Ricky Smith, CMRP, CMRT
Ricky Smith, CMRP, CMRT is the Vice President of World Class Maintenance and a leading Maintenance Reliability Consultant with over 35 years of experience. He holds certifications such as Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) and Certified Maintenance and Reliability Technician (CMRT). Ricky has worked with global companies like Coca-Cola, Honda, and Georgia Pacific, delivering expert maintenance solutions across 30 countries. His career began in the U.S. Army, advancing to leadership roles, including a position at the Pentagon as Facility Investigator for the Secretary of Defense. Ricky is also the co-author of Rules of Thumb for Maintenance and Reliability Engineers and Lean Maintenance: Reduce Costs, Improve Quality, and Increase Market Share.
Posts by Ricky Smith, CMRP, CMRT
The Reliability Culture Myth: You Can’t Train Your Way Out of Bad Leadership
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The Maintenance Manager Trap Nobody Warns You About Until It’s Late
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How to Measure and Improve Wrench Time Without Alienating Your Crews
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Asset Criticality Ranking: How to Prioritize What Actually Matters
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Why Your Reliability Program Failed Before It Even Got Started
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Why Your PM Program Is Creating the Failures It’s Supposed to Prevent
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The Maintenance Storeroom Nobody Wants to Talk About
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The Reliability Engineer Role Most Plants Get Wrong
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Maintenance Planning and Scheduling: Boost Efficiency and Cut Downtime
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5 Whys Root Cause Analysis: When to Stop Asking Why in Maintenance
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Seven Causes of Bad Work Order Data That Distort Maintenance Metrics
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Spare Parts Management: How to Optimize Inventory and Availability
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