"Good things come in small packages. If you want to read a book that may seem more like an autobiography for most maintenance professionals, read Don Nyman's "The 15 Most Common Obstacles to World Class Reliability". Mr. Nyman not only does a superb job summing up the challenges faced by most Maintenance Managers, he provides an easy to understand road map to follow for solutions. Best of all - this book can be read in one or two sittings. Get a copy of this book for all your supervisors, planners, operations and maintenance managers."
Terrence O'Hanlon, CMRP
Reliabilityweb.com, Uptime Magazine
Reliability is dependent upon shared understanding and beliefs. Managers at all levels must understand how their decisions and directions often impact adversely the ability of their organization to achieve and perpetuate Reliability…thereby undermining realization of broad business objectives.
This book identifies and explores fifteen cultural obstacles commonly encountered by most organizations in their pursuit of World-Class Reliability. The intent is to provide senior management with a wake-up call. They must address the identified obstacles the people they have charged with pursuit of reliability (middle managers, engineers and functional specialists) can be successful. Otherwise, senior management is its' own worst enemy. It is a must-read for Senior Managers at all levels (Corporate to Plant and within Plant at Departmental levels).
Introduction
Chapter 1 : Origin of Identified Obstacles & Insights Presented
Chapter 2 : Creating a Culture for Reliability
Chapter 3 : Structuring the Maintenance Organization for Reliability
Chapter 4 : Clarifying Required Asset Capacity and Maintenance Workload
Chapter 5 : Balancing Maintenance Resources & Workload
Chapter 6 : Maintenance Skill Requirements
Chapter 7 : Sources of Skilled Technicians
Chapter 8 : Education/Trainng Options
Chapter 9 : The Skills Training Process
Chapter 10 : Pay for Skills
Chapter 11 : Materials Support
Chapter 12 : Vendor Partnerships
Chapter 13 : Insufficient Preparation
Chapter 14 : Work Measurement
Chapter 15 : Insufficient Statement of Expectations
Chapter 16 : Scheduling
Chapter 17 : Schedule Compliance
Index
