How Process Safety Data Silos Increase Operational Risk
October 14, 2026
For asset-intensive organizations, process safety data rarely resides in a single location. Process hazard analyses, management of change,..
OESuite® Change Management Control for SAP-Connected Operations
October 14, 2026
OESuite® is a comprehensive enterprise Management of Change (MOC) software engineered to bridge the gap between operational safety and Enterprise..
OESuite® for API RP 754-Compliant Process Safety Tracking & Reporting
October 14, 2026
Managing process safety performance indicators under API RP requires a centralized approach that integrates operational data, regulatory reporting,..
Streamline Inspection Scheduling, Maintenance System Integration, & Multi-Site Operations with OESuite®
October 14, 2026
Modern industrial facilities face mounting pressure to maximize uptime, comply with stringent regulations, and protect the safety of the workforce..
Bridging People and Process: The Integration of Organizational Change, Competency, & Learning Management Systems
October 12, 2026
In high-hazard industries governed by frameworks such as OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM 1910.119) and the EPA Risk Management Plan (RMP),..
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..