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Are You Using These Key Approaches for Improving Preventative Maintenance?
Organizations can optimize operations and enhance long-term reliability by balancing PM with corrective and planned maintenance.
JD Solomon
Mar 5

Work Management: Best Practices in Planning and Scheduling the Work
Planning is figuring out what needs to be done and how it should be done.
JD Solomon
Feb 11

Steady (and surprising) Asset Management Topics on Google & Our Blog
Obsolescence is a driving force behind the decisions to renew or replace assets.
JD Solomon
Feb 4

Google: Six Infrastructure and Facility Topics of Growing Interest
According to Google, these are the top six topics we published in the last five years that are surging.
JD Solomon
Jan 28

10 Helpful Insights on Asset Management from 2024
Our asset management services include strategic plans &implementation plans, practice reviews, and reliability, risk, and resilience.
JD Solomon
Dec 10, 2024

Using Design of Experiments to Sort Through Randomness (and the perception of “best”)
...the ocean has its own way of deciding who the better fisherman is on any given day.
JD Solomon
Nov 7, 2024

Understanding How to Apply Redundancy to Facilities and Critical Infrastructure
The most common mistake is accepting redundancy as in place without testing or validating it. Are you sure that the switching works?
JD Solomon
Sep 17, 2024

What Are the New Asset Management Challenges Over the Next 5 Years?
Here are five significant challenges that asset management of facilities and infrastructure will likely face over the next five years.
JD Solomon
Sep 10, 2024

What's the Difference in Criticality and Risk in Your Asset Management Program?
...let's start with the difference between criticality and risk in your asset management program.
JD Solomon
Aug 16, 2024

Asset Management: When to Apply a Risk Matrix or Monte Carlo Analysis
Context is fundamental to all, including the international standard for asset management and the international standard for risk management.
JD Solomon
Jul 23, 2024

A 5-Year Autopsy: 2019 Asset Management and Reliability Predictions, Then and Now
We are at a pivotal time in physical asset management. The nexus of technology, AI, and the new workforce makes it so.
JD Solomon
Jun 18, 2024

Reliability, Availability, or Dependability? Why Dependability Matters Most
Reliability, dependability, and availability are key concepts in systems thinking and asset management. The distinctions around...
JD Solomon
Mar 25, 2024

How Do You Define Reliability? (and a case example from Tampa)
Reliability is one of the most overworked and misunderstood words in the world of facilities and infrastructure. Reliability is also one...
JD Solomon
Mar 6, 2024

How Context Matters in Successful Asset Management Implementation
The planning phase is complete, so it is time to roll into the implementation phase! Not so fast. It's time to check the organizational...
JD Solomon
Jan 29, 2024

Will Developing Your Strategic Asset Management Plan Fail? Here Are 10 Ways
Strategic Asset Management Plans (SAMPs) often fail in the development phase. In some cases, the plan reaches no meaningful conclusion....
JD Solomon
Jan 2, 2024

The Top 4 Asset Management Articles of 2023
What are our top ranked asset management articles of 2023? Do they represent market trends? You will be surprised by a few of the...
JD Solomon
Dec 9, 2023

15 Helpful Articles on Asset Management from 2023
What's hot in asset management in 2023? The insights on our website provide a good snapshot. Read a few of the fifteen articles and let...
JD Solomon
Nov 7, 2023

Asset Management History Empowers Critical Infrastructure Rules of Thumb
History often frames the way we do things in the present and future. Asset management is no exception. Understanding asset management...
JD Solomon
Oct 19, 2023

Asset Management: Why Important Differences in Useful Life and Service Life Matter
The purpose of a useful life estimate is to determine how long an asset will remain in useable condition. "Useful life" is not the same...
JD Solomon
Oct 2, 2023

How to Add Preventative Maintenance to Your Asset Management Program
Preventative Maintenance (PM) aims to identify and address issues before they become serious problems. So why is effective preventative...
JD Solomon
Sep 5, 2023
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