OpexMX Articles
Insights and best practices on maintenance management, reliability, and manufacturing operations.
The 5 Most Common Maintenance Strategy Mistakes
Reactive firefighting, over-maintenance, gut-feel decisions — avoid these 5 maintenance strategy mistakes that drain budgets and erode reliability.
How to Build an Equipment Criticality Matrix
Learn how to rank your assets by failure impact — safety, production, cost, quality — and let criticality drive your maintenance strategy, resource allocation, and CMMS setup.
What is Lubrication Management and Why It Prevents 40% of Failures
Proper lubrication management can prevent up to 40% of bearing failures. A practical guide to getting lubrication right in your plant.
How to Calculate Optimal Spare Parts Inventory Levels
Stop guessing how many spare parts to keep. A practical guide to min-max levels, reorder points, and safety stock for maintenance inventory.
How to Calculate the ROI of Your Maintenance Program
Learn how to calculate maintenance program ROI using the cost avoidance formula. Includes a real-world example, what costs to include, and how a CMMS provides the data.
The True Cost of Deferred Maintenance
Deferred maintenance costs more than you think. A $200 delay today can become a $15,000 failure in 3 months. Here
What is Autonomous Maintenance? (Jishu Hozen Explained)
Autonomous maintenance definition, 7 steps of Jishu Hozen explained, and how operators take ownership of basic equipment care in manufacturing.
What is Precision Maintenance?
Precision maintenance is doing maintenance with engineering precision — torque specs, alignment tolerances, and cleanliness standards. Learn how it extends asset life 2-3x.
What is Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)?
Learn what Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is, its 8 pillars, how it eliminates the Six Big Losses, and how CMMS software supports TPM programs in manufacturing.