4th Edition
Uptime Strategies for Excellence in Maintenance Management
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: Why Maintenance Matters Now
Chapter 1: Maintenance in a Changed World
Chapter 2: What Maintenance Is (and Is Not)
Chapter 3: The Uptime Pyramid of Excellence
PART II: Leadership: Creating the Conditions for Excellence
Chapter 4: Leadership, Alignment, and Accountability
Chapter 5: People, Skills, and Organizational Capability
Chapter 6: Performance Management, Information, and Judgment
PART III: Essentials: Systems and Processes That Make Maintenance Work
Chapter 7: Maintenance Planning
Chapter 8: Maintenance Scheduling
Chapter 9: Work Execution and Closeout
Chapter 10: Asset Information and CMMS Data Quality
Chapter 11: Materials, Tools, and Work Readiness
Chapter 12: Enabling Technologies
PART IV: Choosing Excellence
Chapter 13: Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)
Chapter 14: Proactive Maintenance
Chapter 15: Root Cause Failure Analysis: Learning from Failures
Chapter 16: Work Identification: Creating the Right Work at the Right Time
PART V: Applying and Sustaining Uptime Excellence
Chapter 17: Case Studies for Practitioners
Chapter 18: Sustaining Uptime Excellence in the Changing Enterprise
Appendix A: Glossary of Acronyms and Terms
Appendix B: Standard Job Plan Template (Example)
Appendix C: Quick Start an Effective Proactive Maintenance Program
Biography
James Reyes-Picknell is a Mechanical Engineer (University of Toronto 1977) with over 48 years working in Reliability, Maintenance and Asset Management. James is widely regarded as a subject matter expert in ensuring the delivery of value from physical assets. His experience spans a wide range of industries, mostly in the private sector, many in natural resources, all dependent on physical assets for their success. James’ career includes naval service (Canada), petrochemicals, aerospace (aircraft and avionics), shipbuilding (naval), resources industries (forest products, mining, oil and gas), manufacturing, gas and electric utilities, project management, software implementation, management consulting and training delivery. James holds an honors degree in Mechanical Engineering (BASc), he is a professional engineer (PEng, Ontario), certified management consultant (CMC), maintenance management professional (MMP), certified asset management assessor (CAMA), and certified blockchain professional (CBPro). He has formerly been certified as a senior principal in asset management (CSAM) and as a maintenance and reliability professional (CMRP). He is the 2016 recipient of Canada’s prestigious Serio Guy Award for outstanding contributions to the profession. James remains active in sharing his knowledge through his books, magazine articles, blog articles, and public speaking at a variety of conferences.
