This video is an audio narration of the Equipment Criticality section from the eBook “The Maintenance War – The Japanese Path to Maintenance Excellence.”
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The three parts covered in this narration are Planning Maintenance, Implementing Maintenance, and The Maintenance WAR mentality. In the eBook, world‑renowned author Mike Sondalini reports on his visit to a Japanese chemical plant, where he was shown firsthand how they plan, implement, and think about maintenance.
The book reveals the Japanese approach to asset management, equipment criticality, condition monitoring, maintenance psychology, and their unique decision‑making logic. If you already have a strong maintenance system, you’ll enjoy comparing your methods to theirs. If your system needs improvement, this eBook provides a completely different perspective on how world‑class maintenance can be achieved.
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00:00 – Introduction
00:57 – Equipment Criticality: Planning Maintenance
01:35 – Equipment Criticality: Implementing Maintenance
02:10 – Equipment Criticality: The Maintenance WAR Mindset