How well should a maintenance job be planned ? All maintenance work needs a plan that lets the maintainer do the work correctly, safely, in the least possible time and for the least cost. Selecting the information and details that go into the maintenance job plan is vital to its success. Leave out necessary specifics and facts and you put the job at increased risk of failure, loss and waste. Exactly what details are necessary to allow maintenance work to flow wonderfully well at minimal cost and time are important for a maintenance planner and their managers to know.
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Reliability Engineering for Heavy Industry
Reliability Engineering for Heavy Industry
by Miguel Pengel
Offered via Udemy
$34.99
Use our exclusive Accendo Reliability discount links.
About the Course
This is the course I wish I had when I started my Reliability Engineering journey in Heavy Industry – a course that eliminates all the unnecessary “fluff” and zeroes in on the core, applicable aspects of Reliability Engineering.
A perfect combination of advanced theory transformed into practical problem solving (in Excel) on the most pressing issues Reliability Engineers face today.
Topics include:
- Introduction to Reliability Engineering & Core Topics
- How Reliability Engineering fits into the larger Business Goal
- Performing a detailed Weibull Analysis in Excel
- Calculating Optimal Maintenance/Inspection Intervals
- Spares Management and Calculating Optimal Stock Levels
- Life Cycle Cost Modeling and calculating when to replace assets
- End-of Life Strategy: Calculate if you should Replace, Overhaul or Hire assets
- Monte Carlo Simulations in Excel for Sensitivity Analysis
- Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) (FMECA’s)
- Condition Monitoring (Oil Analysis, Vibration Analysis, Thermography)
- Jack Knife Diagrams and Downtime Prioritization
- …and MUCH more!!
My goal for this course is to equip you with the knowledge and skills to deliver value and change within your organization from day one! Excel templates are provided for you to work through the course exercises, but also to use in your day-to-day profession.
This course is designed for Reliability Engineers already in industry looking to expand their knowledge and toolkit, as well as for those wishing to move into the profession.
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This course hits the nail on the head! So many other online Reliability Engineering courses just copy paste generalised concepts from the internet.
You can tell a lot of effort went into making this course as the problems are super relevant to what I do for work in engineering, and this gives a step by step way of solving them in Excel.
Kudos to the Instructor! ~ Michael
When and Where
On-Demand and On-Line via Udemy
Learn How To
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Learn about the key aspects of Reliability Engineering and how this applies to an Industrial setting
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Understand the derivation of the Weibull Distribution
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Conduct a full Weibull Analysis in Excel
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Calculate the optimal maintenance and inspection intervals
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Determine the best Maintenance Strategy for Components
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Conduct a full lifecycle costing analysis for a complex asset
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Model the most economical end of asset life strategy
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Create Jack Knife Diagrams
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Calculate the required number of spares for a certain level of reliability
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Calculate the optimal Asset replacement time
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Perform Monte Carlo Simulations in Excel
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Apply Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) at your organisation
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Conduct a Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA)
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Learn about condition monitoring techniques
Great course! Really loved how detailed the lifecycle costing exercise was. Particularly impressed with the section where the instructor ran through performing monte carlo simulations in Excel, I havent seen it better explained anywhere else but here.. ~ Jeff
Cost
$34.99
Use our exclusive Accendo Reliability coupons.
RM 121: Dr. John Mitchell discusses his new book “Fire Your Hiring Habits”
Dr. John Mitchell discusses his new book “Fire Your Hiring Habits”
Most of us are well aware of the supply chain shortages, both within our industry and well beyond. Some of us are also keenly aware of labor shortages. This show is all about reliability of circuit assemblies. While reliability is often referred to as a process, it is also rooted in culture.
Reliability begins with people. So, instead of talking about common reliability, subjects, such as voiding, soldering materials, assembly, best practices, and the plethora of other usual suspect topics,
I thought it would be a good idea to talk about people. After all, as I said, reliability begins with people.
My guest today is Dr. John Mitchell. Many of you know John as the president and CEO of IPC, one of our industries largest trade associations. John has recently written a book, entitled fire your hiring habits. I have to admit, the title is quite intriguing.
Here’s a little background on John. Since 2012, Dr. John Mitchell has served as president and CEO of IPC, a not-for-profit trade association driving competitive advantage for more than 3,000 companies across the globe. Leading the global operations and staff, John manages the creation and execution of the Board of Director’s goals.
Under his leadership, IPC has essentially doubled the total company membership globally as well increased the acceptance of standards by over 50 percent. John led the charge for IPC’s Online Certification Portal and the company’s overhaul of it Member Success department. His efforts served to improve relations with members and helped move the needle on positive regulatory change.
Prior to IPC, John was an engineer with General Electric Aerospace and was a founding member of Alpine Electronic’s research company—which pioneered modern navigation systems in the U.S. OEM market. John himself holds a patent in GPS navigation systems. John then served as general manager/director of the largest product development initiative in Bose Corporation’s history. He went on to become CEO of Golden Key International Society, the noted collegiate honor society serving over two-million members.
John earned his doctorate in higher education management from University of Georgia’s Institute of Higher Education, a Master of Business Administration from Pepperdine University, and a Bachelor of Science in electrical and computer engineering from Brigham Young University. In addition to his work with IPC, John is an in-demand speaker and the author of two books so far (sounds like more books may be in the works… I need to ask him about that!).
