May 13, 2017
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May 13, 2017
Why bother to measure Maintenance costs?
The obvious answer, of course, is because you have to. Maintenance is a cost of doing business and is required to be reported as such in your financial statements. But there is more behind
May 13, 2017
Who makes a good Maintenance Manager?
The Maintenance Manager’s job is to avoid problems. This is not natural for many people because “…the major rewards in money and promotion so often go to those who show the best records of solving
May 13, 2017
What parts should be in your Maintenance Stores an…
There are two things that can be said for certain about spare parts (including miscellaneous maintenance materials) – Stocking them is expensive and Not stocking them is expensive. This article explores the components of the
May 13, 2017
What is “Maintenance” and how much doe…
“Maintenance” means different things to different people. Ask anyone without industrial experience what first comes to mind when they hear “maintenance” and most will tell you that they think of janitors working in schools
May 13, 2017
Two things that affect Maintenance
The basics of good maintenance management are the same across all industries and institutions. The process of getting the right materials, tools and information to the right people at the right place at
May 13, 2017
The role of Maintenance
Its not a bad idea for any manager to ask the question “What is my department really here for?” every now and then. The answer should not be hard to find, and it
May 13, 2017
The purpose of Maintenance Management
The work that is done by Maintenance managers, supervisors, planners and other staff has no value until a tradesperson has completed a job and returned the equipment back to Operations and it is
May 13, 2017
The Operations-Maintenance relationship
It goes without saying that every department in every organization exists to support the overall goals of the enterprise, whether that is to manufacture products or to provide a service. However, in a
May 13, 2017