More data, more dashboards and more root cause analyses might sound like the ingredients of a strong reliability program, but they don't necessarily lead to better decisions or fewer failures. In this Ask a Plant Manager episode, Joe Kuhn tackles five common reliability assumptions, from green KPIs and excessive RCAs to resistance to change and the celebration of emergency maintenance heroes.

Take this quiz to test your understanding of what really drives reliability—and whether your plant is focusing on the actions that prevent failures rather than simply measuring activity.

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