Key Characteristics Revisited
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Carl and Fred having a new conversation about the age-old topic of key characteristics, and how they are used to improve products and processes.
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SOR 724 Key Characteristics Revisited
WIM S1:E3 Diversifying your Network with Charli K Matthews
Diversifying your Network with Charli K Matthews
In this episode of the Women in Maintenance Podcast, we have the CEO of Empowering Brands, Charli K Matthews, on the show! Listen now to learn more about the inspiration behind Empowering Women in Industry, why diversifying your network is necessary, and how to take action today.
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QDD 040 How to Self-Advocate for More Customer Face Time (and why it’s important)
How to Self-Advocate for More Customer Face Time (and why it’s important)
There are many stories of design successes attributed to the right level of understanding of the customer. Product designers make decisions, daily, about how a product is going to look and perform. So, we need to really understand the customer. And, to really get the customer, engineers need to spend time with them.
Sometimes, the business doesn’t want us to interact with the customer or doesn’t think it would be valuable. Objections include that we’re not prepared for the user’s environment, that we’re too blunt or honest, or that we just overgeneralize what we learn, anyway. Or, there’s a reluctance because of costs. Besides seeing these objections first hand, someone also listed them out in a published book! This shows that this is common across industries.
Is that fair to design engineers? No matter if it’s fair or not. We can prepare ourselves to address those objections. We talk about how we can prepare ourselves to self-advocate for more customer face time.
297 – The Silent Killer of Rotating Machinery – Softfoot with Daus Studenberg
The Silent Killer of Rotating Machinery – Softfoot with Daus Studenberg
It is my pleasure to welcome Daus Studenberg to the podcast, the product manager, a national product manager of the alignment with Lu DACA.
In this episode we covered:
- How many ways can we?
- What is soft foot?
- If we’re going to perform a proper installation, we got to consider soft foot. Is that before or after we do an alignment?
SOR 723 Question Everything
Question Everything
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Carl and Fred discussing the value of questioning in the process of learning and personal growth. Students and instructors should question each other as part of learning, engineering teams should question each other as part of achieving consensus.
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PR S2:E16 w/ Thomas Wilk
Thomas Wilk
Thomas Wilk is the award-winning chief editor of Plant Services, a Putman Media publication that focuses on smart solutions for maintenance and reliability. Tom joined the Putman editorial team in 2014, and previously was Content Strategist / Mobile Media Manager at Panduit, breaking new ground for that company in the areas of digital content strategy and mobile app development. Tom holds a BA from the University of Illinois and an MA from Ohio State University, and is an avid hiker and runner. He may be reached at twilk@putman.net.
SOR 722 Obsolescence and Reliability
Obsolescence and Reliability
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Kirk and Fred discussing the article Kirk wrote titled “Why the Drain in the Bathtub Curve Matters” (see link in notes) about how technological obsolescence, and not product failures are the cause that cause many products to be retired or replaced.
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WIM S1:E2 The Power of Diversity with Sanya Mathura
The Power of Diversity with Sanya Mathura
In this episode of the Women in Maintenance Podcast, we have our guest, Sanya Mathura, Managing Director at Strategic Reliability Solutions, on the show! Tune in to learn how Sanya overcame the challenges she faced in the industry, how to bring value to the table, and the importance of bringing people from different backgrounds together for change.
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CT E03: The Evolution of the Quality Function with Keith Fong
CT E03: The Evolution of the Quality Function with Keith Fong
In this episode, the incredible Keith Fong and I discuss the role of the quality function and what skillset and mindset quality practitioners need to have to navigate the future.
QDD 039 Choosing Quality Tools (Mind Map vs. Flowchart vs. Spaghetti Diagram)
Choosing Quality Tools (Mind Map vs. Flowchart vs. Spaghetti Diagram)
Within our quality toolbox, there are a lot of graphical organizers. Some are better at fulfilling different goals than others. If we have a goal in mind, then we may choose a certain tool. However, we don’t want analysis paralysis about which tool is best to stop us from using any tool at all.
I share my 3 general guidelines about choosing a graphical quality tool, how to draw them, and when to use them.
Plus, we talk about 3 tools in particular, prompted by a social media ask: mind map, process flowchart, and spaghetti diagram. We get into what they are, when we’re most likely to use them, and how they can be used for design.
Accendo Reliability Mission, Vision, and Business Model
Accendo Reliability Mission, Vision, and Business Model
podcast episode with speaker Fred Schenkelberg
Accendo Reliability has been in the works for about ten years. Counting the various iterations in effect under different names and programs, it has been longer. The idea behind the site is to provide our community with great content to help you solve problems, learn, and improve. A close second concept is to provide a platform to help you share your knowledge.
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SOR 721 Reliability and Testing
Reliability and Testing
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Kirk and Fred discussing how much of reliability engineering is devoted to testing and what other functions should a reliability engineer do.
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PR S2:E15 Workforce Planning w/ Joel Leonard
Workforce Planning w/ Joel Leonard
The average age of hundreds of thousands of maintenance people across the globe is over 50 years old. Many have already started to retire, leaving empty maintenance positions behind. Companies are having a challenge in finding qualified workers to fill vacancies. With no one to fix broken pipes, frayed wires and brittle levies, modern nations are finding themselves in what Joel Leonard has coined, “The Maintenance Crisis.”
SOR 720 Reliability and Bathtub Curve
Reliability and Bathtub Curve
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Carl and Fred discussing the origin and meaning of the reliability “bathtub” curve, and why it is not useful as a visual analogy.
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WIM S1:E1 Key to Vendor Management Success with Trena Ellis
Key to Vendor Management Success with Trena Ellis
In this episode of the Women in Maintenance Podcast, we have our first guest, Trena Ellis, Vice President of Facilities at SAFE Credit Union, on the show! Caitlyn and Trena discuss successful strategies and practices in facility and vendor management. And, helpful advice on how to build your network within your industry. Tune in today! [Read more…]
