Based on the Dofasco audit, recognized worldwide as a reference in asset performance management, this methodology provides an accurate assessment of your organization’s adherence to world-class asset performance management standards both in the presence of the practices and the benefits derived. Based on the results, our experts will help you develop a strategy to meet your company’s objectives that perfectly adapted to your specific needs, focused on simplicity and efficiency.

To ensure the technical quality of your RCM2 and FMEA analyzes and deliver tangible and practical results, Summit Reliability Global Inc. offers a technical audit service by a world-renowned RCM2/FMEA expert.

The work identification is comprised of methodologies, such as RCM and FMEA, to design maintenance activities. These methodologies identify and control failure modes that affect the equipment’s ability to provide the intended function at the required performance level. The failure mode based asset care program creates the platform necessary to evolve the program as needed. This program is only valuable when it is implemented and applied in a consistent and sustainable way.

• RCM2 is the most rigorous methodology available to develop asset care programs. These include tasks conducted by maintenance and operations to ensure that the asset does what the users want it to do. RCM2 is a very powerful training tool and culture change agent.
• FMEA is a faster and less resource intensive methodology used when the consequences of failure are not as high and when we want to optimize the current program.

There are reasons to perform an RCM2 analysis. Not all cases require such rigor and precision.

Summit Reliability Global Inc. will help you choose the right methodology according to your needs.

Summit Reliability Global Inc. experts can lead your Root Cause Analysis (RCA). In parallel, we recommend developing your own internal experts to lead RCAs. Our comprehensive training introduces the participants to various forensic and diagnostic methods, according to the type of analysis, and includes the tools needed to perform and manage an RCA.

Depending on the operating context, the required accuracy and depth of the criticality and risk analysis may vary. Summit Reliability Global Inc. offers a range of methods tailored to each situation and company needs.

Loss and waste analyses can take many forms. They can be used to investigate availability losses, quality losses or labor efficiency losses.

Deming said: “You must know what to do and then do your best.”

Summit Reliability Global Inc. can help you conduct a Waste and Loss analysis to identify the impact and cause of the losses and develop strategies to mitigate their impact.

Maintenance planning develops procedures and work orders for the work activities. The procedures identify resource requirements, safety precautions and special work instructions, tools and materials needed to do the work. Maintenance scheduling ensures the availability of all resources required to execute the work in a specified time frame. A review of production schedules is used to set the shutdown period execution. Summit Reliability Global Inc., through its experts, provides the training, support and sponsorship necessary to benefit from world-class planning and scheduling.

SMED and LEAN are methods used to fine tune your process and BLITZ to help focus your efforts. Achieving the first 80% of the gains is often less demanding than the last 20%. Summit Reliability Global Inc. will train and partner with your team in using these methods to optimize your process and achieve the desired performance, with reasonable effort.

As equipment becomes more and more complex and protective devices more present, micro stops are becoming an important cause of asset unavailability. Simply said, because of the advanced quality and safety standards built into the equipment through sensors and logic, the equipment is more apt to face seemingly random and frequent stoppages. This is usually due to drifting in machine alignment, timing or speed and can be resolved through the application of centerlining principals.

The use of the 90-day to Capable helps simplify organizational change, especially in a ridge culture or one faced by numerous flavors of the day. 90-day to Capable breaks down the initiative in manageable sections; each providing clear and measurable results in a reasonable time. With regular successes comes credibility and engagement by one and all.

Considers the assets from cradle to grave and incorporates all functions that have an impact on their performance, from maintenance, operations, technical services, engineering, purchasing and stores.

The goal of an organization is to meet market demands, at the minimum cost, in a setting that is safe and without polluting the environment. The process must be repeatable, sustainable and require the minimum of capital investment while keeping up technologically with market demands. To this end the role of:

• Operations is to maximize asset performance, at the minimum cost.
• Maintenance and Technical Services is to define and execute the minimum effort necessary to ensure that assets do what their users want them to do.
• Spare Parts Stores and Purchasing is to ensure the presence of parts to support Maintenance’s needs, at the minimum cost.
• Engineering is to select and design assets that meet present and future needs that are easy to operate and maintain, at the lowest cost of ownership.
• Everyone is to do so safely while respecting the environment; in a collaborative culture.

Summit Reliability Global Inc. can help bring your asset performance management goals to reality with our extensive domain experience, dedicated experts, and incomparable system level vision

Why spend exorbitant amounts of money and effort to maintain an asset if it is poorly operated? 70% of equipment performance is impacted by actions and decisions taken by Operations. This will impact not only the asset’s performance but it’s useful life. Summit Reliability Global Inc. works with Operations to develop visual aids, troubleshooting guides, visual routes, and effective documents and tools to support Operations role in asset care and asset performance assurance.

World-class organizations have world-class management teams. Sustainable growth and success relies heavily on the quality and roles of the people that make up our organization. Unfortunately, we too often adapt our business process to the skills currently available in the organization, rather than adapting the people to the process.

A company that stands out has clearly defined, written, monitored and measured roles and responsibilities for each position. Summit Reliability Global Inc. delivers proven, simple and effective business process maps.

Too many meetings, not enough results. Typical in business these meetings impact group performance and carry a heavy financial burden. Summit Reliability Global Inc. can train and coach your teams in defining and leading efficient meetings that are right sized, simple and value added.

We cannot control what we do not measure. When used properly, KPIs are powerful tools that help us measure, control and manage our process. Summit Reliability Global Inc. works with you to define KPIs to manage each engagement. We can also help you revise your current KPIs and increase their effectiveness in managing your organization’s performance.

Any change requires a transitional plan from current to desired state. Summit Reliability Global Inc. can help define and manage this plan.

Often forgotten, the mobilization workshop allows us to discuss and future changes. Change introduces significant stress at all levels and must be mitigated. Among other things, the workshop allows people to voice their concerns and management to inform and reassure the group as a whole. This is the starting point of a successful project.

With an unrivaled team of specialists and experts, Summit Reliability Global Inc. provides quality training and a one-on-one coaching that is simple and effective.

Inventory and warehouse management have a direct impact on organizational risk. To this end, Summit Reliability Global Inc. provides materials management training and coaching as well as technical support when optimizing these processes.

Organizational change, properly executed, is an evolution from good to better and from performance to excellence. We cannot improve without change and change management must be part of our strategy to evolve to meet the challenges of today’s marketplace.

Precision operations is the next level after operator asset care. It introduces the highest standards of quality, accountability and empowerment, ensuring maximum asset performance and reliability. This usually requires a high level of maturity in the maintenance planning and scheduling process.

As with operations, there is the principal of precision maintenance. It introduces the highest standards of quality, accountability and empowerment, ensuring maximum asset performance and reliability. This requires a high level of maturity in the maintenance planning and scheduling process.

Scheduled shutdown and outages that may affect production and the reliability of interconnected operations must be planned and coordinated among the various departments, groups and external services in order to ensure that they are executed efficiently and effectively. Summit Reliability Global Inc. experts can help coordinate all facets of the shutdown from planning and scheduling to materials management and contractor evaluation/management.