Asset Reliability Practitioner – Advocate (ARP-A)

Introduction

Where are you on the journey to reliability improvement?

If you are new to the program, or you are interested in learning more so that you can begin a new program at your plant, then the Asset Reliability Practitioner [ARP-A] “Reliability Advocate” course is precisely what you need.

Improving the reliability of physical assets takes far more than just monitoring their condition, improving lubrication practices, and making some improvements to the maintenance department. To have a truly successful program you must understand how to add value to the organization and thus gain senior management support.

You must have the support of the entire organization, not just a small group of evangelistic condition monitoring and reliability experts. You must have a coordinated effort between maintenance, operations/ production, engineering, finance, and the reliability group – no more silos. And you must follow a strategy that will enable you to build the program, layer upon layer, to achieve milestones and build on success.

Yes, we could simply talk about the common reliability acronyms of RCM, PMO, RCA, and literally dozens of others, but knowing what they mean does not help you implement a successful program. The ARP-A Reliability Advocate program will provide a holistic view of how to improve reliability and plant performance. It will explain the implementation process and all the essential elements necessary to have a truly successful program.

Who should attend

This course is ideal for:

  • Production Managers, Maintenance Engineers, and Operations Supervisors

  • TPM, CI, QA/QC Professionals or Lean/6Sigma Facilitators

  • Anyone who wishes to support Reliability Transformation

Benefits
  • Improve awareness of reliability thinking

  • Connect maintenance goals with business outcomes

  • Build a strong foundation for Condition Monitoring (CM), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programs

Course Outline

TOPICS COVERED

Getting started

  • What is a reliable plant?
  • What are the benefits?

Introduction to implementation

  • Process overview
  • Comparison of strategies
  • The Asset Reliability Transformation [ART] process
  • Asset management and ISO 55000

Assessing the value

  • Why improve reliability
  • Current performance and cost
  • Measuring progress

Selling senior management

  • Selling the benefits
  • Pilot projects

Strategy

  • Planning, mission, support, mission establishing the team
  • The Asset Reliability Transformation® [ART] process

Plantwide engagement

  • Human error and psychology
  • Culture change
  • Employee feedback
  • The brown-paper engagement process

Getting maintenance under control

  • Breaking out of the reactive maintenance cycle of doom

Defect elimination

  • Design for reliability
  • Value-driven procurement
  • Reliability-focused transport
  • Acceptance testing

Understanding failure

  • What is failure?

Asset strategy

  • Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), Run to failure (RTF)
  • Getting organized (Master Asset List, Bill of Material)
  • Developing a strategy
  • Analyzing reliability data
 

  • Asset criticality ranking
  • Preventative Maintenance Optimization (PMO)
  • Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
  • Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA)
  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)

Work management

  • Work management flow
  • Strategy based work and work requests
  • Establishing a priority system
  • Processing requests
  • Job planning, scheduling, and execution
  • Commissioning
  • Closeout and feedback

Spares management

  • Databases
  • Access control
  • Selection process
  • Caring for spares

Precision work

  • Precision installation, alignment, balancing, fastening
  • Resonance elimination
  • 5S in the workshop

Proactive asset care

  • Precision lubrication
  • Operations
  • 5s and the visual workplace

Condition monitoring

  • Vibration analysis
  • Ultrasound
  • Electric motor diagnostic testing
  • Oil analysis
  • Wear particle analysis
  • Infrared analysis
  • Visual inspections
  • Performance monitoring
  • Non-destructive testing (NDT)

Continuous improvement

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Review program strategy
  • Continual education
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  • Duration
    3 days
  • Format
    Online / In-house / Public
  • Prerequisite
    None ( Who should attend?)
  • Certificate
    Issued by Mobius Institute, ISO 18436-2 & ISO 17024 accredited. Globally recognized.