What is IoT (Internet of Things) and its linkage with Maintenance “The Internet of Things has the potential to change the world, just as the internet did. Maybe even more so”: Kevin Ashton Human-beings interact with each other through their 5 senses (touch, sight, smell, hearing & taste). Internet is a digital fabric which is woven around all of us. So far, the internet was connecting the people around
Predictive Maintenance “Information is the oil to the 21st century and analytics is the combustion engine”: Peter Sondergaard Human beings are generally curious to know about the future so that they can prepare themselves accordingly, especially if it is not favourable. Soothsayers (fortune-teller) predicts our future, marriage dates and even results of Football World cup! On TV channels, the weather forecast for the next few days are predicted and if
Preventive Maintenance “Success does not happen, it is planned for”: Unknown Someone has rightly said ‘Prevention is better than cure.’ During present times we are preventing ourselves from COVID-19 menace by keeping social distance and putting mask. Many people do yoga and meditation to remain healthy and calm. Majority of the mobile users put screen guard to prevent it from scratches. Something similar is true for any manufacturing or
Maintenance Process “If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.”: Abraham Lincoln When a person goes to the gym, the intent is not to repair the muscles but to make them stronger. When we do meditation, we are not intending to eliminate any illness but to strengthen our mind to face any challenge. When we send our automobile
Challenges & Resolution: Production Planning & Control/Scheduling (PPC) “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” ―Benjamin Franklin We are not living in an ideal world. There are bound to be failures. Some may be inherent and others may be due to a special cause like COVID-19. But we cannot just sit idle and accept any variation in the process. The concerned process owners have to take desired actions.