Asset Maintenance Management: A Guide to Developing Strategy and Improving Performance [Hardcover]

Alan Wilson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0831131535 | ISBN-13: 978-0831131531 | Publication Date: June 2002 | Edition: 1st

• Reviews the eight major “policy sectors”—Activities Development, People Development, Planning, Contracting, Control, Computer System Solutions, Asset Management Tools, and Auditing.
• Demonstrates the necessity of and a methodology for developing asset maintenance management strategies to meet defined targets and commitments.
• Describes proven best practices based on actual experience.
• Provides options for how asset maintenance managers can implement their strategies and obtain the involvement and support of other key players in their organizations.
• Assists managers in determining how the implementation of new maintenance strategies will bring performance improvements to the company overall and the specific individuals affected.

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About the Author

With Bachelor and Doctorate degrees in Chemical Engineering, Alan Wilson began his career in asset maintenance at Guinness, where he was responsible for managing the maintenance and project activities of over 200 in-house and contract trades people. He went on to manage the design, procurement, and building of new installations in Nigeria and the Cameroons. Wilson also worked as chief engineer for a large independent consulting firm, where he established and headed the maintenance management accounts with the Royal Navy, Kodak, British Nuclear Fuels, and British Petroleum and British Airways. Subsequently, he consulted for over 40 companies, including Ford, Shell, Amerada Hess, Anheuser Busch, Conoco, and Chevron and then launched his own consulting business, carrying out both project management and maintenance assignments. He has directed the design and construction of major new operations in Colombia and Hong Kong and assisted in the start-up of companies in the UK. Additionally he actively consults in auditing and benchmarking, strategy development, and the application of e-collaborative systems in asset maintenance. As a well-respected professional, Wilson is an advisor to many asset maintenance conferences and is a presenter at numerous seminars.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 824 pages
• Publisher: Industrial Press, Inc.; 1st edition (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0831131535
• ISBN-13: 978-0831131531
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,356,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference for Everyone, May 17, 2007

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T. Croft (Antofagasta, Antofagasta Chile) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Asset Maintenance Management: A Guide to Developing Strategy and Improving Performance (Hardcover)

This book is complete, detailed, structured & full of good information that is easy to follow. It is the best book that I have bought on the subject of maintenance management to date, and is now one of the few constant companion books that travel with me. I would recommend Asset Maintenance Management to anyone in any field of maintenance management. At least one of the articles has a definite electrical diagnostic slant for our electrical bretheren.

My only criticisms would be that the spell checker wasn't functioning particularly efficiently at the time of editing, and I've noted that at least two of the graphics have been partially cut off at the base. Finally, this book is based entirely around fixed processing plant, and as yet have no seen no applications of the information to mobile plant.

In closing, maintenance principles, philosophies, strategies & tactics are roundly universal and this book is a "must-buy" for anyone of any maintenance persuasion seeking to continue down the road of Continuous Improvement.

3.0 out of 5 stars Hit and miss, March 9, 2010

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This review is from: Asset Maintenance Management: A Guide to Developing Strategy and Improving Performance (Hardcover)

Ever wondered what a book would look like if it was written chapter by chapter by some of the best authors in the field? Well, buy this book and you will know. The structure of the book is very good and covers a lot of ground. Many of the chapters (in fact most of them) are also very good, this is not just a high level and superficial treatment.
The problem (and I think it is a significant problem) is that all the authors have different styles of writing and slightly different emphasis when addressing issues. The result is a book that has a lot of information, but isn't really the guide it claims to be - the flow is insufficient to guide the reader through a process.
The book is good, it just isn't great which is a pity as the need is there.