A PROGRAM TO BE OPTIMIZED, NOT A COST TO BE MINIMIZED
Because the Maintenance Department is not seen as a revenue generator as the Sales Department is, and is less directly connected to the customer than production, delivery, or even accounting, it is often seen as less important to the organization. Yet the high costs associated with an improperly managed maintenance department can sink any organization. Without proper maintenance, production and maintenance costs soar and the Sales Department is faced with overcoming a reputation of poor quality and service.
The Cycle
Maintenance issues in industry often run in cycles. Due to lack of detailed maintenance program knowledge, lack of effective communication between the maintenance department and upper management, lack of effective communication between the maintenance department and upper management, and the desire to cut excesses from the maintenance budget, upper management implements cuts to the program in an effort to enhance bottom line performance. When minimum maintenance requirements are no longer met, uptime suffers and both operations and maintenance costs soar. Large investments are then made in maintenance to restore reliability.
The End of the Cycle
Two of the things that make world class companies world class is standardization and consistency. They have learned that what works in the best of times are also the right things for the tough times. The key is optimization. With optimized maintenance and staffing, costs will be as low as possible with a high degree of reliability (read uptime).
Earl Winter Engineering Associates has literally decades of experience in maintenance engineering, and stands ready to provide any level of assistance required. You tell us what you feel is needed, and we can provide any one of the items listed below, or a complete turn-key program if desired.
- Equipment Condition Assessment
- Maintenance Program Evaluation
- PM Program Development or Upgrade
- Personnel Evaluation / Training
- Recruiting / Hiring Assistance
- Staffing Level Guidance
- New Equipment Installation
- Boiler Operation / Reliability Program
- Energy Cost Reduction
- Targeted Training Seminars
- Project Management
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Earl Winter Engineering Associates, Inc.
1559 Amberwood Creek Drive
Kennesaw, Ga. 30152 |
Email: earl@earlwinter.com
Phone: (770) 402-7820 |
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