Posts tagged with Communication

DMA – A compass for a successful Digital Transformation Journey

  February 2021 / Markus Lewerenz, Principal & Global Expertise Lead Digital Solutions

Studies show that over 80% of digital transformation initiatives miss their targets. When we start a digitization project with clients, we therefore always recommend starting with

How to Manage Your Master Data

  October 2020 / Jennifer Adams, Marketing Coordinator

Master data refers to information shared across a company that is critical to business operations. For asset intensive industries that consists of equipment name plate information,

“Trust is the basis for successful change.”

  September 2020

Without the trust of employees and their willingness to embrace something new, change processes are in danger of failing. That's why Julian Pflügl believes that open communication

“All opinions are welcome and have their significance.”

  August 2020

Change is often initially met with resistance from many employees. Based on his long-term professional experience as a project manager at T.A. Cook. Patrick Schmidt knows, that

5 ways to lead CAPEX Management through turbulent times

  July 2020 / Joao Reis, Senior Manager

We’ve been in difficult situations before, but nothing compared to our current crisis. And this will certainly not be the last time we’ll encounter major disruption and challenges.

5 expert recommendations to get your STO preparation back on track

  July 2020 / David Fleming, Manager

The following 5 key recommendations will help you to prepare differently and more efficiently in a restricted environment. 

5 key actions for asset reliability in the “new normal”

  July 2020 / Peter Munson, Senior Manager & Global Expertise Lead Maintenance

These 5 proven, reliability-based actions provide the surest way to maintain the value and function of your assets in a cost-conscious way. Crisis is an opportunity for those who

From Vision to Reality:
 Intelligent AM

  June 2020 / Alice Zhang, Senior Consultant

Predictive maintenance, digital twinning, mobile solutions, intelligent supply chain management, machine learning, Industry 4.0… the buzz words mentioned in articles, social media,

Companies and Generation Y: Searching for a Win-Win

  June 2020

Corporate amnesia is becoming a very real problem for many sectors – especially in manufacturing. And, with the right tools, veteran knowledge can still be passed down in asset

Even the Smartest Factory Will Still 
Need People

  June 2020

Artificial intelligence, robots, quantum computers: digital transformation is dominated by highly complex machines. By contrast, people are increasingly being viewed as liabilities

“We Can Only Achieve Digital Transformation Together”

  June 2020

The rapid speed and complexity of technological change is posing a challenge to Germany as a center of business and industry. More and more companies are turning to a new approach

Overcome Corporate Amnesia & Remember How to Run a Business

  June 2020 / Joy Singh, Senior Consultant

Millennials are testing companies’ ability to adapt. So far, the public doesn’t think much of their ideas about the world of work. Yet industrial companies in particular could

A Man for All Seasons

  June 2020

Everyone thinks differently, every project team develops its own unique dynamics – this poses many challenges for effective change management. Nobody at T.A. Cook knows this better

The Human Factors of Equipment Asset Management

  June 2020 / Drew Troyer, CRE, Principal

According to research, about 80% of all failures can be attributable to human factors. More than 55% can be attributable to organizational artefacts such as lack of or ineffective

Post-COVID-19: Revitalize Active Supervision to Effectively Control Maintenance Budgets

  June 2020 / Mark Munion, Senior Consultant

Although the COVID-19 crisis is still unfolding, senior business leaders are now primarily focused on ensuring workplace safety and identifying cost-cutting opportunities to offset

People Power: Fuelling change through winning partnerships

  June 2020 / David Fleming, Manager

There’s never a dull moment at Equinor’s onshore production operation. It’s adrenalin filled and demanding; but also hugely stimulating and rewarding. There are continual strategic

Providing expert resources at short notice to cover major staff absence

  June 2020 / Ulf Adelberg, Senior Project & Contract Manager

“Our team has been working on this major German Corporation’s main industrial site since 2011 providing project management, contract management, planning and scheduling services. 

5 key actions maintenance managers should be taking now

  May 2020 / Peter Munson, Senior Manager & Global Expertise Lead Maintenance

There are five key actions maintenance managers should be taking at this time to maximize their departments’ efficiency.  

Scenario planning: the path to a 'new normal'

  April 2020 / Dieter Körner, COO

The Corona virus outbreak has taken a firm hold of the process industry. Companies are being forced to take immediate action to tackle the problem, despite not knowing how long it

Managing the Crisis Effectively

  March 2020 / Frank-Uwe Hess, Co-Chairman

COVID-19 is disrupting all sectors including the process industry - plants around the world are operating in emergency mode or are shut down completely. It is crucial to minimize

“Swift action kept the COVID-19 impact to a minimum.”

  March 2020 / Markus Lewerenz, Principal & Global Expertise Lead Digital Solutions

Working collaboratively with the client, our team is engaged to ensure on-time delivery of strategic initiatives to maintain the company’s competitive edge.  

Modern Spare Part Mangement: Don't forget about the hidden costs

  March 2020 / Maximilian Tan, Senior Manager

T.A. Cook is #LIEBLINGSARBEITGEBER

  March 2020

The Bundesverband Deutscher Unternehmensberater e. V. (Federal Association of German Management Consultants) has created the seal #lieblingsarbeitgeber (favourite employer), with

Success Factor 'Team Alignment'

  March 2020

Turnaround projects are an immense cost factor for companies, so professional STO management is required to keep up with pre-defined timing and budget. A comprehensive onboarding

Stay unique. Like Nicole.

