James B. Humphries, Vice President, Performance Technology & Site Support Operations & Maintenance, Fluor Corp., Greenville, SC
Articles
Safety Standards
October 15, 2002
Systematic approach for eliminating failures
Eliminating equipment failures may be every plant engineer's dream, but relatively few have a clear roadmap for accomplishing it. This system, or a close derivative of it, has enabled numerous manufacturing plants to achieve significant continuous improvements in plant availability, run rates, safety, and production quality.
By James B. Humphries, Vice President, Performance Technology & Site Support Operations & Maintenance, Fluor Corp., Greenville, SC