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• Features a valuable practical “how to” information.
• Focuses on the entire management spectrum, allowing everyone
to see the value of data integrity within the context of their own
responsibilities.
7. E-Maintenance
Holmberg, K.; Adgar, A.; Arnaiz, A.;
Jantunen, E.; Mascolo, J.; Mekid, S. (Eds.)
2010 511pp $260
E-maintenance is the synthesis of two major
trends in today’s society: the growing importance
of maintenance as a key technology and the rapid
development of information and communication
technology. E-maintenance gives the reader an
overview of the possibilities offered by new and
advanced information and communication technology to achieve
efficient maintenance solutions in industry, energy production and
transportation, thereby supporting sustainable development in society.
Sixteen chapters cover a range of different technologies, such as: • new
micro sensors; • on-line lubrication sensors; • smart tags for condition
monitoring; • wireless communication; and • smart personal digital
assistants. E-maintenance also discusses semantic data-structuring
solutions; ontology structured communications; implementation of
diagnostics and prognostics; and maintenance decision support by
economic optimisation. It includes four industrial cases that are both
described and analysed in detail, with an outline of a global application
solution. E-maintenance is a useful tool for engineers and technicians
who wish to develop e-maintenance in industrial sites. It is also a
source of new and stimulating ideas for researchers looking to make
the next step towards sustainable development.
8. Benchmarking Best Practices 2nd Edition
Terry Wireman
2010 256pp $90
Thoroughly revised and updated, this best selling book
presents a logical, step-by-step methodology that
will enable any company to conduct a cost-effective
benchmarking effort. It presents an overview of the
benchmarking process, a detailed form for surveying
and “grading” maintenance management, and a
database of the results of more than 100 companies that have used
this survey.
• Provides a clear, concise benchmarking methodology.
• Clearly explains and interprets the most current maintenance
benchmarks.
• Benchmarking database from more than 100 companies.
• Features current maintenance/asset management philosophies.
• Offers more information on self-analysis.
9. Maintenance Planning, Coordination & Scheduling
Don Nyman and Joel Levitt
2010 300pp $85
Based on real-world experience this invaluable guide
and reference tells the whole story of maintenance
planning from beginning to end in a concise and
easy-to-follow manner. Written by well-known
professionals this new edition focuses specifically
on the preparatory tasks that lead to effective
utilization and application of maintenance resources
in the interest of the reliability essential to business
objectives. It comprehensively examines the job
preparation process from job scoping and planning,
to determination of material requirements, estimation of labor
requirements and job duration, coordination of all involved parties,
and job scheduling. And it includes essential metrics for measuring
performance of all contributing functions. It is a vital training document
for planners, an educational document for those to whom planners
are responsible, and a valuable guide for those who interface with the
planning and scheduling function and are dependent upon the many
contributions of planning and scheduling operational excellence.
• Expanded coverage of the proactive culture and environment tha
senior management must nurture throughout the organization,
and the essential supportive roles of other functions essential to the
preparatory process.
• A new chapter that enumerates prerequisites to effective Planning,
Coordination and Scheduling.
• The Scheduling chapter has been expanded to include a debate
comparing two popular approaches to the scheduling & achievement
of Schedule Compliance.
• The Material Support chapter is significantly expanded.
10. Smart Inventory Solutions
Phillip Slater
2010 180pp $70
Smart Inventory Solutions is the result of the
author’s time spent working with clients and studying
the issues people face in trying to achieve their
inventory reduction. This landmark manual shows
you the seven Actions for Inventory Reduction so
you can easily, efficiently and sustainably achieve
your inventory reduction, free up cash, and reduce your costs without
risk and impact on your capability. Additionally, it shows you the
author’s self-developed Inventory cash release process to follow,
the mistakes to avoid and a sure fire approach that minimizes your
workload. In fact you’ll learn how to generate better results for these
types of inventory.
Features
• Shows you how to eliminate 100% excess of inventory and reduce
inventory related working capital by up to 40%.
• Illustrates how to reduce your ongoing inventory management
costs.
• Helps you develop the skills of your team to enable ongoing inventory
management and independence.
• Provides 20 exclusive case studies and real life examples.
• Can be applied to all ‘bought in’ inventories such as parts and
components, finished goods, OEM spares, MRO inventory
engineering spares, and industrial supplies.
• Includes a data collection guide.
11. All-In-One Manual of Piping Practice
and Maintenance
K.K.Murty
2010 384pp $95
Books on design of pipelines, and equipment such
as pumps and compressors are available but almost
none on the piping that carries fluid to and fro. This
practical, no-frills book offers complete coverage
of piping practices and maintenance all in one place. Written by a
professional with 35 years of hands-on knowledge and experience in
pipeline building, operating, and maintenance, this manual is designed
to be kept at the ready, on the shop floor. Maintenance engineers and
managers will wonder how they’ve survived so long without it!
• Features practical insight and valuable notes.
• Uses charts and spec sheets wherever necessary instead of
calculations and formulas.
• Provides problems, precautions, and troubleshooting tips.
• Extensive use of photos enables users to understand what they
need to know.
12. TPM Reloaded
Joel Levitt
2010 223pp $70
This is a challenging, innovative, and timely new
look at implementing Total Productive Maintenance
(TPM) by one of the field’s leading trainers and
authors. The book takes into account the economic
upheavals of recent years and demonstrates that
TPM is less about moving maintenance tasks to
operations than moving accountability for aggregate output of the plant
to operators. The author goes on to show that effective TPM - TPM
reloaded -- requires a radical difference in management’s view of the
worker and even tougher, a radical change in the way workers view
their own role.
13. Handbook of Maintenance Management
and Engineering
Ben-Daya; Duffuaa; Raouf;
KnezevicJ; Ait-Kadi. (Eds.)
2009 741pp $445
This handbook covers a wide range of topics in
maintenance management and engineering. It
includes extensive references to the theoretical
foundations, recent research and future directions
of this important subject.
Using applications and examples which reflect the growing importance
of maintenance, this book presents readers with an inter-disciplinary
perspective on topical issues which affect any organization engaged
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