Category: Asset Management
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Functional Agreements in Organizations
Guest Article Part of our Planner HQ Contributor Series, where we feature voices from the global maintenance and reliability community. Within the body of knowledge, methodologies, processes, and best practices for asset management in many organizations, some topics stand out because they relate to how we communicate and behave as human beings, ultimately impacting business… Read more
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Why Maintenance Planning Is The Foundation of Reliability Strategy
Reliability is rarely short of ambition. Most organisations can clearly articulate what they want from their assets: higher availability, lower unplanned downtime, safer execution, longer asset life, and more predictable costs. Reliability strategies are often well-intentioned and technically sound, supported by frameworks, KPIs, and improvement programmes. Yet in practice, many reliability strategies never fully take… Read more
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A Guide to Equipment Numbering – Creating Intuitive Asset Hierarchies
Guest Article Part of our Planner HQ Contributor Series, where we feature voices from the global maintenance and reliability community. “Effective maintenance management does not happen by chance—it happens by design.” Have you ever wondered why some companies excel in maintenance while others constantly struggle with inefficiencies? The answer often lies in their foundation. A well‑structured… Read more
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Asset Management: Connecting Maintenance to the Bigger Picture
Asset management is often spoken about in boardrooms and strategy meetings, while maintenance planning happens on the shop floor. But in a mature organisation, the two are inseparable. Every maintenance planner and CMMS specialist contributes directly to the principles defined in ISO 55001, the international standard for asset management. They may not sit in the strategy… Read more
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A Guide to Creating Physical Asset Hierarchy – A Systems Approach
Guest Article Part of our Planner HQ Contributor Series, where we feature voices from the global maintenance and reliability community. “Effective maintenance management does not happen by chance—it happens by design.” Have you ever wondered why some companies excel in maintenance while others constantly struggle with inefficiencies? The answer often lies in their foundation. A well-structured… Read more