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James Kovacevic — Thought Leader

Author of Maintenance and Reliability articles, ebooks, and host of Rooted in Reliability, co-host on Speaking of Reliability.


This author's archive lists contributions of articles and episodes.

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26 – Managing Spare Parts: A Discussion with Fred Schenkelberg

26 – Managing Spare Parts: A Discussion with Fred Schenkelberg

Managing Spare Parts: A Discussion with Fred Schenkelberg

This episode of the weekly podcast gives a detailed insight about spare parts. First of all, a technician should know whether to repair the equipment or replace it. For this, he needs to have some failure data to help him improve his handling strategy. Next question here is that which spare parts do we need to stock? The answer for this can be obtained on the basis of analysis mechanisms such as Failure mode and Effects Analysis or data collected through other reliability measures.
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25 – 8D Problem Solving with Fred Schenkelberg

25 – 8D Problem Solving with Fred Schenkelberg

8D Problem Solving with Fred Schenkelberg

In today’s episode, the topic of the discussion is 8D problem solving. When it comes to problem-solving, there are a lot of procedures and techniques out there but what most of the engineers and reliability professional use is the Eight Disciplines problem solving. It is step by step approach to finding the root cause of the problem and then resolve it effectively and systemically. To perform this method, you need to have a team of different experts in place as it is not the job of a single person. Then, you can start solving issues in the following steps.

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24 – The Importance of the Asset Management Model with Scott Kelley

24 – The Importance of the Asset Management Model with Scott Kelley

The Importance of the Asset Management Model with Scott Kelley

In today’s podcast, the guest is Scott Kelley and the episode covers the importance of the asset management model. Asset management is not just about having a tactical solution to every problem, you need a strategic model as well which is necessary to be implemented and accepted at all levels of the organization by every working individual. Now for a good model, it needs to have following characteristics.
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23 – Failure Data and the CMMS with John Reeve

23 – Failure Data and the CMMS with John Reeve

Failure data and the CMMS with John Reeve

JOURNALSIn today’s episode, the guest is John Reeve and the agenda of discussion is failure data and CMMS. As everyone knows that to maintain and solve issues with the equipment you need to get all the basic data or information available. Computerized maintenance management system helps greatly in this task but first of all, you have to know exactly what kind of data are you looking for and what it means. Now failure data can be anything related to your asset that is the foundation data or then transactional data comes which includes the processing data related to the asset such as the actual cost. Now, next thing to understand is the failure mode which consists of the failed component, component problem and cause code. Once you have this failure data, it becomes very easy to run the basic failure analysis which is necessary at certain levels.
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22 – The ABC’s of Asset Management with Scott Kelley

22 – The ABC’s of Asset Management with Scott Kelley

The ABC’s of Asset Management with Scott Kelley

In today’s episode, our guest is Scott Kelley and the discussion is about the ABC’s of the asset management. Most of the organizations fail in the implementation of this process or they don’t get good results. That’s why they need to follow the ABC’s of Asset Management. These are:

A – Always have the “RIGHT” executive sponsor

B – Before you begin have a vision or model of the finished product or outcome

C – CONSTANT & CONSISTENT implementation.

These principles are key to the success of any Asset Management Program.

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19 – The Role of Alignment in Precision Maintenance with Alan Luedeking

19 – The Role of Alignment in Precision Maintenance with Alan Luedeking

The Role of Alignment in Precision Maintenance with Alan Luedeking

In today’s episode, our guest is Alan Luedeking and the topic of discussion is alignment and precision maintenance. The first thing that pops up into the mind is that where to start with the precision maintenance. The first step can be keeping all of your equipment aligned because that really helps to avoid common problems in equipment. The alignment saves you a lot of money, increases the productivity, and efficiency. After this, we can start monitoring activities all along the way.
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18 – An Asset Management Discussion with James Reyes-Picknell, Part 2

18 – An Asset Management Discussion with James Reyes-Picknell, Part 2

An Asset Management Discussion with James Reyes-Picknell, Part 2

This is second of 2-part episode of the Rooted in Reliability podcast which will give you a detailed insight about where to start with the asset management and then how to take it all the way out. Firstly you really need to understand this concept completely that what’s and what’s not the asset management. The first episode covers the Asset Management and the role of ISO 55000 in it.
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16 – A Discussion on Weibull Analysis with Fred Schenkelberg

16 – A Discussion on Weibull Analysis with Fred Schenkelberg

A Discussion on Weibull Analysis with Fred Schenkelberg

This episode of the weekly podcast discusses the basics of Weibull analysis and distribution technique. By using it you can precisely calculate the probability of failures through a statistical analysis of the failure data. As it is a statistical way of calculating the failure rate and getting an idea about the downtime and life of the equipment, it needs data.
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15 – What is a Reliability Program with Fred Schenkelberg

15 – What is a Reliability Program with Fred Schenkelberg

What is a Reliability Program with Fred Schenkelberg

This episode of the weekly podcast is focused on complete characteristics of a Reliability Program. Most of the companies avoid having a separate reliability maintenance programs as it needs time and resources. This may work for smaller organizations which do not have much variety of operations to be conducted on the daily basis having simple instruments that don’t need to be technically taken care of. But in organizations who face losses of millions a year because of poor performance of equipment and other damaging issues, not having a good quality reliability program is not a good practice at all. Most of the organizations don’t do this because they actually don’t know where to start. When a maintenance issue occurs, people of the concerning department search for original equipment manufacturer manuals, try to find the spare parts for replacement or use other troubleshooting processes. These activities consume a lot of time which leads to having difficulties in getting the desired outcome in the given amount of time. Sometimes, it results in a failure of projects because of untimely problems occurring all the time during the development process. That is why every organization which can afford the resources to be invested in a good reliability program needs to have one.
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14 – The Role of Procedures in Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg

14 – The Role of Procedures in Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg

The Role of Procedures In Reliability with Fred Schenkelberg

This episode of the weekly podcast is focused on the importance of procedures used in the reliability and maintenance process. A procedure is a way of setting up the workplace and equipment in it, then running all the work processes. These ways vary in different organizations as everyone has some standard procedures of their own. A procedure is introduced after a lot of discussion and meetings in the organizations as it plays a great role in increasing the productivity. It’s a step by step action plan which helps to detect and prevent the problems quickly. This procedure can be simple work instructions arranged in an orderly manner or these can be complicated depending upon the nature of an industry. But, it always helps keep track of any changes in the routine work being done at a particular place.
Procedure based maintenance helps new operators and technicians in training on the field. They can be provided with a list that contains all the activities that are to be performed and then feedback can be obtained from them whether they were able to do all that or not. It’s just an easy way of getting the job done. Job plans also help in this purpose but those are creative ways of dealing with work issues and reducing any confusions as they are consistently improved over the period. A good procedure has following key things in it.
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