From Chaos to World Class – Where are you on the AMIS Journey?
The Asset Management Improvement Service (AMIS) is a journey which covers: Strategy development Actions completed between AMIS Reviews Analysing losses and Tracking Benefits Culture Change through...
View ArticleWishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Merry Christmas from MCP Consulting and Training and enjoy a prosperous New Year. We look forward to meeting you at our events coming up in 2014: Open Day at MCP’s Training Venue in Reading – March 13...
View ArticlePAS 55 – 2014 Update
Direct from the Institute of Asset Management In case you have not heard the good news, the three new Standards: ISO55000 / 55001 / 55002 were all approved overwhelmingly by the international community...
View ArticleOperator Asset Care Seminar
MCP are hosting a 1/2 day OAC seminar on Wednesday 9th April at the NEC Piazza in Birmingham, West Midlands. The aim of this half day seminar is to explain the importance of Operator Asset Care (OAC)...
View ArticleMaintain to sustain
……The perfect storm for maintenance engineering is an ageing workforce, a skills shortage and youngsters who don’t see maintenance as a rewarding career. That fairly accurately describes the situation...
View ArticleStop wasting money on maintenance
By Rick Pendrous in the Food Manufacturer Too many UK food and drink manufacturers are wasting huge amounts of money by not taking a more holistic approach to their asset care and maintenance...
View ArticleMCP will be exhibiting at the Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange
Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange – Institute of Asset Management 17-19 March 2014, Radisson Portman Hotel, London, UK The annual Infrastructure Asset Management Exchange bring togethers 80...
View ArticleAsset Management Challenges
MCP attended the IAM’s Annual Infrastucture Asset Management Exchange Conference this week entitled “Aligning Asset Management Strategy with Business Objectives and Proactively Managing Risk” The event...
View ArticleOperator Asset Care – An essential Building Block
OAC (Operator Asset Care) is an essential foundation block of the Asset Care AMIS Journey. Things for you to Consider: How cost effective are we? Reactive work costs 3 to 5 x proactive work Traditional...
View ArticleWhat is Asset Management?
The basic elements of asset management include: Developing maintenance plans, Maintenance criticality Work planning & control Maintenance management systems Calibration Fault finding Spare parts...
View ArticleCan your Maintenance Teams?
Explain the need for criticality studies List different maintenance approaches for different situations Explain the nature of failure Apply Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMECA) List...
View ArticleMeet MCP at Derby, Reading and Solihull
Find out about MCP’s New Engineering Manager Course at our Roadshows in Derby, Reading and Solihull. MCP is launching a brand new Course for Engineering Managers in September. Visit MCP on the...
View ArticleLight the fuse to launch a CI spectacular
“He who stops being better stops being good” Read the full article in Works Management on Kaizen and Continuous Improvement Whether your kaizen or continuous improvement programme takes off in a blaze...
View ArticleFreeing the Store Room
Recent Article in Maintenance and Engineering by Peter Jackson Maintenance, Repair and Operating Materials (MROM) management: everyone’s heard about it but few have recognised the opportunities for...
View ArticleThe Lean Journal – OAC in the food and drink industry
The concept of autonomous maintenance Read the full article in the Lean Manufacturing Journal June 2014 The origins of Operator Asset Care (OAC) are found in the concept of autonomous maintenance,...
View ArticleGlobal Asset Care Excellence aligned with Manufacturing Improvement
Learn from a World Class pharmaceutical site about Global Asset Care Excellence aligned with Manufacturing Improvement at the next….. AMIS MASTER CLASS Venue: Ringaskiddy, Ireland Date:...
View ArticleWorld Class Asset Management Status
Novartis Ringaskiddy Following on from the success of Novartis’ Ringaskiddy site achieving World Class Asset Care status, Novartis is now hosting an Asset Management seminar for managers who are...
View ArticleOptimising Plant Efficiency
“Read Phil Tugwell’s article featured in Process Industry Informer – A leading UK Process Engineering Magazine” Industrial operations of every type and size understand that in today’s business...
View ArticleTechniques and tips that will transform your effectiveness
Whether you are a team leader, a manager or a trainer, you have an interest in ensuring that training delivered to employees is effective. So often, employees return from the latest training course and...
View ArticleDo you use Pneumatic Machinery?
MCP’s Pneumatics Course in Reading on October 13-16 will enable Technical Operators, Maintenance Teams and Technicians to carry out maintenance tasks on Pneumatic and Electro-pneumatic circuits. MCP’s...
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