Interdisciplinary Professional Programs
College of Engineering

Best Practices in Maintenance and Reliability

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Apr. 15-17, 2025

Madison, WI or Live Online

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Fee

  • $1,695

  • This course has two attendance options, face-to-face or online.

    The Face-to-face attendance fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, scheduled lunches, and course materials.

    The Online attendance fee includes live online instruction and course materials.  Online attendees will access course sessions via the Zoom web conferencing platform.

ID

RA01362-D550

Credits

  • CEU: 2.2
  • PDH: 22

Schedule

Registration Date/Time:
4/15/2025 7:30am Central Time

Event Dates/Times:

  • 4/15/2025  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
  • 4/16/2025  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time
  • 4/17/2025  8:00am - 4:00pm Central Time

Course Notes

This is a HyFlex (in-person and online) taught course. Your registration is for one teaching platform only: in-person or online. Please be prepared to attend all days either in-person or online. Contact us if you have any questions before registering. 

This course uses the Canvas course management and Zoom platforms. A UW NetID is required to access the online course site. Both in-person and online students should obtain a NetID and access the Canvas course website. Your registration confirmation email will walk you through the NetID process and how to access Canvas.

All materials for this course are digital and will be available on the Canvas course website. Access to the course materials and the webinar platform will be provided a few days before the course. Please watch the email address you provided during registration for release dates and pre-course information. Check your spam file if you do not see emails from the "wisc.edu" addresses. 

Instructor

John Ross

Location

Pyle Center

702 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706

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Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend, please notify us no later than one week before your course begins, and we will refund your fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $150 administrative fee. You may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.

Course Overview

This recently revised 3-day, highly interactive course is designed to build global-best-practice-knowledge regardless of the learner’s starting point.  Course content as outlined is based on the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP) knowledge base.   Extensive research was conducted using today’s leading and latest sources for best practices.  Many who have completed this program gain confidence and, along with independent study, go on to successfully achieve their certification as a maintenance and reliability professional (CMRP).

Who Should Attend?

This course is encouraged for any professional who hopes for and expects to learn and perform asset reliability at a higher level.  Not restricted to maintenance personnel.

  • Operations vice presidents, managers
  • Production vice presidents, supervisors
  • Engineering vice presidents
  • Maintenance directors, managers, supervisors, engineers, superintendents, personnel
  • Reliability managers, engineers
  • Manufacturing managers
  • Storeroom managers, technicians
  • Continuous Improvement managers
  • TPM coordinators
  • Plant engineers

Course Outline

Business Management

  • Vision and Mission
  • Create a compelling business case
  • Tracking and analyzing metrics and KPIs
  • Managing change
  • Communication
  • Regulations and EHS

Manufacturing and Process Reliability

  • Maintenance process workflows
  • Applying process improvement
  • Change management
  • Keeping processes updated

Equipment Reliability

  • Reliability goals and process expectations
  • Evaluating equipment reliability
  • Ensuring existing equipment operates reliably
  • Ensuring new equipment operates reliably
  • Cost-benefit analysis
  • Appling reliability strategies
  • Adjusting reliability strategies

 Leadership and Organization

  • Organizational structure
  • Measuring and evaluating staff skills
  • Roles and responsibilities
  • Hiring and training for capabilities
  • Building leadership skills

Work Management

  • Identify and approve work
  • Work prioritization
  • Planning work
  • Scheduling work
  • Executing work
  • Documenting work
  • Analyzing and following-up on work
  • Performance metrics
  • Project planning and tracking
  • Utilizing information technology
  • The storeroom

Instructor

John Ross

John L. Ross, Jr has been a practitioner of maintenance and reliability for almost four decades. He is a former Captain in the United States Air Force, a Distinguished Graduate of both the Aircraft Maintenance Officer School and the Squadron Officer School. John is a Gulf War veteran.

He is a published author of almost two dozen articles and two best-selling books: The Reliability Excellence Workbook, From Ideas to Action; Cover You’re A$$ets, Asset Management at Your Place and at Your Pace.

John is the President of the international reliability consulting company, Maintenance Innovators, Inc., a global thought leader in equipment reliability. John is the co-founder of the American Reliability & Maintenance Institute; creators and administrators of the Certified Storeroom Manager, Certified Storeroom Technician, and the Certified Professional Reliability Engineer certifications.

John is a certified Lean Manufacturing facilitator, Process Safety Management SME, and a Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP). John holds a U.S. Patent, an A.S., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D.

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Jon Wellik

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