Up Time Magazine- April/May 2008 - (Page 14) tions players whose input is required at every stage. It was only through the workshops that we could really see the benefits that we had become so convinced of in choosing this approach. The assembly of this team – temporarily cut off from spanners, e-mail and cell phones, and fed a steady diet of coffee and sandwiches – brought an unparalleled focus and energy to the room. We learned a lot from each other – the intent behind issued plans, the reality behind the execution. At the end of it all, we reached a consensus not seen to date. Operator, Mechanic, Electrician and Predictive Tech tasks were harmonized like a world class orchestra. A key aspect of our approach is single lines of responsibility. The often repeated catch phrase throughout the workshop was “Dual responsibility equals No responsibility”. We arranged tasks based on the way equipment failed, who was best suited to the task and the appropriate interval based on our collective experience and the OEM documents. Only one trade would be responsible for a particular task, delivering clarity to them and also facilitating easier investigations when outage events deviate from planned activity. At the end of workshop, we were in a position to point to any system and the major components in the system and list the preventable ways in which it failed and all the strategies we employ to mitigate that failure across our trades. We were also exhausted! Our engineers and planners had confidence that their plans would be executed as planned and our tradespersons were confident that the plans were appropriate and called for. Unplugging this team from their craft does require some finesse to keep them focused – spanner-less and e-mail-less. But I assure you, the end results were well worth it. And then we all got back to the real world. The Dream Team was reconvened to present the results of our efforts to our Executive and Management. Among others, our CEO was very impressed not just with the results, but the fact that these were driven by our frontline staff. We had shown without a shadow of doubt that this approach works on large diesel engines. In total: – We eliminated 21% of our tasks including 6% on the main diesel engine – We extended the interval for 26% of tasks. – We added new tasks that amounted to 10% of the total – In the end, 68% of our work was substantially changed. In a subsequent workshop, the same party quoted earlier, who insisted the time to complete a task would remain no matter what, was quoted as saying: “This just makes sense. Once we analyzed the tasks, it was clear in some instances we were making doughnuts only because someone told us to make doughnuts.” 6 minutes and 46 seconds That’s how long it will take you to watch a video demonstration of a unique new device. It opens the door to vibration analysis for more companies than ever before. It expands the maintenance capabilities of companies that already use vibration analysis. It adds vibration analysis to field service without major training. See it here: www.datastick.com/2215utdemo Collect, store, and display vibration data, email it to a consultant or manager, talk about maintenance options, receive emailed instructions and repair authorizations — all while on-site, all on one device. Datastick® SiteConnex VSA-2215 ™ Smartphone-Based Vibration Spectrum Analyzer Web: www.datastick.com/ut Email: findout@datastick.com Talk to an actual human being: Toll-free in USA 888 277 5153 or call 408 987 3400 © 2008 Datastick Systems Inc. Patents pending. Datastick is a registered trademark and SiteConnex, Datastick SpectrumSC and VSA are trademarks of Datastick Systems, Inc. Implementation Talk to any guru in RCM and they will tell you most people get hung-up on implementation. It is a key focal point. While we knew this 14 april/may 2008 http://www.datastick.com/2215utdemo http://www.datastick.com/ut http://www.datastick.com/ut
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