To Centralize or Not to Centralize . . .

This posting discusses corporate decision rights versus plant decision rights – where should the line be drawn? [...]

Life’s How It Is, Not How It Ought To Be

Have you ever heard the expression “Life’s how it is, not how it ought to be?”

An enterprise that wants to implement a standard reliability strategy across multiple sites must confront the implication of this statement.

Most mining enterprises do not have cookie-cutter plants or facilities. The locations will vary in age of equipment and workers. The quality [...]