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CMMS
You Get What You Pay For: Evaluating CMMS Beyond Cost
In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations rely on Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) to streamline maintenance process’, help maintainers maximize asset performance, and ensure regulatory compliance. With over 400 CMMS solutions available – and more flooding the market every year...
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How a CMMS can help you prepare for hurricane season
According to the Office for Coastal Management, out of the 310 natural disasters since 1980 that...
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Disaster planning for floods: don’t get caught without a paddle
Many US regions have long faced the threat of floods, but recently, incidents have increased with...
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(Un)Smart: Why smart cities have failed and how data can fix them
Five years ago, smart cities became the next big thing in sustainability. Trillions of dollars were...
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5 Data mistakes that lead to downtime
Spoiler alert: Many M&O executives get asset health analytics wrong How well do you know the quality...
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4 Ways a healthcare computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can improve hospital operations & patient care
Imagine if patients saw how many zeroes it takes to run a safe and compliant hospital. Better have a...
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Maintenance: the heart of your profit center
Many organizations operate their maintenance and operations departments as cost centers. They’re...
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US Manufacturing “Reshoring” Faster Than Ever: The good news and the bad (but fixable) news
For decades the US (and other industrial nations) have sent manufacturing operations overseas where...
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How maintenance impacts the bottom line
The role of maintenance and operations managers has many moving parts and shifting priorities. Today...
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How to avoid a water crisis in your municipality
Have you ever lost clean drinking or washing water to your house? I have vivid memories of a time...
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From the B-Suite to the C-Suite: Improving collaboration with non-facility leadership to increase critical infrastructure investment
Earlier this year, I was talking with a Senior Facility Leader at a critical access hospital in the...
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How to use data to boost your M&O
7-Step Roadmap to Use Data to Boost Your M&O Without intelligent, data-driven decisions guiding...
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The Power of Data as an Asset: How to put the information you have to work
More than ever, businesses are swimming in data. From records of work orders and maintenance...