hurting Your Routine Corrective Planning? (article version) Roger Corley on LinkedIn

Senior Reliability Engineer, Mike Smith, explains the concept of an asset management plan, the main goal for developing an asset management plan, and highlights what he believes are the four stumbling blocks to an effective asset management plan. Discussion highlights include: Defining an asset management plan Explaining the purpose of the plan Four stumbling blocks preventing an effective asset management plan Additional Resources: The 5 Biggest Risks to Asset Management (SlideShare) Life Cycle Asset Management (whitepaper) Developing Asset Management Plans (article) Mike Smith on LinkedIn

Wally Wilson, Senior SME in Materials Management, joins the Asset Reliability @Work podcast to highlight the safety concerns and added cost of using counterfeit parts in your maintenance activities and how to reduce the risk of receiving counterfeit parts. Discussion highlights include: Discussing the growing problem of receiving and using counterfeit parts Understanding how counterfeit parts affect equipment performance and the associated cost of maintaining those parts Identifying a counterfeit part Reducing the risk of purchasing counterfeit parts Additional Resources: PoweredByRx Resource Portal Wally Wilson on LinkedIn

Bill Barto, a Senior Reliability Engineer, joins the podcast to convey the importance of gaining recognition for the reliability activities you perform within your facility, and he’ll do this by explaining how you can accomplish this using four simple approaches. Discussion highlights include: Understanding why it's important to have your reliability activities noticed Reviewing survey results from 92 Reliability Engineers Explaining the four simple approaches of garnering more respect for your reliability improvements Additional Resources: Help Your Reliability Activities Earn the Respect They Deserve Bill Barto on LinkedIn

Paul Borders makes his third appearance on the podcast to explain the purpose of a team charter and how manufacturing organizations use this tool during a reliability improvement initiative. Discussion highlights include: Components of a team charter Understanding how team charters improve reliability Downside of operating without a team charter in place Governing multiple chartered projects Additional Resources: Team Charters: What are they and what's their purpose? Paul Borders on LinkedIn

Robert Bendetti, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, explains how best to approach your financial officer when you want to take your "great idea" and turn it into a complete initiative within your organization. Discussion highlights include: 5 actionable approaches to take before meeting with your FO Justification mistakes to avoid Success stories you'll want to mirror Additional Resources: Budgeting for Maintenance: A Behavior-based Approach Robert Bendetti on LinkedIn

Learning and Performance Improvement SME, Tara Holwegner, joins the podcast to explain how education and training enable manufacturing facilities to achieve success during a reliability transformation. Discussion highlights include: Defining the concept of a reliability transformation Explaining the role of education and training during a change event Talking through the "High Impact Learning" process Discussing how training can be customized Additional Resources: Achieving Reliability Excellence through Customized Training: Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Journey (success story) High Impact Learning (web page) Rooted In Reliability (podcast)

Keith Mobley is the content creator behind the popular eNewsletter series "Reflections on Excellence" and he joins the podcast to talk about his self-named laws that are the focal point of each monthly newsletter. With over 51 years of professional experience, Keith shares a few of his observations from a career devoted to continuous improvement in manufacturing. Discussion highlights include: Law #2: There Are No Silver Bullets Law #49: Physical Assets Mean Nothing without Empowered Employees "If you change nothing, nothing changes." Additional Resources: Reflections on Excellence (eNewsletter) R. Keith Mobley's Introduction to Reflections on Excellence

Randy Heisler makes his second appearance on the show to discuss why organizations find themselves in a reactive state of maintenance and the struggle many plants face as the workforce begins to transition to the next generation of labor. Discussion highlights include: Identifying processes to eliminate reactive maintenance cultures Managing the loss of tribal knowledge from one generation to the next Utilizing change management for a smooth transition Additional Resources: Combining Technology, Processes, and Change Management to Address the Aging Workforce (slideshare)  

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with the closing keynote speaker, Robert DiStefano, to talk with him about his keynote presentation, what the future holds for maintenance and reliabiltiy, and his overall experience at this year's conference. Additional Resources: Robert DiStefano on LinkedIn

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with CMRP of the Year award winner and Asset Management Director at B. Braun Medical, George Williams, to talk with him about his session on making decisions at the plant floor level using data analytics as well as his overall experience at this year's conference. Additional Resources: George Williams on LinkedIn

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with the Global Relationship Manager at ReliabilityWeb.com and the Director for Women in Reliability and Asset Management (WIRAM) group, Maura Abad, to talk with her about the mission of WIRAM, how to get involved, and the upcoming monthly webinar series that will be offered in 2017. Additional Resources: Maura Abad on LinkedIn Women In Reliability and Asset Management (website) WIRAM (podcast)

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with the founder and owner of Mobius Institute, Jason Tranter, to talk with him about his two-day workshop and his overall experience at this year's conference. Additional Resources: Jason Tranter on LinkedIn Mobius Institute

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with the founder of HP Reliability and fellow podcaster, James Kovacevic, to talk with him about his sessions and his overall experience at this year's conference. Additional Resources: James Kovacevic on LinkedIn Rooted In Reliability (podcast)

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with the conference Vice Chair and President of MotorDoc, Dr. Howard Penrose, to talk with him about his work in the area of cybersecurity and his overall experience at this year's conference. Additional Resources: Dr. Howard Penrose on LinkedIn SMRP Government Relations (website)

The Asset Reliability @Work podcast took the show on the road to Jacksonville, FL where we attended the 2016 SMRP conference. In this short episode, we spoke with CMRP of the Year award winner and Maintenance and Reliability Manager at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Robert Bishop, to talk with him about his session and his overall experience at this year's conference. Additional Resources: Robert Bishop on LinkedIn

Paul Borders is back on the show, but this time he's talking about how manufacturing facilities are utilizing reliability dashboards to make plant performance more visible. We'll talk through the stages of maturity that a dashboard will go through, the importance of various metrics, and the leadership and behavioral aspects of leading through a dashboard. Discussion highlights include: Describing the purpose of a Reliability Excellence Dashboard Understanding the stages of maturity Highlighting various metrics that frequently appear on an Rx Dashboard Discussing behavioral and leadership aspects of an Rx Dashboard Additional Resources: Visual Management Boards: What are they and how do you use them?  PoweredByRx Resource Portal

Bill Wilder, a certified change management and reliability professional, joins the podcast to talk about the new release of the PoweredByRx resource portal as well as the Reliability Excellence Model that helps organizations achieve transformational culture change. Discussion highlights include: Understanding the value of the resource portal Discussing the resources available for reliability professionals Explaining the Reliability Excellence journey Real-case scenario from a user's perspective Additional Resources: PoweredByRx Resource Portal Reliability Excellence Journey Introduction to Reliability

Dave Mierau, a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) as well as a published author, joins the podcast to highlight the important role a mentor has during a time of generational changeover. In this episode, we discuss why manufacturing facilities should develop a mentoring program and what the positive benefits are from a training standpoint as well as financial impact. Discussion highlights include: Defining the role of a maintenance mentor Understanding the urgency of developing a mentoring program Realizing the benefits of fully-implemented mentoring program Highlighting the knowledge transfer from mentor to understudy Finding a mentor when there is no program in place Additional Resources: Coaching Employees Through Change Reliability Engineers: Your Effectiveness Depends on Your Leadership Skills