{"id":41976,"date":"2026-04-08T19:58:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T14:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/?p=41976"},"modified":"2026-04-20T15:19:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:49:34","slug":"reducing-downtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/reducing-downtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Estrategias de reducci\u00f3n del tiempo de inactividad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"41976\" class=\"elementor elementor-41976\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5940a4e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5940a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de4680e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de4680e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"understanding-downtime\">Understanding Downtime<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3668a09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3668a09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7613654 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7613654\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Production lines and complex plant operations are revenue and profit generating engines for asset-intensive industries.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprise leaders, plant operation teams and production planning professionals constantly strive for maximizing the output and efficiency of these production units throughout the course of their lifecycle.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent studies from <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siemens.com\/2024\/07\/the-true-cost-of-an-hours-downtime-an-industry-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABB<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siemens.com\/2024\/07\/the-true-cost-of-an-hours-downtime-an-industry-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siemens<\/a> and EMA Research indicate that this number is steadily increasing, costs associated with downtime have nearly tripled in the last 5 years.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11f129 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a11f129\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd50f43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd50f43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc9b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebc9b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>3x<\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86c4c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86c4c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Increase in downtime costs over the last 5 years<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8536a1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8536a1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43203ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43203ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>42%<\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b1c7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8b1c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Of unplanned downtime caused by equipment failure<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675ccf6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"675ccf6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c352ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c352ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>$50B<\/i><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9caa2c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9caa2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Annual unplanned downtime cost in industrial manufacturing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004a1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"004a1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The table below illustrates the staggering financial stakes, even a single hour of unplanned downtime in high-value sectors can erase days of operational profit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b507cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b507cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cost-table-wrap\">\r\n\r\n  <table class=\"cost-table\"\r\n         aria-label=\"Average cost of downtime per hour by industry\">\r\n\r\n    <thead>\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <th>Sector<\/th>\r\n\r\n        <th>Scale<\/th>\r\n\r\n        <th>Average Cost Per Hour<\/th>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n    <\/thead>\r\n\r\n    <tbody>\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td class=\"sector\">\r\n          Energy (Utilities \/ Power)\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"cost-bar-wrap\">\r\n            <div class=\"cost-bar\"\r\n                 style=\"width:180px\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <strong>$2,480,000<\/strong>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td class=\"sector\">\r\n          Automotive Manufacturing\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"cost-bar-wrap\">\r\n            <div class=\"cost-bar\"\r\n                 style=\"width:168px; opacity:0.9\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <strong>$2,300,000<\/strong>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td class=\"sector\">\r\n          Productos qu\u00edmicos\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"cost-bar-wrap\">\r\n            <div class=\"cost-bar\"\r\n                 style=\"width:100px; opacity:0.65\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          $700,000 - $1,200,000\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td class=\"sector\">\r\n          Manufacturing (General)\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"cost-bar-wrap\">\r\n            <div class=\"cost-bar\"\r\n                 style=\"width:44px; opacity:0.5\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          $260,000 - $500,000\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td class=\"sector\">\r\n          Water &amp; Waste Treatment\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"cost-bar-wrap\">\r\n            <div class=\"cost-bar\"\r\n                 style=\"width:28px; opacity:0.4\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          $150,000 - $350,000\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n\r\n  <\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf0b839 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf0b839\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies are in dire need to overhaul both planned as well as unplanned downtime through a preventive, predictive as well as a corrective approach to asset management.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb7ed2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccb7ed2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6435de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6435de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"the-reasons-for-downtime\">The Reasons for Downtime<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373f714 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"373f714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-477c372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"477c372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A downtime instance can be linked to both a planned or an unplanned maintenance activity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, despite best efforts, unplanned downtime is simply unavoidable. It can be minimized, but eliminating it is quite tricky and near-impossible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In both the scenarios, the need for quick turnaround and remedy of the failure is of key importance.