Due to increasing competition from countries such as China, Tronox Pigments decided to change its focus from being a production-driven to a cost-driven organization. Tronox achieved the transition in collaboration with PDM. Together with Tronox, PDM analyzed the available communication structure, the available management information, the organizational structure and the results. Data analysis revealed that 75% of the maintenance activities were not planned and that 40% of the mechanics’ available time did not yield any increase in value. The results were impressive. The time formerly devoted to ad hoc matters was reduced by 32%. The company now operates by means of a maintenance concept and more work is handled by the same number of people.