We have all heard many times the lament that maintenance is only regarded by management as a necessary evil, that management just doesn’t get it (which they do) or that getting a firm to improve and sustain maintenance efficiency and equipment uptime is like pushing a rope.
These are symptoms of a central problem. Our profession has not had in its bag of tricks (knowledge base) the MBA-type practices that would clearly align its programs to measurably move the line items and accounts of the firm’s financial statements (income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flow).
The good news is that this is no longer a problem. The MBA-type practices to bridge the gap have finally been developed. They are identified and explained in the book donated to our profession titled, “Maintenance Reinvented and Business Success.”(1) You could say it is the business textbook for maintenance which we never had before. Just as important, senior managers find the practices and how to apply them to be spot-on. It only remains to put them into effect.
The purpose of this blog is to provide a forum to explore the practices. This is especially important because exploration has a powerful spinoff of building our collective ability (including mine) to communicate the practices and, in turn, successfully engage management in the boardroom-type of discussion they need with us before they can trust that any excellence program our profession offers will make the business better.
Therefore, let me put a first point of discussion on the table. In your view, are the above statements of problem and purpose on target? In your words, what should we collectively seek to accomplish at this blog site? Are there topics you wish the blog would address sooner rather than later?
(1) The link will present you with options to acquire the book: eBook (free) or paperback (at cost to produce and distribute). Also visit our website for articles and web pages that focus on the book.
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