On this week's episode, Larry chats with Campbell Scott, founder and owner of i4 Business Improvements, to discuss the evolution of Continuous Improvement (CI). Campbell and Larry discuss the dramatic change COVID-19 has brought to the operating landscape and the important role CI plays in helping businesses forced to rapidly re-adjust culture, processes, and strategies to survive.

Campbell shares his wealth of knowledge and experience on change management and why Vision, Motivation, and Action Plans are the biggest challenges organizations face. Campbell and Larry also discuss which of the various CI techniques are most successful at ensuring it is implemented, sustained, and continually adding value to an organization.

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On this episode, Larry talks with Pilar Valderrama, Asset Management Technology Manager for Stork-Flour, about her mission to bring Asset Management and ISO 55000 to Latin America. Pilar shares why implementing Asset Management programs with ISO 55000 standards and embracing Industry 4.0 will define which companies/industries sustain now and in the future. 

Tune in to hear how Stork is using Industry 4.0 and Formula 1 pit-stop turnaround to provide a sustainable way for organizations to deal with COVID-19. Ready to see where your current asset management practices stand in comparison to ISO 55000 standards? Take our complimentary ISO 55000 Self-Assessment. 

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More than 50% of the process industry is still operating with paper or file-based maintenance systems and people dependent processes for Root Cause Analysis (RCA). In today's environment, innovation is no longer an option. To stay relevant with performance and ride out the retiring workforce, now is the time to invest in RCA capabilities and data.

On this week’s episode, Larry chats with Jaclyn Arnold, VP of Owner Operator at Hexagon PPM, to discuss the various maturities that exist when it comes to understanding and implementing RCA and where to start in improving the maturity curve. Jaclyn shares how digital leaders are using technology and asset data to advance their requirements, capabilities, and processes around RCA and significantly improve availability. But with a lot of technology available, in order to be successful you have to consider the state of your data, people, and processes first and technology second.

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On this episode of APM On Air, Larry explores the age old question of what triggers a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and why one size doesn't fit all. Multiple factors (industry, location, etc.) and the type of RCA event play significant roles in determining the trigger and defining the proper mitigation strategy.

Tune in as Larry explains how developing RCA process standards, identifying proactive vs reactive triggers, and selecting the right tools can create a paradigm shift in your organization when it comes to Root Cause Analysis.

On this episode of APM On Air, Mark O'Brien, Owner and Chief Analyst for Tribology Solutions, joins us to discuss how COVID-19 is effecting lubrication programs, the easy way to extend an asset's expected lifecycle, and why it's cheaper to operate correctly than by mistake. 

Covering everything from proper techniques, proper storage, contamination, and onto delivery, Larry and Mark break down why lubrication is the key to successful equipment lifecycles and explore the asset care strategies necessary to assure not only maintainers know how to maintain, but also operators and anyone associated with the asset.

For the final episode of our multipart series on Continuous Improvement through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Larry completes the last two steps of the DMAIC process - Improve and Control. Moving on from the Analyze stage, it's now time to validate suggested actions, develop a plan to implement corrective actions, and put control measures and standard practices in place. 

Missed episodes of the multi-part series? Start with the intro episode where Larry sets the scene with the basics of RCA; such as techniques/tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, Cause Mapping, FMEA, PDAC, A3) and the DMAIC process. Then, follow along for Part 1 - Define as we define the problem within the affected areas, Part 2 - Measure where we collect data by investigating the incident, and Part 3 - Analyze where we link the root causes back to the defined problem statement.

On this episode of our multi-part series, Larry begins to Analyze the incident using the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) process for Root Cause Analysis (RCA). Taking what we've learned in the previous Define and Measure phases, it's now time to transpose the data into fact driven information and start linking the root causes back to the defined problem statement.

Missed the first 3 episodes of the multi-part series? Start with the intro episode where Larry sets the scene with the basics of RCA; such as techniques/tools (5 Whys, Fishbone, Cause Mapping, FMEA, PDAC, A3) and the DMAIC process. Then, follow along for Part 1 - Define as we define the problem within the affected areas and Part 2 - Measure where we begin collecting data by investigating the incident.

On this episode of APM On Air, we have Ryan Chan, CEO & Founder of UpKeep, on the show to discuss how COVID-19 will continue to impact maintenance and reliability. Larry and Ryan share what companies/industries will survive the new norm and how embracing digitalization and sophisticated technology will bring positive change to our post COVID world.