Crew Level Metrics - Session 1 by Ricky Smith CMRP

One of the simplest crew level metrics is the measurement of PM Labor Hours vs the measurement of Emergency Labor Hours. This information provides a crew a good indication of the efficiency of their maintenance work. If your crew continues to see emergency labor hours high even though you continue to perform Preventive Maintenance, something is wrong. 

Death toll to rise in MP train mishap - 43 killed, 300 injured
by Hans Patel India Daily
http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/4834.asp

It is a shame! It was lack of maintenance that caused the problems, according to sources from India.

Experts say the rail system, saddled with huge losses because of rock-bottom fares and a massive workforce, has little money to invest in improving safety and infrastructure.

Posted at AutomationWorld.com
http://www.automationworld.com/articles/Features/1555.html

From: Joel Levitt, President, Springfield Resources
http://www.maintrainer.com

I want to spend a few moments exploring some of the more elemental aspects of maintenance management life. There has been a tremendous amount of work done on human genetics. In fact in the last few years the entire Human Genome has been described. The effort took years and billions of computer steps.

Changing the culture - Troubleshooting made easy

Greetings!

In this maintenance tip you will be introduced to the 4 Steps to Systematic troubleshooting. The troubleshooting of equipment failures in order to identify the root cause seems to be an art that is being lost by today’s generation. The process is not hard to understand or follow but must be engrained into your maintenance organization’s culture. The identification of root cause is paramount to solving repetitive equipment problems.