I am writing this editorial from the Three Gorges Dam, visiting as a simple tourist, 20 years after having implemented the maintenance management system there! I feel greatly privileged to have come to China at the right time to build the teams that delivered so many first-ever (and other superlatives) CMMS/EAM projects! Even before Three Gorges, we worked on Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant (phase 1 followed by the others), Shanghai Metro (line 2 had just opened!) and many more.

Companies trying to implement World Class Manufacturing (WCM) or Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) or Lean Manufacturing in China, usually as a part of a corporate roll-out, face specific challenges, which may differ from those observed in Japan or in the West.

The film demonstrates how Siveco solutions support the implementation of the maintenance strategy defined by Baosteel Packaging, with comprehensive and standardized business processes at working level and at management level, based on Coswin 8i and bluebee®.

As part of their WCM, Lean or TPM approach, some of our customers follow the 5W+1H (“5 Whys and 1 How”) process, or similar methodologies, to help identify the root causes of failures. This process can be supported, and all related information recorded, in a tab of the Coswin work order, to ensure the process is systematically followed and to allow systematic analysis of failures.

An active player in the Chinese water market since 2004, Siveco frequently networks with clients and other market stakeholders. Recently our “Smart Water” team joined the 19th Water Sector Strategic Forum 2021 in Beijing and the IE expo in Shanghai.

Building information modelling (BIM) refers to the development of tridimensional digital representations of facilities. With proven benefits in design and construction, BIM is becoming mandatory for environmental infrastructures all over the world. Demand is now growing to extend its usage to Operation & Maintenance (O&M).