Criticality Analysis: Understanding What It is and Use Cases
What is Criticality Analysis? Criticality analysis is a systematic approach to evaluate and prioritize assets based on the severity and likelihood of potential failures. [...]
What is Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Why it Matters
Proper asset lifecycle management makes it possible for your organization to run at peak efficiency. Asset lifecycle management (also known as lifecycle asset management) [...]
PFMEA(Process Failure Mode Effect Analysis) – What is it?
What is PFMEA? PFMEA Meaning Process failure mode and effects analysis (PFMEA) ensures reliability in production by identifying and addressing potential failures throughout the [...]
6 Steps to Effective Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
What is Maintenance Planning? Maintenance planning is the process of determining what maintenance work needs to be done and how it should be carried [...]
What is OOE (Overall Operations Effectiveness)? OOE Formula
What is OOE? Overall operations effectiveness (OOE) is a metric used to measure the availability of manufacturing equipment along production lines. Unlike its counterpart, [...]
Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) – A Complete Guide
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) refers to all actions taken to ensure that machinery, tools, and facilities are in good working order. The right [...]
What’s Holding Your Facility Back? Smarter Assessments Might Be the Answer
Day in and day out, the pressure is on for facility managers to keep operations running smoothly and efficiently. But it’s hard to get [...]
DFMEA vs. PFMEA
Identifying the failure modes of processes, designs, and assets is a critical part of continuous improvement for manufacturers. Completing a failure mode and effect [...]
What is Corrective Maintenance? Essential Guide and Best Practices
What is Corrective Maintenance? Corrective maintenance is the process of repairing or restoring equipment and systems after failure or when a defect has been [...]
Maintainability: Key Concepts and Measures
What is Maintainability? Maintainability refers to the ease with which an asset or piece of equipment can be maintained to ensure it continues to [...]