2.4 Maint. Budget/Cost Control

Maintenance activities have a direct effect on the environment that surround the facility where they are executed. There are three aspects in which maintenance strategies contribute to a facility foot print in the environment: 1) Resources needed 2) Efficiency of the equipment 3) Waste introduced into the ambient as part of maintenance activities. In order to be a sustainable maintenance department, the first and third aspects must be reduced or closely controlled and aspect two should be maximized.There are a number of techniques and actions ready to help us achieve asset efficiency and reliability but the real question is, if we are willing to commit to be environmentally responsible in our maintenance activities; do we understand the environmental impact of keeping our assets reliable?Join this session for a lively conversation about how making cultural changes, all the way to adapting new technologies, organizations can start making changes that will endure economical trending, while positively impacting all our surroundings.

Asset Management is often stereotyped as being about maintenance and reliability. In truth Asset Management is more than that – Asset Management is about providing guidance and direction through the best and worst of times. This session will explore and explain how the application and adherence of recent PAS55 and ISO55000 principles can provide such guidance and deliver true enlightenment in the face of ever changing financial constraints. Learn how the boundaries of Asset Management have expanded when it comes to establishing and verifying a combined, optimized, and whole-life management system relating to your physical assets. We will discuss ideas for maintaining a focus on best practices, even in a time of cost reduction.