When it comes to asset management, many organizations continue to be hampered by high costs, a high volume of unplanned failures and, ultimately, an unacceptable level of risk. The reason? There’s a piece missing in…
DOES YOUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MODEL HAVE PROBLEM SOLVING AT ITS CORE?
Continuous improvement is basically getting better than you were in the past. So, how is something better than it was in the past? In my mind it is associated with more, better, and faster. In other words: I…
How Can a Software Tool Enhance Your PM Plan?
Herb Savje, manager of Howard County (Md.) Public School System, realized surprising information about the system’s maintenance plan, once the proper tools were implemented: “When we started, we thought we knew…where the problems were……
Optimize Resources by Scheduling Preventive Maintenance in 3 Easy Steps
Organizations have realized the value of technology for the workplace in ways that our predecessors never dreamed possible. Previously, the benefits of computers and software were limited to management of finances and the workforce, as…
What Is Predictive Maintenance?
While preventive maintenance relies heavily on industry averages and best practices to guide maintenance decisions, preventive maintenance involves using an asset’s actual utilization to decide when to perform maintenance. With a predictive maintenance strategy, facilities teams use historical and…
Preventive Maintenance Vs. Predictive Maintenance: What’s The Difference?
Preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance are two sides of the same coin— but they’re not exactly the same thing. Both are effective strategies for asset maintenance, but you need to understand the differences between the two…