by Sophie Strobel | Oct 1, 2019
Being the driver of change is not always easy. The status quo is comfortable, it’s easy, its safe and predictable. But in maintenance and reliability almost every company needs change. In a big way. Companies need a change in processes, operations, and culture. But... by Jackie Greekamol | Sep 26, 2019
Ever had your computer crash on you after spending hours of inputting data? You lose all the hard work and progress you made, and it can dramatically slow you down. That’s exactly what an unexpected downtime does to your businesses, but on a much larger scale.... by Jackie Greekamol | Sep 24, 2019
You have a lot of assets to track and manage, but which tagging system should you use and how can you do it effectively? Not surprisingly, this is a common problem that many asset-intensive businesses face. It’s important to keep in mind that your equipment tags... by Sophie Strobel | Sep 11, 2019
Data quality is often the domain of IT who are responsible for ensuring high quality data in the corporate enterprise systems. While this works well for many different types of data it does not work well for asset and maintenance master data. IT can implement and... by Sophie Strobel | Sep 5, 2019
The best explanation I have ever heard of predictive maintenance is that: “Your current maintenance activities are the opportunity cost of not working on other maintenance activities.” What other maintenance activities are you giving up to focus on your task at hand?... by Matt Condie | Sep 3, 2019
For asset-intensive companies, the process of optimizing maintenance without a productivity tool can be an absolute nightmare. This is especially true for those utilizing SAP. SAP EAM incorporates a large number of maintenance strategies and with that, complex data...