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Mar
2017
There has been a shift in mindset regarding the acceptance of SAP as a reasonable or good solution for enterprise work management. However, some SAP users have a negative perception due to significant knowledge gaps of the functionality and navigation of SAP and only use the system when absolutely necessary. There are many ways to […]
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The maintenance and reliability landscape is littered with failed improvement projects. Some of the causes include insufficient funding, lack of buy-in by the participants, resistance from the employees and lack of sponsorship. Sometimes the project is started with great enthusiasm by management, but because results don’t become apparent quickly, the project ends prematurely. Typically […]
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SAP’s asset management functionality is very well developed to support reliability programs. With the correct configuration and data setup, effective work processes and equipment history can be accessed from SAP to evaluate past events and cost. It also supports the management of predictive and preventive programs to plan and execute maintenance and technical inspections, condition […]
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This article, published in the June/July issue of BIC Magazine, outlines some of the time-tested ways to get the continuous improvement out of your SAP for Plant Maintenance (PM/EAM) system. “Continuous improvement” is huge these days, but it’s important to realize change for the sake of change doesn’t get us closer to our equipment reliability and availability […]
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Apr
2014
Getting the most out of SAP is as much about ensuring that essential data is accurately entered into the CMMS / EAM system, as it is about identifying and retrieving useful information from the system. These two sides of the same coin are both very important contributors to helping improve maintenance efficiency and OEE. Many […]
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12
Aug
2013
This article, published in the August issue of BIC magazine, outlines some of the time-tested ways to get the most out of your SAP for Plant Maintenance (PM/EAM) system. The production unit was down, again. This time a pump had failed. Jim, a maintenance manager for a chemical plant just outside Baton Rouge, La., felt […]
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2
Apr
2013
Optimizing SAP Plant Maintenance Maintenance Technology Magazine asked me to write about Optimizing SAP Plant Maintenance from a SAP® PM/EAM perspective. What are the issues that influence an optimization effort? What challenges do organizations often face when they seek to improve Maintenance & Reliability while using SAP? I hope you find the article insightful. Despite growing […]
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What are the Major Maintenance Work Identification Issues? From a Maintenance & Reliability Optimization and SAP® PM Utilization Perspective Written by Daniel van Wyk To successfully manage a well-defined ‘maintenance planning and scheduling’ work process, it is important to start with the effective and timely identification of equipment problems, followed by the capturing and communication […]
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How to make your training and coaching memorable: Have you ever noticed how you can remember certain pieces of information without having to think about it? Even if you haven’t used the information for years, you can still recall it within a second or so. Think about your multiplication tables, what is 6 times 6? […]
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An introduction blog series to why SAP® PM implementations fail and how to avoid failure I have had the opportunity to implement SAP Plant Maintenance (SAP PM) from scratch, and I worked with organizations to optimize their Maintenance and Reliability departments after SAP® PM implementations were already in place. All these organizations had different perspectives, cultures and methods they […]
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