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

Paul Langan, a senior reliability technician with more than 45 years of maintenance and reliability experience, joins the podcast to help us answer some of the major questions centered on asset hierarchy. We’ll go into the weeds of asset hierarchy by discussing topics such as the types of assets that should be catalogued, the importance of developing a parent-child relationship within your hierarchy system, and how to optimize your hierarchy.

Discussion highlights include:

• Explaining what an asset hierarchy is and why it's important for an effective asset management program
• Identifying the types of assets that should be catalogued
• Uncovering the need to validate your assets
• Developing a parent-child relationship
• Optimizing your asset hierarchy system

Additional Resources:

• Is Asset Hierarchy Validation and Optimization a Waste of Time and Money?
• Sample Functional Hierarchy