  March 2020

"I can be myself at T.A. Cook just like I am with my family and friends.” Watch the video with Nicole 

Stay unique. Like Patrick.

  March 2020

“Restricted to an office environment 24/7? That’s not my thing." Watch the video with Patrick 

Stay unique. Like Micael.

  March 2020

"I try to avoid coming in as the 'hot shot consultant' with the answer for everything." Watch the video with Micael 

Stay unique. Like David.

  March 2020

"If I can ask the right questions, I can find out what's going on." Watch the video to find out what makes David Woods unique 

Missing resources for the digital transformation

  February 2020

During T.A. Cook's annual STO conference in Berlin industry experts took part in a short survey about the changes and challenges ahead. Key result: most of the operators don't have

Maintenance Budgets: Leave the Past Behind!

  January 2020 / Colemann O'Malley, Manager

Planning your maintenance budget based on the previous year - that's how many companies do it. The catch of this tactic: old budget numbers say little to nothing about current and

T.A. Cook recognized as Hidden Champion in Asset Performance Management

  December 2019

The international management consultancy T.A. Cook has been recognized as a Hidden Champion in Consulting. They made first place in Asset Performance Management 

25years, 25 good deeds

  November 2019

This year marks the 25th anniversary of T.A. Cook. To honor this milestone, and the company's success, we are doing something that has been inherent in the company's philosophy

T.A. Cook recognized as leader in ALM vanguard report

  November 2019

Houston, TX – October 20, 2019. The international management consultancy T.A. Cook has been recognized as a Leader in Asset Performance Management in a new ALM Intelligence

“We Are Not Only Investing in Technology”

  November 2019

Pushing Boundaries is Covestro’s motto. The chemical company is using this philosophy to press ahead with its own digitalization plans. Stephan Krebber, program director

A Great Place to work

  November 2019

T.A. Cook has this year received an award from Great Place to Work® as one of the best employers in the consulting industry, and is also considered to be one of the best employers

Martial Arts for Refineries

  October 2019 / Tobias Demel, Project Manager

A well-known international refining business asked T.A. Cook to implement a standardized Global Manufacturing Template (GMT) across its worldwide fleet. The goal was to design and

More Technology, Closer Connection: Bilfinger in Transition

  August 2019

Globalization and digitization are turning the process manufacturing industry upside down, the impacts of which can also be felt by industry service providers such as Bilfinger:

Test your metal

  August 2019 / Maximilian Tan, Senior Manager

Metallurgical companies are facing challenges to compete with cost-efficient players. Their electricity demand, and therefore costs, are very high, and raw material prices are

“For me, people always come first.”

  June 2019 / Maren Stieler, Director HR

Happy employees = happy customers. This formula, proven in numerous studies, has been established in HR departments for a while. But what exactly does employee satisfaction look

One Woman, Two Worlds

  May 2019

The technological transition demands a great deal from companies and employees. To ensure the transformation to Industry 4.0 is a success, consultants now need to create a balance

Digitale Transformation - der Mensch im Mittelpunkt

  April 2019

At the established TAR Annual Meeting, executives, project managers and specialists met to discuss the current challenges in turnaround management. All participants agreed: If you

20 Years of Innovation

  March 2019

Technological development in maintenance creates many new options and room for maneuver. Many companies are exploiting the opportunities provided by digitization in order to

The experts in the T.A. Cook study were 80% correct

  March 2019

In 2009, researchers from T.A. Cook asked a large number of business leaders, production managers, plant and TAR managers at petrochemical facilities as well as service providers

Destined to succeed

  July 2018 / Uwe Sahl, Principal

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been under way for some time now. Companies are connecting and automating their production processes and using data on an unprecedented scale.

TAR planning tool for more transparency

  April 2018 / Gert Müller, Managing Partner, Consulting Europe Lead

Turnarounds in large industrial plants can become money pits if the advance preparations aren’t right. The new Project Intelligence Tool from T.A. Cook helps to improve the quality

MainDays 2018

  March 2018 / Astrid Werner

The philosopher Heraclitus was famous for his insistence on ever-present change as being the fundamental essence of the universe. His belief that ‘nothing endures but change’ could

A perfect turnaround

  March 2018

Unpredictible obstacles are part of the job in turnaround projects. In a computer-based simulation, decision-makers learn how to deal with them in practice and yet without any

A new kind of networking

  March 2018 / Frank-Uwe Hess, Co-Chairman

Twice a year, T.A. Cook invites top managers from the field of maintenance to the Maintenance Benchmarks Focus Group. This exclusive forum offers participants the opportunity to

Beyond Contractor Management

  February 2018 / Frank-Uwe Hess, Co-Chairman

Increasingly, industrial organizations are outsourcing their maintenance work in order to focus on their core businesses. It's about time, that we consider how contracting really

Control is good, trust is better

  February 2018 / Frank-Uwe Hess, Co-Chairman

In asset intensive industries, modes of working together have been established incrementally - via alliances, framework agreements, co-operations - and yet working together is

Promoting Pragmatism

  October 2017 / Dirk Frame, Managing Partner, Consulting Europe

A sunk cost decision is the same as a sunk cost investment – if it’s wrong, it’s wrong, but ego and character and a human reluctance to revisit awkward situations can turn such