January 2018
Project Management
Incorporate assurance into an operational readiness program—Part 2
Investors have a critical need for assurance that the asset they are invested in will achieve continuous operation at the designed rates, as well as meet—and hopefully surpass—reliability, availability and maintenance targets safely.
The Authors
Gabriele Picheo is Senior Consultant at Jacobs Consultancy. He is based in The Hague, the Netherlands. His expertise includes operational readiness, maintenance and reliability, due diligence and asset management. Mr. Picheo earned an MS degree in aeronautical engineering and a Bch in aerospace engineering.
Wayne Reed has worked in and for the manufacturing and process industries for his entire career. He has more than 40 yr of hands-on and practical global experience in more than 60 countries. For the last 20 yr, Mr. Reed has consulted regarding change initiatives globally across all industries.
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