Making Common Sense Common Practice - 3rd Edition by Ron Moore (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Presenting the best practices of the best manufacturing companies in the world, this book presents proven models for achieving world-class performance. It takes a look at plant design, procurement, parts management, installation and maintenance, training, and implementing a computerized maintenance management system.

Review Quotes

Making Common Sense Common Practice not only provides enlightening concepts but also provides the How to for accomplishing these tasks Our plant is now using your book as a standard training and development tool.
John Guest, Production Manager, Michelin North America, Opelika Plant

This book is packed with practical, common sense ideas on how to improve manufacturing reliability. Through the application of an improvement strategy based on the principles in the book, we improved our uptime by over 30% in 3 years.
David Ormandy, Site Engineering Manager, Huntsman Tioxide-Malaysia

In his new book Ron Moore makes an eloquent argument for the strategic role that maintenance needs to play in modern manufacturing.
Rick Dunn, Editor, Plant Engineering Magazine

It s a great book, a continuing tool for improvement.
Abdou Benafghoul, West Area Engineering Manager, Kraft Foods


Ron Moore has used life-like (though not real) cases as a core theme that runs through each of the chapters and this device works well. It brings cohesion and integration to the range of topic areas.
Steve Brown, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, UK, April 2006

"Making Common Sense Common Practice not only provides enlightening concepts but also provides the 'How to' for accomplishing these tasks...Our plant is now using your book as a standard training and development tool."
- John Guest, Production Manager, Michelin North America, Opelika Plant
"This book is packed with practical, common sense ideas on how to improve manufacturing reliability. Through the application of an improvement strategy based on the principles in the book, we improved our uptime by over 30% in 3 years."
- David Ormandy, Site Engineering Manager, Huntsman Tioxide-Malaysia
"In his new book... Ron Moore makes an eloquent argument for the strategic role that maintenance needs to play in modern manufacturing."
- Rick Dunn, Editor, Plant Engineering Magazine
"It's a great book, a continuing tool for improvement."
- Abdou Benafghoul, West Area Engineering Manager, Kraft Foods

"Ron Moore has used life-like (though not real) cases as a core theme that runs through each of the chapters and this device works well. It brings cohesion and integration to the range of topic areas."
- Steve Brown, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, UK, April 2006

???Making Common Sense Common Practice not only provides enlightening concepts but also provides the ???How to??? for accomplishing these tasks???Our plant is now using your book as a standard training and development tool.???
??? John Guest, Production Manager, Michelin North America, Opelika Plant
???This book is packed with practical, common sense ideas on how to improve manufacturing reliability. Through the application of an improvement strategy based on the principles in the book, we improved our uptime by over 30% in 3 years.???
??? David Ormandy, Site Engineering Manager, Huntsman Tioxide-Malaysia
???In his new book??? Ron Moore makes an eloquent argument for the strategic role that maintenance needs to play in modern manufacturing.???
??? Rick Dunn, Editor, Plant Engineering Magazine
???It??'s a great book, a continuing tool for improvement.???
??? Abdou Benafghoul, West Area Engineering Manager, Kraft Foods

???Ron Moore has used life-like (though not real) cases as a core theme that runs through each of the chapters and this device works well. It brings cohesion and integration to the range of topic areas.???
??? Steve Brown, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, UK, April 2006

?Making Common Sense Common Practice not only provides enlightening concepts but also provides the ?How to? for accomplishing these tasks?Our plant is now using your book as a standard training and development tool.?
? John Guest, Production Manager, Michelin North America, Opelika Plant
?This book is packed with practical, common sense ideas on how to improve manufacturing reliability. Through the application of an improvement strategy based on the principles in the book, we improved our uptime by over 30% in 3 years.?
? David Ormandy, Site Engineering Manager, Huntsman Tioxide-Malaysia
?In his new book? Ron Moore makes an eloquent argument for the strategic role that maintenance needs to play in modern manufacturing.?
? Rick Dunn, Editor, Plant Engineering Magazine
?It's a great book, a continuing tool for improvement.?
? Abdou Benafghoul, West Area Engineering Manager, Kraft Foods

?Ron Moore has used life-like (though not real) cases as a core theme that runs through each of the chapters and this device works well. It brings cohesion and integration to the range of topic areas.?
? Steve Brown, School of Business and Economics, University of Exeter, UK, April 2006