A challenge to overcome the cognitive dissonance of an organization.

How do you measure the consolidation of vendors supporting your MRO efforts? Here, we will discuss three ways to measure so you can improve.

Within the 8 Deadly Waste of TIMWOODS , a waste exists that is kind and considerate on the surface but cruel to the pursuit of...

I am looking for a fight. Maybe, an open discussion of why anyone should schedule an individual 8-hour shift, 8 hours of work orders, and...

Growing up in Texas, I vividly remember finding a Lubber Grasshopper struggling in the middle of Pine Island Bayou on a hot and muggy...

Need an escalation policy being a first time manager? Try this list that includes some of the basics for someone in manufacturing.

Creating a conversation is simple as three. Try something new, something different, something you read. Or try, high, low, flamingo.

Error proofing data, especially when it is manually inputted, needs to be incorporated in manufacturing to improve cost and efficiencies.

Many publications exist on spare strategies that enable the cliche that states to have the right part, in the right condition, and at the...

Imagine your production line is winding down after a productive month, and now it is time to allocate time for your monthly repair turn...

There are some days when I am just in a lousy rut. Some days, I find myself looking at an assignment, an action item, or a blank screen...

This morning was 14 degrees Fahrenheit, yet the sun showed off its superpower by making the recent 4 inches of snow sparkle in every...

You may have recently completed a Lego set gifted to you for Christmas. In our case, The Mandalorian Helmet sits on a shelf with the...

Imagine you are in a small house in the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Boston. Starring out the window, you see rows of red-brick houses,...

Within practically all computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), there are mechanisms to do preventive maintenance (PMs). These...

During onboarding activities of new employees, I remind each new hirer that they have a superpower. It is a superpower that the current...

Have you ever been stuck in a good rut? Have you caught yourself in the middle of an incident investigation, and the root cause continues...

Two weeks into a new job a decade ago, I was given the results of a third-party audit. Handed to me by the lead auditor in a nicely...

OEE, overall equipment effectiveness, remains one of my favorite key performance indicators and is commonly used throughout manufacturing...

What is your approach to solving a puzzle? I assume it starts with flipping over each cardboard-brown piece to make the patterns face up....