Change dynamics, leadership, risk identification and management, communication, and project management all must be addressed.
By: Shon E. Isenhour
Andrew Morgan started his career as an industrial electrician after attending Okanagan College in 1984. He then began his current career at Weyerhaeuser where he has been with since 1992. He went from electrician to electrical supervisor and is currently a Maintenance Manager at his plant.
Andrew takes pride in both his work and his education. He has continued his education in various
courses...
Mismatched communication plagues a lot of organizations and affects the implementation of new initiatives and organizational changes. This video shows a demonstration of the concept.
We want to congratulate our February 2017's graduate of the month...Mr. Joel Wheeler of Hollingsworth and Vose. Congratulations on your many accomplishments throughout your inspired Blended Learning curriculum and may you have many more successes to come!
We want to congratulate our January 2017's graduate of the month...Mr. Chuck Knowlton of Hollingsworth and Vose. Congratulations on your many accomplishments throughout your inspired Blended Learning curriculum and may you have many more successes to come!
Chuck started working after electrical trade school wiring paper machines for Black Clawson. When demand slowed, he started learning the art...
We are excited to announce our December's iBL Graduate of the month, Tyler Wulterkens. Tyler graduated from the University of Florida in 2013 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He got a job as an applications engineer at Ludeca, a family owned company that provides training and tools for preventative and predictive maintenance. In this position he traveled across the United States teaching...
Are you still using a job plan that doesn’t contain performance standards for proper work execution? You know, performance standards, the technical information the job plan conveys to the technicians performing the task. This is the specific knowledge required in order to ensure the step is completed without introducing an error or failure. I’m talking about such “trivial” information as torque...
As we start the Thanksgiving week I could not help but think about the softer side of reliability. We focus so much on the technical issues and tools that drive reliability so let us focus on the people again. So many of the task that ensure reliability and profitability are thankless and often overlooked. This week I would challenge each of you to make a list of seven people that make your...
Let us be clear, root cause analysis is a way of thinking not a software application yet their are sites that are spending thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours learning software instead of solving problems. Software is not inherently bad but you don't need a sports car to learn to drive. If you are getting started with your RCA efforts and software is part of your plan then be aware of...
Metrics or Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are a force for good when they are used at the right time and with the right complementary or supporting elements. But, when they are used at the wrong point in a facilities maturity they can have unintentional consequences, or even worse they can drive the wrong behaviors. An example that I continue to see causing more issues than it is solving, is...
