by Maria McLoughlin | Jul 9, 2020
How can you tell that bad data is bad data? When dealing with an EAM system that has a countless number of files, documents, and other entries, evaluating your spare parts data quality as a whole and recognizing the good and the bad can be tricky. If we think of poor... by Maria McLoughlin | Jul 7, 2020
There are plenty of reasons why plant managers or other key decision-makers may struggle to get approval for a spare parts data cleanse. A materials cleansing solution may be outside of their organization’s budget. Additionally, a cleanse can be a time-consuming... by Maria McLoughlin | Jun 16, 2020
Spare parts are some of the smallest subunits within the inventory of an EAM system. They typically fall lower in an organization’s hierarchy of assets. Yet spare parts are the foundation of an asset-intensive business’ success. If they’re not well maintained, poor... by Maria McLoughlin | Jun 4, 2020
Imagine taking every item in the room you’re sitting in as you read this and trying to develop a system to classify all of them. Should one category be furniture? Should another be office supplies? Should the items in these categories be arranged alphabetically? Or... by Maria McLoughlin | Jun 2, 2020
Materials: they’re everywhere! We can think of a material as a spare part used for a larger piece of equipment. In everyday life, examples could include an oil filter in a car or a pump in a laundry machine. With repeated use, these materials experience wear and...