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reasons for downtime that are related to asset-failure are detailed below; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0ec82 e-con-full pointer e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5c0ec82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b9b05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11b9b05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dead951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dead951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"mechanical-technical-failure\">Mechanical Technical Failure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d800b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77d800b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the more popular reasons for asset failure purely has to do with the technical failure of the asset, that can be caused due to;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Age of Asset<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Instead of retiring the asset beyond its useful life, continuous usage results in a total technical failure due to breakages, faults in delicate parts<\/span><\/li><li><b>Maintenance Mismanagement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The maintenance process and exact steps of the asset weren\u2019t maintained timely OR they weren\u2019t maintained in the way they were supposed to be as suggested by the OEM.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>For example<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cheaper alternative part was used to save costs but compromised on quality<\/span><\/li><li>A technical gap in process &#8211; Incorrectly installed a part, loose bolts etc<\/li><\/ol><ul><li><b>Power &amp; Utility Functions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This includes Surges, brownouts, or compressed air leaks that cause sensitive PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) systems to trip.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Hazardous Exposure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Due to improper maintenance, the asset simply cannot be used in a production line without causing environmental damage or posing a health and safety risk to the operators.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>Ejemplo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An oil leak causing severe environmental degradation.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Machine cover posing a serious risk for OSHA<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d8e24 e-con-full pointer e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74d8e24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0309a31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0309a31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a21118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a21118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"natural-events-calamities\">Natural Events &amp; Calamities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c5723 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0c5723\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are aspects leading to asset failures that are generally out of organizational control &#8211; think floods, storms, lighting strikes etc.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also includes aspects that can somewhat be controlled like high humidity or heat leading to excess wear and tear. Operating the equipment in extreme cold, well before the asset is adequately \u201cwarmed up\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><b>Ejemplo 1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Extremely high humidity causing excess wear and tear, thus requiring maintenance well before the prescribed intervals suggested by the OEM<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0043070 e-con-full pointer e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0043070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a4ceb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"99a4ceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7868530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7868530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"master-data-inventory-friction\">Master Data &amp; Inventory Friction<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84eb44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f84eb44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is much less common as an occurrence. It occurs when the right spare part is simply unavailable at the site OR an incorrect spare part has been ordered due to poor data stewardship and\/or employing substandard spare parts management processes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cataloging of the spare part materials and ensuring excellent inventory management processes can kill this challenge. We will cover more on this in the latter portion of this article. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82d7fc e-con-full pointer e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f82d7fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d200564 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d200564\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fdec65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fdec65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"human-gaps\">Human Gaps<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f462e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f462e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Human error and workforce-related gaps are a surprisingly underestimated contributor to unplanned downtime.<\/p><p>This can manifest in several ways, a technician using the wrong torque specification when reassembling a component, misreading a technical drawing, or bypassing a checklist step due to time pressure or fatigue.<\/p><p>The issue compounds when organizations experience high technician turnover. Institutional knowledge, the kind that lives in a senior engineer&#8217;s head after 20 years on the floor, walks out the door with them.<\/p><p>New hires, without access to documented failure histories or structured onboarding, are far more prone to errors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b84a76 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"0b84a76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t2.1M <br>\nManufacturing jobs expected to go unfilled through 2030 due to skills gap, directly translating to maintenance quality and asset uptime deterioration. \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\"> - Manufacturing Institute<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a3909 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61a3909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Skills mismatch is another common culprit. With the rapid adoption of digital and IIoT-enabled equipment, many maintenance teams find themselves operating assets that require competencies they simply haven&#8217;t been trained on.<\/p><p>The solution begins with structured workforce planning: mapping skill sets required for every asset class against the capabilities on staff, identifying gaps, and plugging them proactively, before the asset fails and a technician is standing in front of it unprepared.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829a667 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"829a667\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a03f08a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a03f08a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"loss-avoidance-in-downtime-management\">Loss Avoidance in Downtime Management<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eab97e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eab97e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248daa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248daa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal with downtime management includes;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Preventing Asset &amp; Production Downtime in the first place:\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensuring RCA to understand the reasons for Failure and Future-proofing the issue<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimal downtime and faster turnaround during both planned and unplanned downtime<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9f441 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"fa9f441\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<i>Companies typically arrive at a notional cost per hour of downtime. This is the output that the given piece of machinery or the production-line would generate, had the failure not occurred in the first place. These are losses that would otherwise have been clean revenue.