Publications

How does an entity get a clear view as to where they sit in terms of maturity to the ISO 55001 Asset  Management Standard? There is an underlying vulnerability for entities not understanding two key elements associated with Asset Management: Have…
Our assets are established, operated and maintained by people and their productivity represents the single greatest barrier to realising maximum value out of this investment as well as the greatest opportunity to increase value derived from their utilisation. Productivity is enhanced…
Paper By: Dr Seyed Safi and  Mr Michael Leversha This paper was presented at the IHEA Healthcare Facilities Management Conference 2017 SUMMARY This paper describes the processes that assure asset management compliance with statutory requirements for maintenance delivery. The work involved the efficient upgrade of the…
Article  By: Dr Robin (Bob) Platfoot This article was published in Uptime® Magazine  – August – September 2017 This article demonstrates the commercial value for an organization improving its entire enterprise asset management approach in line with the ISO55001 standard. An organization implementing ISO55001 must…
Paper by: Mr Chris Cunningham, Senior Associate This paper sets out the cost benefits to an organisation who wish to reduce overall maintenance costs through rationalisation of their Preventive Maintenance (PM) strategy without increasing their overall risk to operations and still…
SUMMARY This paper presents a methodology for the efficient upgrade of the maintenance strategies for all assets in existing facilities from initial asset confirmation to upload of the master data in the management system. The techniques are presented utilising a case…
A maintenance system is presented in this paper that has been implemented in a number of companies. The system has four key elements. The first element is specifying all equipment to be maintained in a hierarchical system, covering issues such…
The starting point for improving maintenance planning is the establishment of a maintenance policy which embraces a work flow system, various techniques in monitoring reliability and work practices, and anticipates plant problems rather than reacts to them. This means that…
This paper is a contribution to the principal issues in formulation maintenance strategy and the integration of resources to conducting a wide range of tasks. The strategy relies on the implementation of rigorous systems and the use of information technology…