In today’s competitive marketplace, the flow of goods and services to customers must not be hindered by avoidable obstacles such as downtime. To stay on top, managers must implement strategies that keep operations performing at top condition. These issues are the focus of the second edition of Uptime: Strategies for Excellence in Maintenance Management (Productivity Press, 2006), by John Dixon Campbell and James V. Reyes-Picknell. Updates from the book’s first edition include trends in technology, reliability maintenance improvements and the challenges of finding qualified personnel due to an aging workforce.

The book also includes a simple strategy for world-class maintenance, depicted by a pyramid containing 10 components, and it draws on the expertise and observations of the authors as maintenance management consultants.

For more information, visit www.productivitypress.com.

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