Failure Coding at Merck
by Ray Kastle, CMRP, Reliability Lead - Americas
In 2007, Merck began implementation of SAP across all sections of the company, both domestically and internationally. The decision offered the opportunity to align Merck's maintenance strategy to a more proactive model.  The first step in doing so was ...

Characteristics of the High Reliability Organization
How Does Your Organization Measure Up?
In their book Managing the Unexpected, University of Michigan Business School researchers share what they have identified as the key qualities enabling high reliability organizations (HROs) to sustain their reliability in the face of persistent high risks and fluctuating conditions.  What they share may make you re-evaluate your own organization's processes for dealing with the unexpected...

The APM Stat: Safety Related Events Can Be Avoided
Based on the December 2009 APM Advisor survey which asked readers - Do you believe safety related incidents are avoidable? The response coincides with other research...

Lean Maintenance, Six Sigma & Value Creation
A case study
In this exclusive, one-day workshop hosted at the University of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center's annual M&R Conference, Eastman Chemical and Meridium illustrate through case studies and a review of actual project results how integrating Six Sigma, Lean and Theory of Constraints principles into the M& R process produce significant value, reflected on your company's income statement.