What is Reliability?
Tor Idhammar, CEO & President, IDCON INC
Reliability is often used by plants to define future improvement efforts and set expectations for employees and managers. Understanding how it’s defined and how to measure it can often be confusing to your organization.
This video shows how IDCON INC defines reliability in a partnership relationship between Operations and Maintenance.
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