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GE EXPANDS FIELD EXECUTION BEST PRACTICE “LIVE OUTAGE” IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST

GE EXPANDS FIELD EXECUTION BEST PRACTICE “LIVE OUTAGE” IN EUROPE AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Following last year’s implementation of a new lean approach to outages, called “Live Outage,” GE (NYSE: GE) and FieldCore, GE’s owned field services company, today announced this innovative outage workflow is available for GE 9F gas turbines in Europe and in the Middle East. Initially launched in the United States, at over eighty power plants powered by GE 7F gas turbines, it helped complete outages safely with a substantial reduction in cycle time.

GM’S FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ADVOCACY WINS PUBLIC RECOGNITION

GM’S FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ADVOCACY WINS PUBLIC RECOGNITION

Taher Abujoudeh, General Manager for FieldCore Middle East and Africa region, was last night (Nov 28) honored with the Women Empowerment Award at the 6th Middle East Maintenance and Reliability Conference held in Bahrain. The award is bestowed on female or male leaders in industry who empower women as key change-makers, helping them excel and create a positive work culture within their industry.

FIELDCORE TOOLING SHINGI LEAN EVENT

FIELDCORE TOOLING SHINGI LEAN EVENT

A few weeks ago, I was lucky to be part of FieldCore’s first ever Tooling Shingi Lean event at the Atlanta Tool Center. Five action-oriented teams joined multiple Kaizen events to develop lean solutions for specific challenges faced in the Tool Center and within our overall FieldCore organization.