Tag: Reliability Engineering
When Finance and Operations agree on spares
July 28, 2026
MRO spares are often the source of a familiar business tension. Finance wants to reduce unnecessary inventory, free up working capital and avoid dead stock. Operations wants the right spare parts available when critical assets need them. Both are right. The problem is that many spare parts decisions are still made without a shared, factual […]
You don’t train for a marathon by running a marathon
July 22, 2026
Why shutdown readiness depends on applying lessons before the next major event A major shutdown is one of the most expensive and complex events an asset-intensive organisation will undertake. Effective shutdown readiness is built long before the plant goes offline. The plant may be offline for several weeks, production stops, contractors arrive in large numbers […]
Future Trends in Asset Management | Near-Term Impact
September 9, 2022
As the global economy continues to adapt to the complex effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) professionals need to figure out how to keep assets productive and safe in a disrupted world. Hybrid working models and the digitisation of maintenance management processes are evolving, and new trends […]
Training Pathways for Aspiring Reliability Engineers
September 20, 2021
Good reliability engineering forms the cornerstone of an organisation’s ability to deliver its asset management objectives. In our first article on this topic, The Role and Importance of Reliability Engineering, we discussed the role and responsibilities of a reliability engineer. We looked at where and how reliability engineers (REs) fit into an organisation, the data […]
The role and importance of Reliability Engineering
August 31, 2021
The question often arises on the actual role and responsibility of a Reliability Engineer. This article considers where Reliability Engineers fit into an organisation, what kind of data they require, and when and how it should be provided. We also look at their key challenges and possible solutions to address these challenges. In more recent […]