<\/i>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Industry Best Practice<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f1963c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f1963c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In effect, every minute of downtime represents a direct loss, not just a cost. The difference between a 2-hour repair and a 2-day shutdown is not always technical skill.<\/p><p>More often, it is a matter of preparation: having the right parts, the right people, and the right process documentation ready before the wrench is picked up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-488d7a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"488d7a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac91060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac91060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"downtime-management-strategies\">Downtime Management Strategies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f6404 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56f6404\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4935c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4935c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The strategies to prevent asset failure and reducing the downtime itself through effective diagnosis, and corrective action are detailed below; <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f34e766 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f34e766\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1137035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1137035\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"inventory-strategy-processes\">Inventory Strategy &amp; Processes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b2fad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"37b2fad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d28a89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d28a89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both Asset failure and production downtime are inevitable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even the most mature predictive and preventive maintenance approaches consider the fact that this cannot be killed in its entirety.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest opportunities for loss prevention OR revenue generation (depending on how one looks at it) is directly linked to managing critical inventories and ensuring they\u2019re made available at the right plant location at the right time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is typically done through an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/mro360\/criticality\/\">advanced criticality assessment,<\/a> not just at an asset but also at a spare part level.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically, companies review criticality only at an asset level and assume that IPSO FACTO all the spare parts linked to a given critical fixed asset are all critical.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This assumption itself is a logical fallacy, and leads to overstocking of parts that will likely remain unused for years together.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is precisely where a spare parts management system can support the turnaround operation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cdde0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37cdde0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0676a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0676a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Some Studies and Research below to Showcase the Scale of the Challenge<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 2024 Siemens research, &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.siemens.com\/2024\/07\/the-true-cost-of-an-hours-downtime-an-industry-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">True Cost of Downtime<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;, supported by recent <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/new.abb.com\/news\/detail\/129763\/industrial-downtime-costs-up-to-500000-per-hour-and-can-happen-every-week\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABB<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> y <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aberdeen.com\/techpro-essentials\/playing-russian-roulette-with-your-infrastructure-can-lead-to-big-downtime\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aberdeen<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> updates, highlights that equipment failure causes 42% of all unplanned downtime.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within that, the &#8220;Spare Parts Gap&#8221; is a primary driver of extended MTTR (Mean Time to Repair)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Siemens 2024 data suggests that the absence of a critical spare part can turn a 2-hour mechanical repair into a 2-day facility shutdown (a 24x increase in duration) while waiting for international shipping or procurement cycles.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9bd68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2f9bd68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout callout-stat\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"callout-head\">\r\n    Research Finding - Siemens 2024\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"big-stat\">\r\n    78%\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"callout-text\">\r\n    of global manufacturers have experienced at least one total line stoppage\r\n    specifically due to a lack of a spare part, rather than a lack of technical\r\n    skill to fix it. Within the 42% of downtime categorized as \"Equipment\r\n    Failure,\" an estimated 30-40% of the MTTR is dead time spent searching\r\n    for, identifying, or waiting for the correct part.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0365510 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0365510\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Hidden Attribution: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the 42% of downtime categorized as &#8220;Equipment Failure,&#8221; an estimated 30-40% of the MTTR (Mean Time To Repair) is &#8220;dead time&#8221; spent searching for, identifying, or waiting for the correct part.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7831516 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7831516\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/mro360\/\"><b><i>MRO360<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Verdantis\u2019s flagship solution for Spare Parts &amp; MRO inventory management solves this exact challenge.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e81854 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3e81854\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/frResXnn-fI?si=Ahn55NArWGazLAZt&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d87d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d87d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re not a fan of reading, the video above should be helpful in understanding what the software does and how it does it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f598821 e-con-full pointer e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f598821\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fa1d62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6fa1d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd1e765 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd1e765\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>How to Solve it?