EM Issue - Why Improvement Effort Fail

 Why do improvement efforts fail or perhaps not sustain the gains? There are many reasons, but those most often stated are “lack of commitment” and not “following the process”. But why is there lack of commitment, and why aren’t processes followed?

Here are a few of the reasons that I’ve seen:

• Too much focus on tools vs. people
Analytical tools and improvement process steps are important, but people are more important. And it’s not about “selling” them or using “change management” tools to have them accept whatever the “really smart” people have come up with. It’s about involving them (all of them) and having them own the process.

• Communication not emphasized, structured
Without communication, disruptive, damaging paranoia develops between work groups, between  shifts, between departments, between individuals, etc. This destroys involvement and ownership. Casual (now and again) conversations and major presentations are only a small part of what it takes. Communication has to be structured and orchestrated, part of the everyday routine, and flow both ways.

What is Fleet Maintenance Management ?

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By: Jennifer Bailey

Fleet Maintenance Management is a critical position in any company that has a number of commercial vehicles. The individual responsible for the management and maintenance of fleet vehicles performs a variety of functions. It is imperative that companies such as delivery drivers or even taxi services know what is going on with their vehicles at all times.

Preventative maintenance, order/vendor logging and fuel economy are among a few of the issues that fleet maintenance managers deal with on a daily basis. One of the most important duties of a fleet maintenance manager is the maintenance of vehicles. With the number of vehicles many companies have on the road each day, maintaining quality vehicles is important. Regular and controlled fleet vehicle maintenance can assist in more efficient and lower cost repairs, fewer technical problems and more efficient tracking, management and budgeting of the fleet. An outstanding fleet vehicle maintenance program can save time and money by ensuring that vehicles are safe and on time.

Design Concept Proposal : Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)

The Cairo Air Improvement Project (CAIP), with assistance from the bus companies, studied the existing diesel bus operations and maintenance (O&M) organizations and practices to determine the baseline Egyptian diesel transit bus environment. CAIP then developed a proposed new organizational structure and reporting relationship for the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus garages that is designed to enhance the current system, as well as provide the necessary new equipment and management practices. This effort also includes development of proposed staffing requirements for maintenance personnel and management staff.

The new program is based on CNG transit experience from around the globe, and uses straightforward requirements to allow efficient implementation into the Cairo Transit Authority (CTA) and Greater Cairo Bus Company (GCBC) organizations. Some technologically sophisticated systems are proposed, but they are being implemented with proper training and provide superior capabilities for monitoring and ensuring the success of the new CNG programs at CTA and GCBC. CAIP is assisting the bus companies with developing detailed management procedures for CNG bus O&M. These include schedules for inspections; procedures for routine and preventive maintenance; management of spare parts and supplies; and monitoring, reporting, follow-up, and resolution of maintenance problems.

What is Life Cycle Costing ?

Tons of CMMS applied by (heavy) equipment users based on Enterprise accounting and maintenance systems. In fact they are transactional systems. They focus on specific jobs and not the asset life cycle. Without a life cycle approach to asset management, value adding functions like first principles maintenance budgeting, strategy optimization, component risk analysis, long term resource planning, economic life optimization are not possible.

Several adds value to your existing enterprise system by providing a life cycle cost methodology around your assets.

Life Cycle Costing (LCC) predicts the total costs, resources, utilization and productivity for an asset over its entire life cycle. It is an excellent tool for assessing alternatives which has made it very common in the procurement of large assets.

Maintenance Control System v. 4.1 (Mcs 4.1)

Welcome to the Caterpillar Maintenance Control System (MCS) version 4.1. MCS is a software tool that will help you better manage your maintenance and repair operations. MCS keeps you fully up-to-date on the maintenance status of all your equipment. It alerts you when repairs and maintenance are needed, verifies when they're done, and provides detailed costs on each piece of equipment. At all times you can assess the status, service history, repair, and maintenance needs of each machine.

MCS 4.1 can be used to:

• Calculate due dates for Preventive Maintenance (PMs) and scheduled repairs.
• Track Backlogged activities
• Track machine components
• Print checklists and time/materials lists
• Maintain PM, inspection, and repair history
• Calculate and trend cost-per-hour and availability
• Import checklists from Caterpillar's Preventive Planner
• Checklists CD or Preventative Maintenance Planner Software

MCS tracks equipment by location, so you can compare costs between different sites. It keeps track of backlog items, reminding you to do necessary work at the time you specify. Password security by area allows you to define who has access to specific functions. An Import/Export function lets you send data to and receive data from other systems. MCS can also be translated. (Consult your subsidiary for details).

Filter Conversion for Heavy Equipment

Artikel ini bukannya menyarankan sobat pengguna Heavy Equipment untuk me-nomor duakan original parts dari masing2 Manufacture, namun ini merupakan alternative masukan apabila kondisi memaksa (nggak juga sih). Dari pada filter tidak diganti2 mendingan cari Other Sources yg agak murah dengan kualitas lumayan.
Logikanya memang harga Filter2 dibawah ini agak lebih murah dibanding genuine (dijual di dealer). Logikanya memang komponen cost yg terkandung didalamnya tidak sebanyak komponen cost pada genuine product karena ada dealer cost disitu (overhead, inventory, product warranty, provision etc)

Untuk yg mau konversi Part Number OEM (original) ke source lain ex: Cat Filter ke Sakura Filter (lumayan kalo buat yg modal2 miring) - link:

Sakura FIlter:
SAKURA FILTRATION Catalogue Cross Reference

Baldwin Filter
BALDWIN FILTER Cross Reference

Donaldson Filter
DONALDSON FILTER Web Store Cross Reference


Fleetguard Filter:
FLEETGUARD Cumminsfiltration Product Cross Reference

Harganya??.... bisa 30% - 50% (Bahkan 70%) off dari harga Genuine.

Untuk Fuel System yg Common-Rail ( Cat 320D Series 2 etc) technology please tetap pake Genuine Filter System (secara kualitas solar di Indonesia sedikit agak menjurus jelek).

Namun ingat, (sekedar masukan) mau murah atau mahal yg paling penting dalam mengelola (managing) parts consumable seperti Filter & Lubricants adalah Forecasting dan Inventory Management yg baik. Kalau perlu gunakan software CMMS yg powerfull (ga perlu mahal) seperti MCS 4.1 (Maintenance Control System Version 4.1).

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