Fire Your Hiring Habits is available at most book sellers including Amazon:https://tinyurl.com/fire-your-hiring-habits
Mid-1700s: A Habit of 3-year Preventive Maintenance
By 1792, six Royal Navy dockyards employed about 1500 workers each. The dockyards had a wider variety of technical specialties than was found in any other manufacturing enterprise. The dockyards “were some of the largest manufactories in Europe and dwarfed almost all private industries.” (Morriss) The dockyards built new ships, but maintaining ships was just as important. The Royal Navy’s dockyards constituted one of the largest industrial maintenance organizations in the world…and their only peer organizations in terms of the scale of maintenance management were the dockyards of other superpower navies.
[Read more…]Why Fist to Five is a Powerful Decision-Making Technique
Fist to five voting is a simple and effective way to gather group feedback or to gauge consensus in a meeting or discussion. In this method, participants are asked to rate their level of support for an idea or proposal on a scale of 1 to 5, using their fingers. However, fist to five is a decision-making technique that should be described in the project charter and agreed upon by all participants. Ample time should be allowed between the initial poll and the final vote for negotiation and agreement to occur. [Read more…]
Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk
Four Ways to Manage Supplier Risk
podcast episode with speaker Greg Hutchins
Covid taught all of us the importance of managing suppliers, especially those from China and Asia. Risk became the top supply management concern over supplier delivery, quality, and cost. For example, just in time deliveries became just in case. Many common sense ideas of lean changed. Incoming, in process, and final inventories rose. Overall costs increased. Risk became the overarching concern for managing suppliers. [Read more…]
Project Requirements are a Risk
Guest Post by John Ayers (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)
Some common reasons why requirements can cause risk to a project are:
- To be determined (TBD)
- Late requirements definition
- Unclear requirement definition
- Changing requirements
- Late requirement flow down to subcontractors
- Incorrect or poorly defined interface documents
This paper explains how poorly defined requirements can impact the project.
Why Environmental Decision Making Is Difficult (and what to do about it)
All decisions require an allocation of resources. In the case of environmental decisions, the way we spend our time, money, or behaviors changes the quality of life and the people around us. In addition to two precursors, there are seven reasons environmental decisions are difficult. Approaching the many parts of environmental decision making as a system produces five ways we can allocate resources in an effective manner. [Read more…]
The Instantaneous Cost of Failure from Breakdowns
The Instantaneous Cost and Failure from Breakdowns is Huge. When a failure incident occurs, there is a consequential loss of profits and amassing of costs. The cost of failure includes lost profit, the cost of repair, fixed and variable operating costs wasted during the downtime, and a myriad of consequential costs that surge through the business. They are all paid for by the organisation and seen as poor financial performance. The costs of failure cannot be escaped and are counted in fortunes of lost profit per year. Total defect and failure true costs are not normally recognised by managers, yet they can send businesses bankrupt. In the instance of a failure, all its costs and losses are automatically incurred on the business. These costs can only be prevented by not having the failure in the first place. This article explains the ‘Instantaneous Cost of Failure’ (ICOF) and introduces a proactive technique, ‘Defect and Failure True Costing’, that helps companies recognise and prevent this tremendous waste of money.
[Read more…]Project Manager Lessons Learned: Bad Technical Decision
Guest Post by John Ayers (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)
This story is an example of centering your design around a high-tech solution to a problem when a low risk proven technology would have more than sufficed. Technical expertise egos got in the way of a practical low-cost approach resulting in unplanned schedule and cost growth.
[Read more…]Self Ownership Part 2
A good mental framework to have is that instead of you pushing towards accomplishing goals, you think about what things you have to “pull” to get to the end game. The subtle shift in the thinking will position you to find more creative solutions to problems. A very frequent problem with management who doesn’t really know how to solve problems is saying things like “work harder”. If we just turn up the Hard Work Dial to 11, then the problems will go away, obviously. Instead if we looked at what is stopping the success and actively worked on removing those problems, we’d be able to remove the stress of failure without having to break the Hard Work Dial.
[Read more…]1653-1774 The First Work Orders in the Royal Navy
A Bureaucratic Basis for Maintenance Management
In 1653, “An Act for Constituting Commissioners for Ordering And Managing the Affairs of the Admiralty And Navy” established the responsibilities of the Admiralty and Commissioners of the Navy. The Commissioners were to make policy for building, fitting out, “repairing and preserving,” and “sale and disposal of old and unserviceable ships and vessels.” Another duty was to conduct a survey (i.e. an inventory) of the nation’s ships and naval stores, an element carried over from Monson’s Tracts in 1624.
[Read more…]Reliability of Breast Implants
Dear Larry
Thank you for your data request for breast implant data and apologies for the delay in responding. The data available is:
- The number of women receiving implants, by year, by major manufacturer
- Number of Explants: All Manufacturers (inc. Others and Unknown Brands)
My colleagues have been copied into this email to show your request has been actioned. I hope this is helpful. [Read more…]
Future of Today’s Risk Professional Guest
Guest Post by Patrick Ow (first posted on CERM ® RISK INSIGHTS – reposted here with permission)
What is a risk professional?
Risk management is an objective-focused concept. Risk professionals must, therefore, be a catalyst, an advocate, and trusted friend for driving superior organisational performance.
They must walk alongside executives, managers and staff to achieve organisational objectives by making better decisions under uncertainty, risk, and opportunities.
[Read more…]The Company That Made Its Machines Breakdown
Abstract: Many companies struggle with constant plant and equipment problems despite doing the very best they know how to keep their plant and machinery reliable. Their real problem, which they cannot see for themselves, is that what is done in the company is completely wrong for creating highly reliable production equipment. If you cannot “see” how reliability is destroyed in your business, then you are doomed to suffer poor reliability and low uptime forevermore.
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