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Key factors for successfully implementing a company-wide Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) include: customized workflows, close collaboration with IT and strong leadership from the C-suite, especially the CFO. The result? A long-term solution still in use today, driving operational efficiency and reducing downtime. #CMMS #PCA #ChangeManagement https://loom.ly/-2e0v5M

By identifying key workflow and process issues, we can make system-wide changes that eliminate equipment failures and transform maintenance from reactive to proactive. Here is an example from one of our Senior Consultants, Bob Anderson. LINK HERE: https://loom.ly/Cr0l8jw #Reliability #MaintenanceExcellence #ProactiveSolution

Using some words too often? In maintenance, certain words indicate a reactive culture. Avoid these seven naughty words in maintenance. Read our latest blog to learn more and transform your maintenance culture from reactive to proactive. #pca #maintenance #reactive #proactiveMaintenance https://loom.ly/xNw6J8s

In this case study, discover how a partnership with PCA helped a state-of-the-art recycled linerboard mill transition from OEM-supplied maintenance to in-house maintenance. They partnered with PCA to help implement work management and MRO materials management workflows. #pca #mro #workflows https://loom.ly/bSOlVj8

Here’s a link to the latest blog post by Dick DeFazio. In this post, Dick shares insights from his personal experience. His career began in paper-based inventory management processes and spans into the software-based systems and process of today. His experiences touch on PCA’s unique reliability consulting competencies: we understand the role of the storeroom in maintenance performance better than anyone and it’s a key part of how we help our clients improve! #maintenancemanagement #reliability #inventorymanagement #cmms #EAM #expeditors #planningandscheduling

Is it too soon to use artificial intelligence in maintenance? While most plants could probably get a lot further by focusing on the basics, it is, nevertheless, very useful for understanding the collective knowledge about maintenance on the internet! In this blog post, I used ChatGPT to uncover some answers regarding why top performers in maintenance get even better over time but the worst performers do not improve. It came back with a very good description of practices that set the top performers on a path to continuous improvement. For anyone lookin to improve performance, it is worth the read. I would also encourage anyone who is curious about AI to give ChatGPT a try! #artificialintelligence #reliability #topquartile https://lnkd.in/eYiPM_t6

Here’s a quick blog post from Dick DeFazio where he shares some observations across 47-plus years of consulting in manufacturing! #reliability #cmms #eam #maintenancemanagement #workmanagement #planningandscheduling #artificialintelligence #analytics https://lnkd.in/eZxPTSCG

Here’s a brief New Year’s note from PCA’s founder and President, Dick DeFazio! In the coming year, PCA will turn 48 years old! Our longevity would not be possible without our great clients, associates and partners. I’ve had the pleasure of working with so many great people who I now count as friends! I’d like to thank everyone for their trust, efforts, loyalty and commitment and as I look ahead, promise that we have many more good times to come! Happy New Year! -Dick