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 ROM can only be achieved through the combined efforts of operators, maintenance and management.

Operators

Operators are the front line in any maintenance efforts.  They know the machines better than anyone in the plant and through good housekeeping and maintenance can keep a machine in good running condition every day.  In addition, operators can often sense problems before machine breakdown or failure occurs.

With a team approach, Maintenance and Operators can work together to maintain machine condition in order to minimize unplanned machine downtime.  Maintenance personnel must be more than breakdown experts who fix a machine after it has failed.  They must be proactive troubleshooters and analysts who use history of past machine failures and good Condition Monitoring practices in order to identify and prevent problems before machine failure.

Management

Management must provide the direction, set clear expectations, ensure accountability recognize results and provide the necessary resources in order to improve maintenance practices.  Management must recognize that initial costs may increase, but overall cost will be reduced with the implementation of effective Results Oriented Maintenance.

Maintenance

In the coming series we will discuss about the different stages of maintenance effectiveness – from Reactive Maintenance to Preventive Maintenance to Results Oriented Maintenance.  Where does your plant fall?  The principles / reliable methods described in this article might will help you move through these stages in order to achieve World Class Manufacturing Results.

Summary

 Are you doing the same things and expecting different results?  If you experience any of the common problems listed below or are interested in achieve any of the goals listed below, the solution/thoughts expressed  in the coming series will help you lay out a plan to move toward the ideal and achieve these goals

– Increase the quality and effectiveness of maintenance.
– Improve safety by reducing upset conditions.
– Increase machine availability and productivity.
– Reduce emergency repairs.
– Move from reactive unplanned to time & condition based planned maintenance.
– Increase the useful life of our machinery.
– Increase maintenance labor productivity.
– Reduce total maintenance cost.  (Improve the ratio of Maintenance Cost per MSF vs. Machine & Process Downtime).
– Improve product quality. Reduce maintenance parts & supplies inventories (excess and obsolete parts) and improve storeroom asset management.
– Improve productivity & profitability of overall operation.

Note     –   Reference from different articles.
– In the next article we will discuss about Reactive Maintenance