Books by Michael V. Brown

Breakdown maintenance still accounts for much of the time maintenance workers put in. Too often, the result is lost revenue, excessive downtime, and poor-quality repairs. This guide shows you how to develop a comprehensive planning and scheduling effort to ensure various resources are available when they are needed.

A properly managed storeroom is the difference between having parts when you need them and spending too much time and money getting them when the need becomes critical. This book shows you how to plan, equip, stock, catalog, and manage a storeroom that will benefit both your workers and the company.

Don't shut down by accident. A carefully planned shutdown will improve your plant's safety and efficiency, while one that 'just happens' can be disastrous. Developed from the author's successful seminars, this book takes you step by step through successfully managing production shutdowns.