MRG iPresentations

Who Says Reliability Can't Be Fun? The Reliability Game

Dennis Belanger, Vice President of Business Development

The Reliability Game is an effective simulation that demonstrates the effects of everyday decisions and the value of improved proactive Reliability practices. Dennis details the nuts and bolts of the game as well so you gain a solid understanding of both how the game works and the lessons it provides.

How do you assure the “Crime Scene” is preserved for Root Cause Failures Analysis?

Ken Bass, CMRP, Field Manager, MRG

Much has been written about the magnitude of Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and the importance of preserving the evidence at the beginning of the investigation. Many have compared preserving the evidence as the same as preserving “the Crime Scene”. For the police, preserving the Crime Scene begins when the call comes in and officers are quickly dispatched to string the yellow tape. But how do you confirm that the Crime Scene is preserved at your plant? In this 7 minute iPresentation, Ken Bass, reviews the key components necessary to any RCFA program.

MRO Data Is An Asset
Standardizing MRO Data Is Foundational to Your Company’s Reliability Program

Chris Jensen, MRG

Managing physical asset and MRO data without standards-based protocols, namely nomenclature and taxonomy, prevents validation against physical assets, parts, and inventory. In this 13 minute iPresentation, Chris Jensen reviews why data must be continually managed and a design plan be in place in order to realize the greatest benefit and the most return from maintenance and reliability initiatives.
Maintenance materials management, for example, is a core enabler to effective reliability initiatives and supports preventative maintenance, planned maintenance, inventory stocking levels, and inventory precision by standardizing parts records. Data integration consists of six steps: Access (commonly referred to as extraction), analysis, cleansing, transformation, delivery (also referred to as load), and monitoring to ensure sustainability.

Jumpstart Your Reliability Strategy Development with FMEAs

Trevor Blanchard, CMRP, MRG

FMEAs are often initiated because of a specific problem or used as a proactive tool to reduce the potential for problems. Developing and/or incorporating a FMEA library could jump start your Reliability Strategy Development and help you optimize your Maintenance initiatives when performing FMEA and RCM analysis. In this iPresenation, Trevor Blanchard, CMRP, outlines the differences between FMEAs and RCM analysis benefits as well as reviews the reasons why companies should use FMEAs.

Pacesetters have BOM Goals

Eric Bevevino, CMRP, CLS MRG

Don’t miss this 8 minute opportunity to evaluate your BOM program against best of class standards. Find out what real world savings are associated with improved BOM initiatives. Inventory and equipment data is key foundational data element. In this iPresentation, Eric Bevevino, CMRP, CLS defines and discusses the objectives of bill of materials initiatives. Project prerequisites, development processes, and information sources will be outlined as well as the BOM linkages to CMMS, PM procedures, kitting, and effective reliability programs.

Maintenance Management 101 - Things You Must Know to Have a Proactive Maintenance Organization

Bruce Hawkins, CMRP, MRG Inc.

You’ve just been named Maintenance Manager of a large manufacturing plant. You have the responsibility of maintaining the plant equipment at a high level of reliability within a severely constrained budget. How in the world do you get your arms around this beast we call Maintenance and get it under control?
The good news is that there is a wealth of information in books, magazine articles, internet articles, and conference proceedings concerning the subject of Maintenance Management. It’s also the bad news, because there is so much out there that it’s overwhelming. It really doesn’t tell you where to start. In this 21 minute iPresentation, Bruce Hawkins, CMRP, will explore ten of the most basic concepts that every maintenance manager must know to put into practice. These will provide a springboard to more advanced concepts that will provide increasing value to your organization.

The Business Case for Reliability

Bob DiStefano, Chairman, CEO of MRG

There is simply no time like the present to adopt a reliability approach to maintenance; too much is at stake. In this ipresentation Bob explains how, in one day, the Business Case for Reliability Workshop will establish a common understanding of the benefits among key stakeholders in your organization. MRG will detail your potential taking into account your current situation, and outline the steps you can take in order to create a world-class asset management program.

Planning and Scheduling Optimization

Todd White, CMRP, Senior Consultant, MRG

Planning and Scheduling does not exist in a vacuum. In this 9 minute iPresentation, Todd discusses how efficiencies can be achieved in proactively planning Maintenance Programs. Improving or transitioning to a more planned and scheduled work environment should involve a thorough assessment of current and future state of Planning and Scheduling. He further details methods and tools available to facilitate the process to better quantify and qualify improvement measures. Watch MRG’s iPresentation and satisfy your curiosity about the current state and future possibilities of Planning and Scheduling.

Why Reliability Strategy Development Beats RCM

Dennis Belanger, Vice President of Business Development

It's true. RCM has its advantages. Whether you are looking to identify possible failures or return your equipment to its high-performance form, a rigorous RCM analysis can do the job. But where do you go from there? You have just completed an RCM analysis for 1 system but you have 42 others and your new practices will not be reusable or scalable across your enterprise. Unless, that is, you approach RCM within a comprehensive reliability strategy. This 15 minute iPresentation examines how a reliability strategy uses equipment criticality measures and Failure Modes Effects Analyses to deploy RCM in a cost-effective, business-driven way in order to create scalable, reusable practices and deliver consistent bottom line results. MRG has helped many organizations succeed through its approach to reliability strategy development. Think of this iPresentation as an invitation to you. Don't be late.

Master Records Are Not Optional

Todd White , CMRP, Field Manager

Don't miss this opportunity to learn how populating your CMMS/EAM with correct master records will allow the transactional data to lend itself to valid and useful analysis that bolsters critical thinking and identifies the vital opportunities that are worthy of pursuit. In this iPresentation, Todd White, CMRP, illustrates the importance of quality foundational data to Maintenance and Engineering who have to own the processes and be responsible for the availability and integrity of the master records and transactional data to drive and support business decisions.