In this session we share suggestions for building security programs.  This can be especially relevant with all the tragic headlines in the news lately. Also, we cover pre-kitting program keys to successfully increase permanent repairs and reduce frustrations around spare… See more ›

This week we discuss strategy tactics for 2015 Maintenance & MRO Budgeting and host an introduction to Dr. Klaus Blache of the University of Tennessee’s Maintainability of Reliability Center with some great insights to improve your programs. You can learn more… See more ›

In this episode, we discuss what to do when the maintenance “budget cutting” topic surfaces.  Terry O’Hanlon of Reliabilityweb.com raised that great question in a forum last week and the discussion was quite lively.  We cover reasons why equipment maintenance is not… See more ›

On this session join the conversation about MRO Storeroom safety and minimizing risks to the maintenance and storeroom teams’ well being.  We also have a great conversation about standardizing spare parts CMMS data with Rob Hoffer of IMA as another one… See more ›

On this week’s episode we tackle the subject of MRO spare parts inventory prevention.  As part of the conversation we discuss three alternative solutions to prevent spare part inventory growth. Also, we have a great introduction to UPS Supply Chain Solutions with Nancy Pagley. … See more ›

In this episode, we talk further about MRO Storeroom organization information after last week’s topic about taking a 5S approach to equipment spare parts. Also, we introduce Sean Foran at Grainger and have a great conversation about spare parts.  As you will learn in the… See more ›

In this session we introduce our listeners to some great author’s and suggested MRO reference books which could benefit both you and your team.  You can also find a link on our mroguy.com website under the “Resources” tab – “recommended reading list”.… See more ›

On this week’s episode we cover “Spare Parts Failure Analysis” – how your team could be missing out on an awesome tool to prevent future failures.  Spare parts which fail can provide inside information on how to prevent future unexpect… See more ›

In this week’s episode we cover “MRO Inventory Accuracy” – why it is a big deal for equipment reliability programs and what can be done to improve results. As we have said before – we just can’t make permanent equipment repairs… See more ›

In this session we explore MRO and CMMS Data Integrity – how this key component is critical to leveraging viable data on the road to World Class equipment reliability.  Also, we tackle a listener’s question about spare parts storeroom staffing… See more ›