Reliable Plant Magazine
July 2008

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Navistar: Heavy-duty performance

An innovative business teams structure is driving maintenance and operations excellence at Navistar's engine plant in Huntsville, Ala. Read this in-depth case study by Paul V. Arnold and find out what makes this site so special.

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Editorial
  Advisors
    The need for succession planning
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: John Ha
   
Editorial | Advisors
    How critical is your job? Is it viewed as a key position? If you left the company, would it be able to move forward without losing a step?
     
 
  Editors Column
    Consider me a matchmaker
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Paul V. Arnold, RP editor
   
Editorial | Editors Column
    Paul V. Arnold says networking and matchmaking help solve industrial problems.
     
 
  The Exponent
    Manage the vectors within your organization
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Drew D. Troyer, CRE, CMRP
   
Editorial | The Exponent
    Drew Troyer examines the organization vectors that prohibit cooperative behavior.
     
 
Features
  Advisors
    Tough times can spur misguided cuts
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Tor Idhammar
   
Features | Advisors
    Your company has decided to cut costs. In this situation, you'll find out if your plant and company are serious or not about improving reliability.
     
 
    'Ja, maar' mentality can hurt planning
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Doc Palmer
   
Features | Advisors
    Doc Palmer says many plants can't implement successful planning because they assign the planners many worthwhile activities that are not planning.
     
 
    Who should decide the right frequency for preventive maintenance tasks?
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Mark Barnes
   
Features | Advisors
    Routine, time-based preventive maintenance is a fact of life for production-critical equipment. But, who should decide how often these tasks are performed? Mark Barnes sheds some light on the subject.
     
 
    Preventive maintenance vs. predictive maintenance
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Andy Page
   
Features | Advisors
    How much risk you are willing to take with a given failure mode coupled with how much you are willing to pay for the inspection determines the appropriate strategy.
     
 
    Persistence and perseverance
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author: Tim Goshert
   
Features | Advisors
    Tim Goshert believes Abraham Lincoln provides maintenance leaders with a role model for how to deal with adversity.
     
 
  Applied Reliability
    Understanding couplings' lube needs
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author:
   
Features | Applied Reliability
    To maximize the life of components such as bearings and shafts, flexibility must be built in to absorb the residual misalignment that remains after all possible adjustments are made. Proper lubrication of couplings is critical to their performance.
     
 
    A primer on self-lubricating bearings
   
Issue: 7/2008
   
Author:
   
Features | Applied Reliability
    Self-lubricating plain bearings offer plant-floor decision-makers maintenance-free options to maximize productivity and minimize costs.
     

 

 
 
 
           
     
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