Asset Reliability (or maintenance and reliability) is often treated as a project to improve equipment performance, collect information on failures, select a way to avoid these failures, add these actions to the maintenance plan and the project is finished.

Check out "Is working on Reliability really worth the effort"

However ... to truly make Reliability a sustainable and effective process requires a "Change of Culture", a change of behaviour for all departments and functions in an organisation. In the section "Business Strategy and Culture" below you can find more details.

Also realize "the real issue is not WHAT to do, the true challenge is HOW to do it successfully and sustainable"

Below the 4 main sections, click on the image for more details.

BUSINESS STRATEGY AND CULTURE

"Are all functions and levels involved in Reliability and share roles and responsibilities, and does Awareness exists about the current situation?"

True Reliability is depending on various elements, it requires a business strategy with clear roles and responsibilities, description of business processes like budget control and succession planning, awareness about the current situation and a feedback and improvement process.

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RELIABILITY ENGINEERING AND ASSET CARE

"Are all production processes and equipment designed and build according standards with focus on safety, reliability, efficiency and maintainability?"

The foundation for Reliability is already set in the process defenition, engineering, purchase as well as in the build stage.

Therefor it is important that these stages include issues like '`total cost of ownership", failure avoidance, maintainability as well as production flexibility.

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WORK FLOW MANAGEMENT

"Do we have efficient work processes with clear steps on reporting, screening/approval, planning, scheduling execution, feedback and opportunities for improvement?".

First it is important that only value added work is executed, this requires a formal workorder evaluation and approval system.

To ensure work is executed in the most efficient way requires a workflow process with steps and rolls and responsibilities about preparation, scheduling and execution of work.

Proper feedback will enable cycles of improvement and improve work efficiency in future.

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SPARE PARTS (TECHNICAL INVENTORY) MANAGEMENT

"Do we have the right spare parts available in the right condition at the right quantity, against the right cost?"

First step is to define which parts are really in stock, including hidden places. Then define why these parts are in store, for which asset used, are they critical and in the right condition?.

Next is to compare quantity on hand compared to usage, too much stock is "dead capital" and shoudl be avoided.

Also important to evaluate vendor contracts and options for negotiations like Vendor Managed Stock

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