An Operational Excellence (OPEX) Strategy Requires an Enterprise Architecture: Part 3
September 1, 2026
In Part 2, we reviewed the operational challenges presented by existing syntactic performance optimization models and outlined the benefits of a..
An Operational Excellence (OPEX) Strategy Requires an Enterprise Architecture: Part 2
September 1, 2026
In Part 1, we outlined the operational challenges facing the process industries and their answer: re-architecting the operational data..
An Operational Excellence (OPEX) Strategy Requires an Enterprise Architecture: Part 1
September 1, 2026
The Operational Challenge The process industries are struggling under the weight of ever-increasing data volumes as more equipment and processes are..
Portfolio & Project Management
June 30, 2026
First of all, Portfolio & Project Management (PPM) is not the same as project management for individual projects. It is about how we manage the..
Why Auditing is Important and How to Make it a Positive Experience
February 26, 2026
An audit is intended to be an on-site verification (through examination and/or inspection) of processes, systems, data, and performance. Audits..
Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Enterprise Loss Prevention (ELP) Drive Deeper Insights & Reduce Value Leakage
December 29, 2025
Organizations strive for incident-free operations, which require a complex balance of compliance, solid engineering design, sound construction,..
Toward Operational Excellence 4.0 – Revisited 2025
December 23, 2025
By Joe Perino, former LNS Research analyst Nearly five years ago, I wrote an article entitled “Toward Operational Excellence 4.0 (OE 4.0).” In it, I..
Key Components of Operational Discipline
November 14, 2025
Conduct of Operations (CoO)—the formal, structured, and systematic process of managing operations to ensure safe, consistent, and reliable..
The Importance of Criticality
October 21, 2025
Criticality helps us to determine the level of attention to focus on specific things, given most of our attention should be given to our most..
Risk Management
October 21, 2025
Risk is any negative impact or uncertainty that an organization may face, leading to undesirable outcomes or the inability to meet strategic..
Eight Key Ways Asset Health Influences Asset Performance Management Outcomes
August 4, 2025
Asset Performance Management (APM) optimizes asset performance by balancing risk, cost, and performance, and Asset Health plays a central role in..
Improving Operations Leaders’ PSM Decision Making
July 29, 2025
Operations and maintenance leaders are frequently confronted with challenging Process Safety Management (PSM) decisions. Too often, leaders do not..
How to Implement Asset Performance Management
July 15, 2025
Implementing Asset Performance Management (APM) is a strategic effort that optimizes the lifecycle of assets to increase reliability, reduce cost,..
Best Practices for Management of Organizational Change (MOOC)
July 14, 2025
Organizational change (i.e., any change in position or responsibility in an organization, structural organizational change, or an organizational..
Improving Process Safety Performance By Leveraging Management of Organizational Change
June 17, 2025
Management of Organizational Change (MOOC) addresses the process of managing any change in position or responsibility in an organization or any..
How Production Loss Analysis (PLA) for the Process Industries Saves Companies Time, Money, and Headaches
May 13, 2025
Production Loss Analysis (PLA) enhances reliable operations by systematically identifying, quantifying, and categorizing production losses to improve..
Jumpstart APM Processes with Powerful Software Integrations
September 30, 2024
Asset Performance Management (APM) is a collection of work processes that enable process manufacturers to optimize the balance of asset-based risk,..
Pre-Startup Safety Reviews
August 9, 2024
While tools are often conceived to perform a single function – a hammer to drive a nail or a saw to cut wood – they can, with time and ingenuity,..
The Value of Maintaining RAGAGEP Documentation With a Digital Solution
August 5, 2024
While the use of engineering standards for designing and maintaining equipment pre-dates regulatory requirements, the industry agrees that the..