Ed Stanek Jr Presenting at Reliability 2.0 Las Vegas
Join us at the Reliability 2.0 conference for "Value Stream Mapping for Maintenance," presented by Ed Stanek Jr, LAI'S President. The presentation will be on Thursday, April 11 from 1:45 to 2:30 pm in...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs (Part 1 of 8)
How efficient is your preventive maintenance program? Most managers would say that they are achieving 70% to 80% efficiency in their work processes. The reality is that the typical preventive...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Over-Production (Part 2 of 8)
Producing more than the customer needs right now The first of the 7 Wastes is Over-Production. Waste results from producing more than is required at any given moment by the next workstation or the...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Transportation (Part 3 of 8)
Movement of product that does not add value In our last post, we exposed you to the 1st of the 7 Wastes, Over-Production, which can also have a multiplier effect on all of the other wastes....
View ArticleLAI Reliability Starts new Lean Maintenance Management Group on LinkedIn
LAI has started a new discussion group on LinkedIn for topics contributing to an understanding of how Lean techniques can be applied to a maintenance management program to achieve optimal results from...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Motion (Part 4 of 8)
Movement of people that does not add value Our last two blog posts discussed the first two of the 7 Wastes; Over-Production and Transportation. The third waste is Motion. read more
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Waiting (Part 5 of 8)
Idle time created when material, information, people, or equipment is not ready The 4th of the 7 Wastes is Waiting. (See our previous posts for the first three; Over-Production, Transportation and...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Processing (Part 6 of 8)
Effort that adds no value from the customer’s viewpoint The 5th of the 7 Wastes, Processing, can be one of the most difficult wastes to identify. (Over-Production, Transportation, Motion and Waiting...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Inventory (Part 7 of 8)
More materials, parts, or products on hand than the customer needs right now This 6th waste can be physically and visually identified. (See our previous blog posts for the first five of the 7 Wastes:...
View Article7 Wastes in PMs: Defects (Part 8 of 8)
Work that contains errors, rework, mistakes or lacks something necessaryread more
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