Quest for Defect Elimination (Elements of Great Maintenance Management) - Softcover

Levitt, Mr. Joel D

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798627700458

Publisher: Independently published, 2020

Synopsis

What if you could train your entire maintenance team — and actually have them enjoy it?
Quest for Defect Elimination is unlike any maintenance training book you’ve seen. Written as a full-color graphic novel, it delivers the fundamentals of defect elimination in a format your team will actually read, remember, and use.
In manufacturing and equipment maintenance, defects are the enemy of reliability. Fewer defects mean better quality, higher yield, more energy efficiency, and far fewer unexpected breakdowns. Nearly every major improvement program of the last 40 years, from TPM to Six Sigma to RCM — shares one common thread: they eliminated defects.
Inside this book you’ll learn:

• How to launch and sustain a steady pipeline of small improvement projects
• Why defect prevention beats defect correction every time
• How to overcome the passive and active resistance every reliability initiative faces
• The mindset shift that separates world-class plants from average ones

Perfect for: Maintenance supervisors, reliability engineers, plant managers, and anyone preparing for CMRP or CPMM certification. Also ideal for onboarding new technicians who need foundational knowledge fast.
Joel Levitt has trained over 17,000 maintenance professionals across 39 countries. His books are part of the SMRP Body of Knowledge. This is his most accessible work yet.

What industry leaders say:
“A captivating novel of the battle that reliability faces within most industrial plants!” — Sanya Mathura, Managing Director, Strategic Reliability Solutions Ltd
“Your book Joel is a real piece of art. You wrote it in such a way that it is relatable to everyone.” — Don Fitchett, President, Maintenance Engineering Training Co.
Stop fighting breakdowns. Start eliminating the defects that cause them.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798627700458
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46