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Step-by-Step Guide to Stronger Preventive Maintenance
If you're looking for a more reliable and proactive maintenance strategy, it's time to implement a preventive maintenance schedule. Scheduling maintenance is often cumbersome, with a [...]
Maintainability Explained: The Value of Easy Asset Upkeep
Downtime significantly affects net earnings for any organization — regardless of whether it is planned or unplanned. According to an IDC survey, downtime can [...]
6 Benefits Of Taking A Facility Maintenance Approach
What Is Facility Maintenance? Facility maintenance involves the comprehensive management and upkeep of buildings, equipment, and infrastructure to ensure optimal performance and safety. By [...]
What is Proactive Maintenance? Benefits and How It Works
Proactive maintenance is a forward-thinking maintenance strategy focused on identifying and addressing the root causes of failures to avoid breakdowns. The goal of proactive [...]
Scheduled Maintenance Strategies That Really Work
What Is Scheduled Maintenance? Scheduled maintenance is any planned repair or service task performed within a specified timeframe. This includes routine inspections, adjustments, and [...]
Asset Utilization: How To Boost & Calculate
Asset utilization is one of the most important maintenance metrics for productivity and asset lifecycle management. Understanding the asset utilization ratio can help you [...]
A Guide to Asset Inventory Management Systems
How many assets does your organization own? Where are they located, and what’s their current operating status? If you can’t answer these questions, it [...]
What Is DFMEA (Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)?
Developing a new product or improving an existing one starts with an idea. But moving from an idea to reality involves a series of [...]
Critical Spare Parts Management: Best Practices
Successful parts inventory management involves a lot of careful balance, especially when it comes to critical spares. On the one hand, keeping too many [...]
What Is Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)? eMaint CMMS
What is Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)? Condition-based maintenance, or CBM, is a maintenance strategy in which work is performed based on asset condition. Maintenance and reliability teams [...]