<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9922c71 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9922c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bi bi-1-square-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssessing Criticality at a Spare Part Level:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTrained on industry data pertaining to asset failures, inventories and Asset BOM documents, it\u2019s possible to now assess criticality at a spare part level.\n<br>MRO360 does exactly this and assigns a score to every single part ranging from 1-10, with 10 being the most critical.\n<br>Among other things, the criticality score also accounts for the failure likelihood of that part, the consequence of that failure and even calculates the historical average lead-time for delivery that part to the production site.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45eab5 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"c45eab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bi bi-2-square-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForecast Demand at a Plant Level:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMaintenance teams also undertake material demand planning exercises and apply those learnings to several different plant locations.\n<br>MRO360\u2019s mathematical models with purpose trained AI forecasts material requirements based on legacy consumption and production volumes.\n<br>At an individual plant-level, this translates to accurate insight into the consumption volumes.\n<br>When both criticality &amp; demand forecasts are considered in tandem, this ensures that Critical Spare Parts linked to both Critical as well as Non-Critical assets are adequately stocked, thus eliminating prolonged downtime or Maverick Spending linked to unavailability of the right spares.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2ff4e0 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f2ff4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/bom-management\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Equipment to Spare Part Linkages:\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bi bi-3-square-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/bom-management\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEquipment to Spare Part Linkages:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe above analysis at a spare-part level is made possible due to linkages between Asset BOMs - linking a spare part with its dependent asset is critical for excellence in downtime management.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95a0a95 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"95a0a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/bom-management\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Extracting data for Both Planned &amp; Unplanned Work Orders:\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"bi bi-4-square-fill\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/bom-management\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExtracting data for Both Planned &amp; Unplanned Work Orders:\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJust like Asset BOMs, work orders are complex documents as well - they detail extremely technical information about the repair work an asset is undergoing, the nature of failure, the likely parts and technician skills that will be required for undertaking the work order job itself. \n<br>Work orders can be both planned and unplanned, and they reside systematically in specific locations within EAM, ERP, CMMS or even specific folders on a drive!\u00a0\n<br>With specially trained AI models, these documents can be scanned, interpreted and structured to feed into the asset management strategy.\u00a0\n<br>For example; if 10 work orders in a specific plant location, all require 5 pieces each of a specific part, this spurt in demand can be passed along to the spare parts management software for further optimization of inventory.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a23d36 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3a23d36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d52647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0d52647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/a_-fodr0ccY?si=QvGncCcsNXNn5cIl&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca3f52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1ca3f52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ecd665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ecd665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"predictive-maintenance\">Mantenimiento predictivo<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1508e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1508e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be68bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6be68bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Predictive maintenance implementation has become fairly common in pretty much all industries. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What was once a discipline restricted to large enterprise accounts with massive output is now a fairly common adopted practice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improvement in sensor technologies, Vibration Analysis, Spectrometry and the ability to make sense of the data has improved the ability of asset management teams to detect failures and the reasons for the failure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57cb52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f57cb52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pf-curve-wrap\">\r\n\r\n  <svg\r\n    class=\"pf-curve\"\r\n    viewbox=\"0 0 700 320\"\r\n    xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\r\n  >\r\n\r\n    <!-- Arrow Marker -->\r\n    <defs>\r\n      <marker\r\n        id=\"arr2\"\r\n        markerwidth=\"8\"\r\n        markerheight=\"8\"\r\n        refx=\"4\"\r\n        refy=\"4\"\r\n        orient=\"auto\"\r\n      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class=\"signal-line\"><\/line>\r\n\r\n    <text x=\"156\" y=\"182\"\r\n          text-anchor=\"end\"\r\n          class=\"signal-text\">\r\n      Thermal signature\r\n    <\/text>\r\n\r\n\r\n    <circle cx=\"450\" cy=\"247\" class=\"signal red\"><\/circle>\r\n    <line x1=\"448\" y1=\"245\"\r\n          x2=\"160\" y2=\"210\"\r\n          class=\"signal-line\"><\/line>\r\n\r\n    <text x=\"156\" y=\"206\"\r\n          text-anchor=\"end\"\r\n          class=\"signal-text\">\r\n      Oil contamination\r\n    <\/text>\r\n\r\n  <\/svg>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea2b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dea2b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Strategy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: In predictive maintenance, assets are monitored throughout their lifecycle through Iiot enabled sensor data, the lifecycle of the monitoring mechanism is expressed by way of a \u201cPF curve\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P (Predictability) is simply the first time the issue with an asset is detected and F (Failure) is the moment the asset completely breaks down.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea is to detect the failure as early on as possible, flag potential reasons for the issue and provision for both manpower resources as well as materials for correcting the issue.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the sheer scale of the assets in an enterprise operational, prioritization is important.