By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor The term “top management” in the ISO55000:2014 Asset Management Standard is referenced throughout the documents. In fact, top management has the overall leadership responsibility to establish the Asset Management System, as specified in the ISO55001 requirements. But, the leadership responsibility of the very top of the organization, in pursuit of best-in-class operations […]

Uptime: A Top Management Standard — The Missing Link

Asset Management And ISO 55000
By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor This new column, and a dynamic body of content at maintenancetechnology.com/iso55k, will explore the intent, issues, concerns, and questions relating to the ISO 55000:2014 Asset Management Standard. Over time, it will reflect insight from a number of sources, including emerging asset-management practitioners and other experts in the field of asset management. This […]

Uptime: TPM — A Foundation for Asset-Management Systems, Part II
By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor Last month’s “Uptime” column set the stage for this multi-part series by stating that if you can’t make Total Productive Maintenance work in your plant, you will surely struggle with the ISO-55000 Asset Management Standard. And while there are five basic Pillars of TPM, the most important is Improving Equipment […]

Uptime: TPM — A Foundation for Asset-Management Systems, Part I
By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor If you cannot make Total Productive Maintenance work in your plant, you will surely struggle with the ISO 55000 Asset Management Standard. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is an organization-wide process for improving equipment effectiveness that was taken from the heart of what we now know as the “Toyota Production System” […]

What Does ISO 55000 Mean To You?
The new asset-management standard is not on everyone’s radar, but a new poll of MT readers reveals surprising early interest in its potential.
From Our Perspective: Ol’ Dependable
By Ken Bannister, Contributing Editor If you, like me, are a viewer of the many wonderful public-broadcasting TV stations that are available, you may have come across a British Broadcasting Corporation program called Heartbeat. Set in the Yorkshire countryside of the 1960s, it depicts life in a small town from the local Bobbie’s (policeman’s) perspective. […]
ISO 55000 Management Systems: Part II — The People Side
By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor “In our company we often talk about the importance of leadership and teamwork in the functioning of maintenance organizations and even in the bigger picture, the success of the company. How will leadership and teamwork play out in ISO 55001 Asset Management – Management Systems – Requirements?” Great question. ISO […]
Uptime: ISO 55000: Management Systems For Asset Management, Part I
By Bob Williamson, Contributing Editor Facilities and equipment management is about to be taken to a whole new level with the release of ISO 55000 Asset Management Standard scheduled for early 2014. Or is it? The long-awaited rollout of this new global standard might not be what many are assuming it will be. Then again, […]