PCA Blog
New Field Engineering Services: Bills-of-Material Development
The primary objective of the BOM review and creation process is to expedite the kitting process. BOMs help storeroom personnel find the right parts in the right condition, quantity and time required to support the work schedule. BOMs are a critical enabling component to a top-quartile work management process.
New Field Engineering Services: Preventive Maintenance Optimization
Top performers in reliability, as measured by high asset availability and low maintenance cost, perform relatively fewer periodic preventive maintenance tasks like overhauls. They focus their efforts on the work that needs to be done because a failure is known to be developing instead of trying to catch a failure that may or may not be there. PCA’s new PM Optimization service helps clients become more efficient by weeding out poorly targeted PMs.
From Bills of Materials to Preventive Maintenance Optimization, New Field Engineering Services Are Here
Since joining PCA in late 2020, I have been reaching out to our clientele, asking if there is anything else we can do for them to boost their facility’s performance. Two items that kept coming up were bills of materials (BOMs) and preventive maintenance optimization (PMO).
Listen to PCA Podcast, “Journey to Reliability: A Roadmap for Success by Dan Moss”
PCA's VP of Operations, Dan Moss, headlined a lively podcast episode of Maintenance Disrupted Friday, June 11, entitled Journey to Reliability: A Roadmap for Success by Dan Moss. Hosted by Blair Fraser,
The Secret Sauce Behind 45 Years in Business
PCA is celebrating a very big anniversary this year. Forty-five years in business is extraordinary! Consider all the technological progress and economic, political and social swings that PCA has endured since 1976. Companies do not survive as long as they used to. Today, the average age of companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 is less than 14 years and has declined steadily from an average of 61 years in 1958. PCA has achieved a milestone that many of today’s elite companies never will.
Reflections on My First 30 Days Inside PCA
Reflections on My First 30 Days Inside PCA by Bob DiStefano, Chief Operations Officer, Performance Consulting Associates It has been a month since I exited retirement and joined PCA as the Chief Operations Officer. I must say I am excited, energized and happy working here, and I already know it was a good decision. I would like share some of my early impressions as a PCA “inside man.” PCA has very deep-rooted customer relationships PCA uses a streamlined approach to performance improvement based on deep intellectual property PCA has achieved sustainable results by focusing on people and knowledge transfer PCA’s business model supports a culture focused on quality of life by allowing individuals to take on the amount of [...]
Journey to Reliability: The Roadmap for Success
Achieving maximum equipment reliability is a journey, and just like any other trip, it requires a functional roadmap to ensure arrival at the desired spot through the most expeditious route. In this month’s blog, PCA Director of Operations Dan Moss draws a parallel between the roadmaps his family used for childhood vacations and the roadmaps that PCA helps its clients develop to ensure the desired outcome.
Inventory Levels Impact Production Planning and Scheduling More than Ever: Why that Matters and How to Fix It
As demand for U.S. manufacturing rises and falls, optimizing inventory levels becomes even more important to effective planning and scheduling. If your plant personnel aren’t excelling at inventory management, read this article, in which PCA Director of Operations Dan Moss provides sensible strategies to help alleviate the strain.