Maintenance vs. Production: How to Mend the Relationship

Conflicts have always been a natural part of life. And they arise in the manufacturing plant routines too; but, when it comes to the relationship between production and maintenance, conflict lead to tension and dips in productivity. Perhaps even threatening the profitability of the business.

Issues that could serve as models to prevent new problems and help in evolving to a new level are commonly used as weapons in a game where nobody wins.

In this article, William Jacobyansky discusses the reasons behind this conflict and provides some tips on how to deal with this environment and make it more collaborative and productive, including showing areas that could do a better job helping each other.

Lingua: English

Autore

William Jacobyansky

William Jacobyansky is the owner of Strategic Maintenance Consortium consulting. He has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in industrial administration from Carnegie Mellon University, along with more than 30 years of industrial maintenance experience in nuclear power, wood products, glass, shingle, dry wall, air separation, paper, food, foundry and plastic extrusion.