Location: Louis Fitzgerald Hotel
Engineers Ireland – CPD Credits awarded
CPD Credit = 1 day CPD Credit (7 Hours) C1
Lean manufacturing, increasing legislation & higher customer expectations means that yesterday’s reliability will no longer be acceptable tomorrow.
Overview
Lean manufacturing, increasing legislation & higher customer expectations means that yesterday’s reliability will no longer be acceptable tomorrow. We need to up our game in terms of reliability.
This programme aims to provide delegates with a comprehensive understanding of how to manage reliability throughout the life of equipment in order to maximize its performance and be competitive in today’s aggressive business environment.
Summary
The programme is delivered in a combination of lecture style and computer-based training. In addition, a significant amount of time is set aside for small working group activity when addressing case study problems. Extensive use is made of case study material to underline the key aspects of the course and to give the delegates exposure to current best practice.
Who Should Attend
This practical course is for design, maintenance, operations and equipment reliability professionals, supervisors and senior technicians involved in improving the performance of equipment. The concepts introduced in this course apply to all types of equipment in all operating environments and industries.
Trainer Profile
Paul Wheelhouse BSc (Hons) C.Eng. MIET worked for ICI in a variety of senior maintenance and production roles for 18 years. A large part of this time was devoted to enhancing the performance of plant, work processes and the functioning of groups. His last post was European Operations Manager for a Specialty Chemicals Business where he was responsible for both in-house manufacturing and contract manufacturing across the European Union.
For the past 20 years Paul has been engaged in Reliability, Maintenance and Asset Management consulting. This has involved identifying solutions for clients to enhance their return on assets through improved equipment reliability, reduced working capital and effective use of resources. His assignments have been across a multitude of industries located around the world. He regularly makes contributions to maintenance conferences and maintenance-related publications.
Paul is a Chartered Engineer, a member of the Institution of Engineering Technology, and a former council member of the Institute of Asset Management. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Manchester in the UK where he lectures on their Reliability Engineering & Asset Management MSc programme.
