Increase management awareness and appreciation of the operations and maintenance program/department.

Develop a maintenance mission statement and plan, and request management sign-off.

Begin the development of the OMETA linkages. Create key points of contact within other departments

that can participate in the O&M mission.

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2Commit to begin tracking operations and maintenance activities.

Understand where O&M time and dollars are spent.

Consider purchasing or enhancing a Computerized Maintenance Management System and commit to its implementation

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3Begin to identify troubled equipment and systems

Make a list of these systems and prioritize them.

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4Commit to addressing at least one troubled system.

System operations and history System maintenance and history System costs time to service, downtime,

resulting overtime, etc.

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5Strive for operational efficiency of the system(s) selected for improvement.

Understand how to properly operate and maintain the system.

Define and complete the operator and maintenance training needs.

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6Purchase or contract some form(s) of diagnostic, metering or monitoring equipment.

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7Trend the collected tracking and diagnostic data.

Take time to understand the data. Look for and develop project opportunities. Develop appropriate cost justification metrics.

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8Select, request funding for and complete first operational efficiency project.

Start small and pick a project that will be a winner. Carefully document all findings. Present success in terms management will

understand.

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9Highlight the successes – capitalize on visibility opportunities.

Consider writing an internal success story or case study.

Submit findings to a trade publication or present at an industry conference.

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Choose your next piece of equipment, and go back to step 3.

Steps 1 and 2 are ONGOING ACTIVITIES!

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osisoft.com/transportationSee how these steps can apply to rail, marine, trucking and other

intermodal spaces.