A well-known problem with technical maintenance and service delivery stems from the conflict that can arise through so-called “silo effects” 1 (Hotaran, 2009), i.e., when people in various functions who are expected to work together do not meet this expectation. While silo behaviours could be present in various functions of an organisation, this article focuses on the impact on asset management.
The Asset Management Council is honoured that Dave Daines, Director and Immediate Past Chair, has been asked to deliver the Keynote Speaker Address at the third International Conference on Maintenance and Intelligent Asset Management ICMIAM 2022 which is to be held at the Institute of Rural Management Anand (India) 13-15 December 2022.
Last Tuesday, Perth Asset Management enthusiasts were treated with an excellent session on “Applying Digital Asset Management to get the most from our physical and information assets”. Asset Management Council would like to thank the speakers Matthew Cheney, Helen Forte & Yvonne Power for sharing their experiences in this field. Ankur Maheshwari, Asset Management Council’s Perth Chair, led the event. Ankur mentioned that the event was very well attended by a very diverse audience across multiple sectors. Audience participation was amazing and the panel session was very lively.
We are surrounded by vibrations in our daily lives and most of them results from the surrounding machines and technologies that are so prevalent our modern society. Some vibrations are inherent in all equipment, but how much of it is due to normal operation and when does it become a problem?
Thankyou to the Hydrogen Council of Australia for organising a Jobs and Skills of the Future Forum on 20 September 2022. Three reports presented at that forum provide an insight to our future workforce requirements: