How to standardize asset health scoring across multiple manufacturing plants
Equipment health and prioritizing maintenance across multiple plants takes attention to detail. In order to develop a capital investment plan that executives will buy into, it needs to be more than a bullet point at a budget meeting. This IndustryWeek article has a step-by-step guide to build a more continuous-improvement approach to managing equipment.
This case study from author Chris LaCorata, president and founder of Graasi and LaCorata Beverage, outlines how his team built a standardized health-scoring system for assets. It aligns operations, maintenance, and reliability stakeholders, and strengthens those financial conversations about investment in repair and maintenance. The article walks through the steps of setting goals, assessing assets, conducting audits, and rolling up results into actionable insights that help reduce unplanned failures.