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Maximize Learning From Experience
By Jake Mazulewicz, Ph.D. The more experience you have, the more reliable, efficient, and safe you...
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ON THE FLOOR
Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.
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Outsource? Internalize? It Depends.By Dr. Klaus M. Blache and Dr. F. H. (Skipper) Yocum Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC) Q: Is it better to outsource or internalize maintenance functions? A: Why outsource? The plants of the first company are located in industrial regions where many skilled workers are available. The company’s maintenance structure is a maintenance […]
Maintenance And the Butterfly
Q: Why is standardized work in maintenance so important?
Seeking the Culture of Discipline
Most companies want to reduce their level of reactive maintenance, yet most are too busy fighting...
Six Steps That Cut Costs
Maintenance work processes must be well defined and followed to realize the true benefits of...
Educating Work-Ready Students
Oakland University program works closely with local manufacturers to create a program that provides...
Industry Views: AR/VR Is at Your Doorstep
Pioneers always take a beating, and Google’s Google Glass augmented-reality (AR) product was the...
Cultural Improvement Takes Work
Q: Why is improving culture so difficult and so important? A: For as long as I can remember...
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