A mechanical crew reaches a boiler feed water pump at 7 a.m. to change a bearing, then waits three hours because nobody scoped the steam isolation ...
Raw materials warehouses play a critical role in the supply chain, holding inventory in or close to factories, to ensure production lines continue to run. But they get less attention than their flashi...
If you read or watch the mass media, you’re seeing or hearing a lot of talk and speculation about the economy. There’s a feeling that we might be headed for some tough sailing in the months ahead. You...
Maintenance, Repairs, and Operations (MRO) warehouses store spare parts needed to repair plant equipment and for field service operations. The MRO warehouse is often the poor relation to its larger si...
Today’s industrial organizations are under constant pressure to do more with less. Profit margin pressures and efficiency demands present ever-increasing new challenges, from attracting and retaining ...
Maintenance rounds (also often called operator rounds) are critical to improving plant performance and achieving business goals without unplanned interruption. In today’s dynamic business environment,...
Most asset-heavy companies have spent two decades and billions of dollars on ERP systems like SAP. Yet the people who actually keep plants running, the maintenance technicians, operators and warehouse...
In an asset-heavy plant, an inventory error does not just cost a sale. It stops a job. A technician arrives at a machine, the work order calls for a seal the system says is in stock, and the bin is em...
So, your company has decided to purchase a connected worker solution. Congratulations on your foresight and determination to digitally transform your enterprise. However, your job’s not done. There’s ...