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