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assets with a lower PF should be prioritized first, the forecasted demand should also consider the predictive maintenance data and provision for low PF assets and critical spares linked to those assets.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This integrates the 4Ms approach discussed above with powerful Predictive Maintenance data. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using Agentic AI, MRO360 orchestrates these tasks autonomously, thanks to its ability to make sense of Predictive Maintenance data and ensure that resource planning for both planned and unplanned work orders are executed autonomously.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a60a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a60a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>AIOps &amp; Predictive Observability<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Traditional Predictive Maintenance relies on static thresholds. Enterprises are now quickly moving towards AIOps <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AIOps excels at multivariate analysis, which looks at how different variables interact.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It eliminates the &#8220;alert fatigue&#8221; of static thresholds by identifying specific failure signatures, which significantly reduces false alarms while catching actual issues much earlier on the P-F curve.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, it creates a closed-loop system where detection automatically triggers work orders and spare parts logistics, slashing the lag time between identifying a problem and resolving it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This transition to automated, precision-guided maintenance maximizes the operational lifespan of heavy equipment while nearly eliminating unplanned downtime.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a32fb87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a32fb87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout callout-insight\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"callout-head\">\r\n    Why AIOps outperforms static threshold monitoring\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"callout-text\">\r\n    AIOps excels at multivariate analysis, examining how variables interact\r\n    rather than evaluating them in isolation. It reduces alert fatigue from\r\n    static thresholds by identifying true failure signatures, lowering false\r\n    alarms while detecting issues earlier on the P-F curve. Detection can\r\n    automatically trigger work orders and spare parts logistics, shortening\r\n    the time between identifying a problem and resolving it, and supporting\r\n    longer equipment life with fewer unplanned disruptions.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47fbe3d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47fbe3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd69673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd69673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"work-force-scheduling\">Work Force Scheduling<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5816dfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5816dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef70fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ef70fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enterprises already leverage a Work Order Management system or a CMMS software to schedule both preventive maintenance jobs as well as corrective ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, even mid-market + small &amp; medium companies also make use of Work Order Schedules to correct these downtime-related constraints.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>El desaf\u00edo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Despite mature systems, it\u2019s fairly common for a work order to be finalized and the repair work started only to find out that the necessary manpower skills are missing and a technician is missing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>The Strategy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: As a practice, a work order should not be confirmed and repair work shouldn\u2019t start unless the work order reaches a \u201cReady to Work Status\u201d<\/span><\/p><h3 id=\"the-4ms-a-ready-to-work-framework\">The 4Ms: A &#8220;Ready to Work&#8221; Framework<\/h3><p>As a discipline, a work order should not be confirmed and repair work should not start unless the work order reaches &#8220;Ready to Work&#8221; status. This is enforced through the 4Ms principle:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1342a6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1342a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f42c43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f42c43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397666d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"397666d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M1 - Materials<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1b2521 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1b2521\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The necessary spare parts, tools and consumables are available to undertake the repair work<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be91d7c elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"be91d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Spare parts confirmed available<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Tools &amp; consumables staged<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Correct part number verified<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8baf138 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8baf138\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7ae775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c7ae775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M2 - Manpower<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0a05b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c0a05b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technicians with the requisite Skill Sets for correcting this failure are available at the time duration for undertaking the repair work<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5be1d77 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"5be1d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Technician assigned &amp; available<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Required skill set confirmed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Duration allocated in schedule<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f7669 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"91f7669\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3fb97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e3fb97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M3 - Methods<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50fc5ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50fc5ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The SOP or the technical manual is printed or loaded onto a tablet<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d3637 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a2d3637\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">SOP or OEM manual loaded<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Safety checklist printed\/digital<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Permit to work issued<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdabdf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdabdf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fbed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8fbed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">M4 - Machinery<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484f8ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"484f8ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The