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From worker to leader: Navigating the transition to frontline supervisor
Leadership Skills

From worker to leader: Navigating the transition to frontline supervisor

Joe Anderson maps out the essential capabilities and critical skills required for effective supervision.
Why quick plant floor walks miss key insights: The case for focused observation
Planned Maintenance

Why quick plant floor walks miss key insights: The case for focused observation

Jeff Shiver says the benefits of extended observation include identifying and rectifying issues that traditional walk-throughs may miss.
The real dollar value of planning: How to turn maintenance time into money
Planning and Scheduling

The real dollar value of planning: How to turn maintenance time into money

Doc Palmer crunches the numbers to identify the economic impact of proper planning and scheduling in maintenance work.
Podcast: What’s next for manufacturing? Key tech and trends to watch in 2025
Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast

Podcast: What’s next for manufacturing? Key tech and trends to watch in 2025

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, our editors share their predictions for the hottest trends in 2025.
What is conveyor belt maintenance?
Planned Maintenance

What is conveyor belt maintenance?

A well-maintained conveyor belt system is an investment in operational efficiency and enhanced productivity.
The benefits of planned outages for maintenance crews: Reduced downtime and improved reliability
Plant Shutdown

The benefits of planned outages for maintenance crews: Reduced downtime and improved reliability

Executing a planned outage properly, and running efficiently and effectively until that outage, requires both data and visibility into plant and asset health data.
How system integrators are helping maintenance teams overcome a widening skills gap
Network Infrastructure

How system integrators are helping maintenance teams overcome a widening skills gap

Industry's focus on extracting value from data is forcing operations to get their systems in order, and three CSIA-member integrators weigh in on what they're doing to support...
What is a bad actor?
Maintenance

What is a bad actor?

Learn how to identify and resolve bad actors in industrial systems, reducing maintenance costs and improving operational efficiency.
Maintenance Mindset: How maintenance automation is reducing manual work on the plant floor
Maintenance Mindset

Maintenance Mindset: How maintenance automation is reducing manual work on the plant floor

Ai may be at the peak of its hype cycle, but it is also being combined with mature condition monitoring technology to reduce manual rounds (and help cover unfilled positions on...
Uncovering the missing pieces: 4 case studies in building reliability programs
Industrial Training

Uncovering the missing pieces: 4 case studies in building reliability programs

Discover how maintenance teams in four different industries found the missing pieces to drive reliability success at their facilities.
Podcast: From log books to dashboards — How digitalization drives proactive maintenance and boosts collaboration
CMMS

Podcast: From log books to dashboards — How digitalization drives proactive maintenance

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Chris van den Belt and Berend Booms of IFS Ultimo explain how your CMMS can help you use data from shift changeovers...
Podcast: These 7 steps will ensure an efficient plant turnaround
Plant Turnarounds

Podcast: These 7 steps will ensure an efficient plant turnaround

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn how to manage a plant turnaround smoothly and efficiently with seven actionable tips.
Overcoming common maintenance obstacles through better planning and scheduling
Planning and Scheduling

Overcoming common maintenance obstacles through better planning and scheduling

Jeff Shiver says the first place to start is often to clarify roles and responsibilities, and ease any adversarial tension.
5 ways effective planning and scheduling can boost your competitive advantage
Planning and Scheduling

5 ways effective planning and scheduling can boost your competitive advantage

Doc Palmer says you can complete more proactive maintenance work as long as you embrace and work with these five ground truths.
Podcast: How to operate smarter and leaner, thanks to Little’s Law
Lean Six Sigma

Podcast: How to operate smarter and leaner, thanks to Little’s Law

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Anna Townshend remembers John D. C. Little, MIT professor and the creator of a formula for operational excellence.
How to earn plant manager buy-in: The importance of credibility and effective resource allocation
Leadership Skills

How to earn plant manager buy-in: The importance of credibility and effective resource allocation

Joe Kuhn says build reliability credibility as an organization by observing and eliminating waste.
Time estimates in work orders: To show or not to show? Examining the impact on productivity and quality
Planning and Scheduling

Time estimates in work orders: To show or not to show? Examining the impact on productivity and quality

Doc Palmer says don’t compromise your craftspersons by withholding trust regarding time estimates.