A Better Rotation Policy

  November 2020, Dr. Tong Zou

In a recent issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering, Dr. Tong Zou makes a case for adopting an optimized pump rotation schedule for a standby pump system.

STO Innovations for Now and the Future

  November 2020, John Natarelli

In the recent issue of Inspectioneering Journal, John Natarelli discusses how the expectations and processes of prepping for and executing an STO have changed in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Effective Preparation for Turnarounds

  October 2020, Lee Williamson

In the recent revamps issue of PTQ Magazine, Lee Williamson walks through the most effective methods of preparation for a successful turnaround.

Fuel your maintenance work management process with high-quality notifications

  September 2020, Peter Munson

For the vast majority of maintenance actions, a notification should travel through a process one way, one time, quickly and efficiently. This is not the reality in many plants.

T.A. Cook Recognized in 50 Best Companies

  August 2020, Silicon Review

The Silicon Review, a print community for business & technology professionals, has placed T.A. Cook within the top 50 companies to watch for in 2020.

Applying a capital process in routine maintenance for risk mitigation

  July 2020, Colemann O'Malley

How long-term risk-mitigating techniques can be used to bridge the gap between condition monitoring and high-risk, intrusive preventive maintenance tasks.

Planning to Fail? Take Your Maintenance Planning to The Next Level

  July 2020, Peter Munson

Plants can nearly double maintenance productivity if the organization commits to building and using better plans to avoid common delays.

A Proactive Lifestyle for your Machines - Focus on FLAB

  June 2020, Drew Troyer

Focusing on fasteners, lubrication, alignment, and balance (FLAB) enables you to control the most important root causes of mechanical and electrical wear and tear.

Proactive Maintenance Execution Demands Active Supervision

  June 2020, Mike Asquini, Elliott Lezov, Mark Munion

Plants have an extremely valuable yet very sparse resource: maintenance technicians. It’s important to treat them as such, and mange this resource directly.

Managing the crisis effectivley

  June 2020, Frank-Uwe Hess, Partner

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has disrupted all sectors of the oil and gas industry, including asset management.

Getting to the Root of the Problem

  May 2020, Lance Bisinger

Bad actor analysis commonly focuses on reducing costs associated with physical asset management, while other sources tend to fly under the radar.

Engineered Asset Management - A Business Imperative

  April 2020, Drew Troyer

Viewing engineered assets more strategically and managing them to the maximum benefit.

A Closed Loop System for Defect Management

  April 2020, Drew Troyer

Regrettably, defect avoidance, which is arguably the greatest dividend-generating aspect of the defect-management process, rarely gets much attention.

Dynamic Risk Management: Forward Facing Lessons Learned

  February 2020, Mark Rigdon

How to increase organizational focus during an STO through Dynamic Risk Management.

PM Optimization: Challenge and Transform Your PM Strategy

  January 2020, Mark Munion

The majority of organizations have recognized the need for a proactive PM strategy to increase the overall performance of their plants. However, implementing the strategy is only the first step.

T.A. Cook recognzied as a Hidden Champion

  December 2019, Ute Bernhardt, Marketing Manager

The international management consultancy T.A. Cook was named "Hidden Champion in Consulting" in the "Asset Performance Management" category.

Challenging the status quo

  May 2018, Mark Rigdon, Manager T.A. Cook

How companies can lay the foundation to improve operational excellence

Effective TAs demand real-time situational awareness

  May 2018, Mark C. Munion, Manager at T.A. Cook

TA leadership must ruthlessly prioritize and monitor daily TA execution activities, but also be dynamic enough to adapt to safely and effectively drive productivity.

Create your most effective maintenance strategy with the help of RCM

  April 2018, Joy Singh, Manager at T.A. Cook

With pressures of profitability looming over project construction teams, asset intensive facilities are often handed over to owners and operators without a robust maintenance plan.

Manage scope to meet or beat your budget

  April 2018, Lee Williamson, Senior Consultant at T.A. Cook

Without an effective scope definition and challenge methodology, it is unlikly your STO budget will be met.

The role of operations in shutdown and startup best practices

  November 2017, Inspectioneering Journal / Lee Williamson, Senior Consultant at T.A. Cook

The first 48 hours of any shutdown can make or break its success.

A Structured, Holistic Approach to an Optimal Asset Management Strategy

  November 2017, Scandinavian Oil & Gas / Matthew Popovacki, Director at T.A. Cook

In this article Matthew Popovacki, Director at T.A. Cook, will outline the necessity of effectively managing assets, common challenges in long and short term planning, along with a step by step plan for executing STO strategies

Help Your First Line Maintenance Supervisor Improve Productivity

  August 2017, EnergyNow / Mark Rigdon, Manager at T.A. Cook

By actively addressing certain issues, companies can lay the foundations for their FLS to contribute to sustainable productivity improvement

The face of maintenance - Why humans are here to stay

  July 2017, Flow Control, Mike Johnston, T.A. Cook Senior Consultant

Predictive technologies are important, but people will never go out of style

The importance of Planned Maintenance Optimization

  June 2017, Energy Now / Mike Johnston, Senior Consultant at T.A. Cook

Why the Planned Maintenance Optimization process must be viewed as an ongoing exercise to drive continuous improvement, reduce reactive work and improve reliability

Risk: an ever present challenge

  June 2017, Mike Asquini, Project Manager at T.A. Cook

The management of risk ensures that an organization sets itself up for success

Optimize your Maintenance Dollar

  May 2017, Energy Now / Matthew Popovacki, Manager at T.A. Cook

Actively designing how and when maintenance can best be carried out means that every maintenance dollar will be used effectively

Control is good - trust is better

  May 2017, Oil & Gas Financial Journal / Frank-Uwe Hess, Managing Partner at T.A. Cook

It's time to recognize that business companions with different interests can profit from one another