Condition-Based Maintenance: 10 Steps Towards Continuous Improvement

Condition-Based Maintenance: 10 Steps Towards Continuous Improvement

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  Increase management awarenessand appreciation of the operations and maintenance program/department.  Develop a maintenance mission statement and plan, and request management sign-off.  Begin the development of the OMETA linkages.  Create key points of contact within other departments that can participate in the O&M mission. 1 osisoft.com/transportation
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  2 Commit to begintracking operations and maintenance activities.  Understand where O&M time and dollars are spent.  Consider purchasing or enhancing a Computerized Maintenance Management System and commit to its implementation osisoft.com/transportation
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  3 Begin to identifytroubled equipment and systems  Make a list of these systems and prioritize them. osisoft.com/transportation
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  4 Commit to addressingat least one troubled system.  System operations and history  System maintenance and history  System costs time to service, downtime, resulting overtime, etc. osisoft.com/transportation
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  5 Strive for operationalefficiency of the system(s) selected for improvement.  Understand how to properly operate and maintain the system.  Define and complete the operator and maintenance training needs. osisoft.com/transportation
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  6 Purchase or contractsome form(s) of diagnostic, metering or monitoring equipment. osisoft.com/transportation
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  7 Trend the collectedtracking and diagnostic data.  Take time to understand the data.  Look for and develop project opportunities.  Develop appropriate cost justification metrics. osisoft.com/transportation
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  8 Select, request fundingfor and complete first operational efficiency project.  Start small and pick a project that will be a winner.  Carefully document all findings.  Present success in terms management will understand. osisoft.com/transportation
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  9 Highlight the successes– capitalize on visibility opportunities.  Consider writing an internal success story or case study.  Submit findings to a trade publication or present at an industry conference. osisoft.com/transportation
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  10 Choose your nextpiece of equipment, and go back to step 3. Steps 1 and 2 are ONGOING ACTIVITIES! osisoft.com/transportation
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  osisoft.com/transportation See how thesesteps can apply to rail, marine, trucking and other intermodal spaces.