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2001/April
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
It was on the afternoon shift that an overloaded maintenance mechanic took time to "think" about what he was really doing for the company, to use some of the...
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2001/July
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Here is an example. Plant No. 1 has worked for more than two years to implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). They have yet to see any real measurable, sustainable results from...
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2001/November
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
If I've heard it once I've heard it a thousand times: "I'm getting confused" with all the talk about Lean Manufacturing, Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, equipment reliability, Total Productive...
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2002/February
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Too often, we see maintenance managers and supervisors trying to improve maintenance by focusing on a narrow solution to a bigger problem. They may be focusing on only one of the three...
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2002/May
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Imagine this: For a portion of today's maintenance and reliability workforce, the thought of a "skills shortage" means employment security. For leaders of today's maintenance and...
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2002/September
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Having trouble retaining top-skilled maintenance technicians? Motivating your technicians to master new skills a problem? Is recruiting promising maintenance employees difficult? Are most...
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2004/November
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
A top manager from one of the largest businesses (I will call it the Company) in the U.S. who is responsible for the procurement and installation of hundreds of millions of dollars of...
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2004/July
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) has been used as one of the more important maintenance metrics since total productive maintenance (TPM) came to the U.S. in the late 1980s. OEE is...
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2004/April
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
A broken clock is exactly right twice each day. But did you ever think about what “right” really means?
An old man walked to work each day, checking his watch as he walked through ...
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2003/November
Author:Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
Robert M. Williamson, Strategic Work Systems, Inc.
"Here it comes again, another new maintenance program. I wonder how long this one will last?” Generally, every one of these initiatives has been well intentioned by the advocates,...
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