Asset Champion Podcast | Physical Asset Management | Facility Management | Facilities Maintenance and Operations Ep. 26: Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices & Asset Management Strategies for 2021 with Author Ramesh Gulati of JACOBS
Nov 6, 2020
Ramesh Gulati, a renowned Asset Management & Reliability Specialist at JACOBS, shares his wealth of knowledge on maintenance and reliability best practices. He discusses the importance of proactive leadership in asset management and the shift from reactive heroics to strategic planning. Ramesh also connects personal experiences, including country music themes, to problem-solving in maintenance. Moreover, he emphasizes the need for integrity and the evolution of asset management in preparing future leaders, making this a treasure trove of insights for reliability enthusiasts.
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Ask Why — Fix The Root Cause
- Do root cause analysis after repairs to stop repeat failures.
- Train teams to ask why and implement corrective changes, not just temporary patches.
Managers Must Demand Preventive Plans
- Require teams to return with a prevention plan after every major repair.
- Make supervisors enforce root-cause thinking so crews stop repeating failures.
Learn Like Gandhi's Advice
- Ramesh cites Gandhi: live as if you'll die tomorrow and learn as if you'll live forever.
- He uses the quote to emphasize continual learning and personal change in reliability work.