production team has agreed to &#8220;hand over&#8221; the equipment at a specific timestamp<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10733b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f10733b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Production team hand-over agreed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Isolation &amp; lockout confirmed<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-check\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M173.898 439.404l-166.4-166.4c-9.997-9.997-9.997-26.206 0-36.204l36.203-36.204c9.997-9.998 26.207-9.998 36.204 0L192 312.69 432.095 72.596c9.997-9.997 26.207-9.997 36.204 0l36.203 36.204c9.997 9.997 9.997 26.206 0 36.204l-294.4 294.401c-9.998 9.997-26.207 9.997-36.204-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Handover timestamp documented<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70edac5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70edac5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These steps pretty much eliminates delay, where a 2-hour repair turns into a 6-hour ordeal because of mid-job trips to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/mro-storeroom-management\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MRO Storeroom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve already covered how Agentic AI can solve for the \u201cMaterial Availability\u201d challenge in the section above.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The \u201cWork Order Planner\u201d module can also assign specific technicians for executing a job, with perfect context of the nature of failure and the skill sets required for executing the job.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This information is made available through integration with employee master data tables that detail the skill sets and work history of technicians, consultants and third party vendors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1944741 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1944741\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2d1354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2d1354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"rca-governance-maturity\">RCA Governance &amp; Maturity<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79d19ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79d19ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3324bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3324bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a discipline through which maintenance and reliability professionals get down into the root cause of the failure, precisely to avoid these instances from repeating in the future.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every Root Cause Analysis exercise has to be backed with rigorous technical analysis, documentation and action items for the future. Typically, this is captured in the work order.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally speaking, RCA is not performed for every minor inconvenience or a \u201cglitch\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies set specific thresholds as part of their overarching asset management strategy;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some Triggers could be;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19089ca elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"19089ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">HSE or Environmental Incidents: RCA requirement created automatically in the CMMS or EAM system<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Chronic Incidents: Actors that have repetitively failed 4+ times in a 12-month rolling period<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-circle\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Operational Loss: Any machine or production line downtime exceeding a specific value - For example; $10,000 or more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf4df18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf4df18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an AI-native EAM environment, however, RCA isn&#8217;t just a document you file; it&#8217;s a dynamic data point that shifts how the entire enterprise views its assets and inventory.<\/span><\/p><p><b>El desaf\u00edo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The root cause analysis documentation process suffers from a \u201cGovernance\u201d problem. General lethargy and human tendencies result in RCA documentation being incomplete without any context as to what exactly was the root cause.<\/span><\/p><p><b><i>Por ejemplo<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The reliability engineer may simply mention that the issue was caused due to a \u201cPump motor Failure\u201d without adequate context on:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What exactly caused the motor to fail\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How likely is it to fail again<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Approximately how long the machinery is expected to work without failure<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What steps need to be taken to prevent this in the future<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What resources (parts and manpower) will be required to address the likely failure in the future<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p>These are critical data points for an EAM solution, as this context can make inventory and resource planning extremely powerful.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">En <\/span><b><i>MRO360<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, RCA governance workflows are critical and configurable with a few simple steps, and they enforce the field technician to update the necessary context of the breakdown as detailed above, and this context is added to the intelligence layer of the software, linking the failure to the exact equipment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This feeds into the inventory strategy, thus killing downtime, in the event of a repeated failure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8989e6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8989e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4441e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4441e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"reliability-centric-maintenance\">Reliability Centric Maintenance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6175996 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6175996\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ef02fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ef02fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Reliability Centric Maintenance, the goal shifts slightly from the above. They focus here shifts slightly from \u201cKeep the Equipment Running\u201c to \u201cSmooth Continuity of Operations\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p>This is a subtle but important distinction, it recognizes that not all assets require the same level of attention, and that over-maintaining non-critical assets can be as damaging to efficiency as under-maintaining critical ones.<\/p><p>According to ARC Advisory Group, 80% of assets fail randomly, not based on age, which fundamentally undermines time-based maintenance schedules that assume wear follows a predictable curve.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4e3f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f4e3f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79899c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79899c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FMEA &amp; FMECA Studies<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51de462 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51de462\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f1e4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28f1e4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generally, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/fmea\/\">FMEA study<\/a> is performed to understand all the different possible failure modes (What can go wrong?) and effects (the consequences in case something goes wrong)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is generally done in gruelling workshops that are more of an alignment exercise where technicians do the entire analysis manually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is both time consuming, prone to errors and it\u2019s simply a very static estimate that doesn\u2019t account for real-world changes and ground-reality of machine conditions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>La soluci\u00f3n:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using AI to ingest thousands of historical work orders and OEM manuals to automatically populate &#8220;Failure Modes&#8221; and &#8220;Failure Effects&#8221;.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dynamically calculating the Risk Priority Number (RPN) by cross-referencing real-time sensor data with the business cost of a specific line going down.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the previous section, we showcased how MRO360 builds on the best practices of FMEA &amp; FMECA and how it further improves on it with Agentic AI that feeds off first party data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>Integration of &#8220;Run-to-Failure&#8221; (RTF) Groups<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key RCM tenet is that some assets should be allowed to fail if they aren&#8217;t critical.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Approach for Reducing Downtime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: For assets tagged as <\/span><b><i>Run-to-Failure<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the software, the system suppresses proactive maintenance alerts but maintains a <\/span><b><i>Just-in-Time<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> inventory of replacement parts so that when the failure occurs, the MTTR is minutes, not days<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de84d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8de84d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rcm-table-wrap\">\r\n\r\n  <table class=\"rcm-table\"\r\n         aria-label=\"RCM maintenance approach comparison\">\r\n\r\n    <thead>\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <th>Ac\u00e9rquese a<\/th>\r\n\r\n        <th>When to Apply<\/th>\r\n\r\n        <th>Estrategia de inventario<\/th>\r\n\r\n        <th>Risk Level<\/th>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n    <\/thead>\r\n\r\n    <tbody>\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <strong>Predictive \/ Condition-Based<\/strong>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          Critical assets with high downtime cost\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          Demand-forecasted, criticality-scored stock\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <span class=\"badge badge-red\">\r\n            Alta\r\n          <\/span>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <strong>Preventive \/ Time-Based<\/strong>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          Assets with known wear patterns\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          Scheduled replenishment by OEM interval\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <span class=\"badge badge-blue\">\r\n            Medio\r\n          <\/span>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <tr>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <strong>Run-to-Failure (RTF)<\/strong>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          Non-critical, easily replaceable assets\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          Just-in-Time replacement stock only\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n        <td>\r\n          <span class=\"badge badge-green\">\r\n            Bajo\r\n          <\/span>\r\n        <\/td>\r\n\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n\r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n\r\n  <\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25b020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f25b020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dynamic &#8220;Task Interval&#8221; Optimization<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RCM is not &#8220;set it and forget it.&#8221; Software provides the feedback loop necessary for Continuous Improvement.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Mathematical Analysis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Software analyzes the &#8220;Age-Reliability&#8221; relationship. If RCM originally suggested a part replacement every 1,000 hours, but the software sees that failures actually only start at 1,500 hours, it automatically pushes the maintenance interval back, saving costs without increasing risk.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using software to track &#8220;Functional Failure&#8221; points versus &#8220;Potential Failure&#8221; points (the P-F interval) to refine exactly when a technician should intervene.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f115675 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f115675\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout callout-insight\">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"callout-head\">\r\n    Run-to-Failure: The Smart Application\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <p class=\"callout-text\">\r\n    For assets designated as Run-to-Failure, the system suppresses proactive\r\n    maintenance alerts while maintaining a Just-in-Time inventory of replacement\r\n    parts, ensuring failures are resolved in minutes rather than days.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adc329 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7adc329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2e9e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a2e9e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\" id=\"conclusion\">Conclusi\u00f3n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cb997 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40cb997\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc40a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc40a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Asset downtime is not a single problem with a single solution. It is the compounded result of aging assets, inventory gaps, workforce limitations, documentation failures and missed predictive signals, each feeding into the other.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The organizations that are winning on uptime are not necessarily the ones spending the most on maintenance. They are the ones that have invested in the right data infrastructure, closed the loop between failure events and inventory planning, and built the institutional discipline to act on what the data is telling them, before the breakdown, not after.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The shift from reactive to proactive asset management is no longer a long-term aspiration. With purpose-built AI, connected work order intelligence and spare parts optimization software, it is an operational reality available to asset-intensive organizations today.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A strategic guide for maintenance, reliability and operations professionals navigating unplanned failure, spare parts complexity and workforce readiness in industrial environments.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41976"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42280,"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41976\/revisions\/42280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.verdantis.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}