by Drew Troyer, CRE, Principal | Feb 7, 2022 | Blog
The previous article in this series introduced the Availability metric and discussed how to account for planned unavailability. Availability, Yield/Speed, and Quality are the three elements of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) metric. Organizations experience...
by Drew Troyer, CRE, Principal | Jan 24, 2022 | Blog
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is the product of multiplying three input elements (Availability, Yield/Speed, and Quality) to arrive at a number representing the performance of equipment or a plant compared to perfection (which is 100%). This article is the...
by John Natarelli, Senior Manager | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
Shutdowns, turnarounds and outages (STOs) are now an integral part of business strategic planning and no longer perceived as just routine maintenance events. They are the foundation for ensuring the safety, high quality functioning, and throughput of operating units,...
by No Author | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, Maintenance
T.A. Cook has once again received the 'Hidden Champion of the Consulting Market' award in the Asset Performance Management category, making it the best consulting firm in this category for the second time. For COO Dieter Körner, the key to this success lies in the...
by No Author | Nov 16, 2021 | Blog
BERLIN; Nov. 15, 2021 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has acquired T.A. Cook [www.tacook.com], a consultancy specializing in asset performance management and capital projects for clients in capital-intensive industries and infrastructure. The acquisition will strengthen...