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Excel Without Microsoft Excel
Do you want your asset-intensive business to excel? Then Microsoft Excel is not the platform you should be using to manage your asset and maintenance master data, there are better options. If you are using Excel, then you probably struggle to view the data you need...
Digitized Data has Evolved. Have You?
Can you imagine conducting your job without a CMMS or EAM system? Many people can - digitized data was not common until the early 2000s. Over the past two decades, there have been several enhancements to maintenance and asset management systems that have caused them...
Wrench Time is Money
Do you believe time is money? We help our customers increase wrench time by at least 25% by making it easier and faster for maintenance workers to find information. Earlier this week we introduced 3 of the most common wrench time wasters, one of the big ones being...
Maintenance Productivity – Working Hard or Hardly Working?
So much to do, so little time. Maintenance professionals often feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day. Between repairs, paperwork, and routine maintenance, these employees are often overworked with huge inefficiencies in what they do and when they do it. The...
Never Cleanse Data Again
“Remember the good old days,” is not something that you want to hear in company meetings. It shows that your company has been taking steps backward in terms of quality and efficiency instead of maintaining standards or improving. If you follow our blog, then last week...
Heatwaves and Purging Dirty Data
This week in Canada, we hit a record high temperature for March 1st, 2017. This heat wave has started to get people into spring cleaning mode. Purging is so satisfying because you can get rid of the old, and make way for the new. If you find that you are struggling...
Trend Alert: Don’t Get Left In The Dark When It Comes To Cloud Technology
Cloud technology is a phenomenon that is taking the world by storm. While it is quickly transforming some industries, others are being left in the dark ages. This is a bandwagon that you should definitely get on, but first, you need to know what the cloud is. If you...
Leaders in Innovation
Now more than ever, companies are pushing the boundaries of science and technology with innovation. Our planet is no longer an abundance of resources, and companies are using creative methods to provide for the world’s demands. Markets have a high demand for solutions...
How your CMMS and EAM Systems can Improve Return on Assets
Your company has heavily invested in its assets and your goal is to see these assets work effectively by generating revenue and cycling money back into the business. Calculating the return on assets can help you to benchmark your company’s profitability. This ratio of...
What Can You Learn from Well-Organized Data?
We have all heard the saying “build your house on a strong foundation,” and the same can be said about your company. The master data you collect will build either a strong or a weak foundation for your business. Accurate and complete data can be used as a tool to...