Managing tools and supplies

Tools Nothing moves a job along faster, and to a high quality standard, than having ready access to the right tools. They are the last links in the maintenance chain that connect your tradespeople

Looking after the basics

  A client once asked me to fly from our office on Vancouver Island to their operation in the UK so that I could provide recommendations on how to improve the service from their

Detail Planning – Add work steps

NOTE – this page is attachment to the article “Detailed Planning“. Listing the job steps takes very little time for an experienced Planner. The important point is to ensure that each step is small

Detail Planning – Adding tools and materials

NOTE – This page is an attachment to the article “Detailed Planning“. This is the final step in developing the detail plan. To each step, add all tools, materials and equipment required for the

Approving Maintenance expenditures

  A fundamental management principle is that any function that is a part of a business process should add value, and this includes the function of approving expenditures. Of course, all major capital expenditures