Item Tag: Joel Levitt

Surviving the Spare Parts Crisis : Maintenance Storeroom and Inventory…

“Surviving the Spare Parts Crisis: Maintenance Storeroom and Inventory Control” by Joel Levitt is a hardcover textbook published by Industrial Press, Incorporated in 2016. This book, with 312 pages, focuses on the subject areas of infrastructure, management, and facility management, specifically addressing the issue of spare parts crises. Written in English, this textbook provides valuable insights and strategies for effectively managing maintenance storerooms and inventory systems to ensure optimal performance and reliability in various business and industrial settings. Ideal for professionals seeking to improve their understanding of spare parts management and enhance their infrastructure management skills.

Total Quality: Management, Organization – Paperback, by Evans James R. – Good

Quality is No Accident: The Challenge of Managing Maintenance Quality (Elements of Great Maintenance Management) Paperback – July 29, 2022 ISBN-13979-8842723751 What stands in the way of quality maintenance work? Quality of work depends on everything going right. For years we’ve tended to blame the maintainers when quality suffers. Now we realize there are barriers to quality, independent of the person. These barriers are named and, when addressed, will improve the quality of your whole maintenance effort. Quality issues are directly related to safety issues; at the core are mistakes. Quality is Not an Accident will directly help you reduce all types of mistakes. This full-color graphic novel is fun to read, and covers the basics of managing quality. What do experts in the field say: Rolly Angeles, Consultant at RSA Reliability and Maintenance Consultancy Firm (Philippines) Joel Levitt is one of the maintenance gurus I admire and have much respect for. I have purchased some of his books which I used for reference. There are many authors out there, which you will have a difficult time digesting the contents of the book. Joel has found a way of overcoming this by writing a book in an animated format where it is straightforward to understand. If you are looking for a smart way to improve your plant, I highly recommend this book by Joel Levitt, which you can finish reading in one sitting. I give this book two thumbs up. uality is a motivator. W.E. Deming said, “The greatest motivator for workers is pride in a job well done.” Joel Levitt has been an author, management trainer, and consultant for over 35 years. He has been writing books to train maintenance professionals for 25 years and has 19 books in print. His books are part of the SMRP Body of Knowledge. He has trained real people in companies in 39 countries in 600+ sessions. 98% of participants rated the training very good or excellent. He has been a speaker at the National meetings of AFE, IMC, SMRP, NAWGA, ISA, and others. This work is part of a series: Elements of Great Maintenance Management This work investigates the barriers to quality, the relationship between mistakes and bad quality, and accidents. Quality is no Accident is the fourth book in the Elements of Great Maintenance Management series, designed to educate practitioners on the basics of some, often complex, but vital maintenance ideas. The challenge we face is transferring basic knowledge to the next generation. Without this valuable knowledge transfer, our mission-critical systems will not do their jobs and will be challenging to maintain. The problem is that traditional teaching modes don’t work anymore. These kids read less and use Google or YouTube (and all the social media sites) for everything they need to know. The second problem is that they will learn the complicated stuff, but they miss the fundamentals (which are boring and there is no screen!) of maintenance and reliability. The Elements of Great Maintenance Management will cover the fundamentals of maintenance. Topics will be covered in an entertaining way to train the whole team. We will use compelling stories, humor, and interesting characters to keep people’s interest and convey the basics.