General Maintenance Topics

Good Data & Bad Decisions: Winging it in the Maintenance Department

In business as in life, using anything other than complete, accurate, data to make decisions is both dangerous and costly. Sadly, many maintenance departments use both incomplete AND inaccurate data to make important decisions about critical assets and people every day.

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Work Order Management: 5 Ways to Make a Difference

Many organizations struggle to implement a CMMS.  Most often the problem is not the plan, the software or the personnel.  It is a lack of focus on the fundamentals and execution of the basics.  Fortunately, this can be corrected with good coaching. 

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Train 'em Up for Success

Maintenance Maven Post

01/04/2012

Title:  Train ‘em up for success

Times are a changing.  What an understatement!  Things are happening so fast in technology and communications it is difficult to keep current and be able to take advantage of all the features and benefits you bought.

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Seven decision to make before you look at CMMS software

Seven decision to make before you look at CMMS software:

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The Magic 4 of Maintenance

The Magic 4 of Maintenance

Jason Johnson, our VP of Sales and Marketing at MPulse, and I participated in an interview with Capterra the other day.  The conversation dealt with what we refer to as the "Magic 4" of maintenance management and how a CMMS plays into the picture.  The article turned out quite well.  Check it out.

 

 

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10 Steps to a Successful CMMS Implementation

Avoid a rocky CMMS rollout with this checklist.

CMMS has proven its ability to enhance business performance time and time again. However, the path to effective implementation is not always easy — complexities often arise as a result of trying to align an entire company behind the concept. You can find the success that comes from leveraging customer knowledge to the fullest measure by following these 10 steps:

 

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What is (a) CMMS?

I was reading a discussion group dialog from an EAM/CMMS sub-group on LinkedIn today.  The question of the day was “what is your definition of a CMMS?”  There were many responses and the question seemed to be drawing quite a few diverse comments.  I thought I’d weigh in on the topic in my blog.

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We’ve got cookies,

 

Many MPulse employees are active in our community.  Our Cheryl Holmes is very active in the local Girl Scout program here in Eugene Springfield (Oregon).  As you are probably aware the Girl Scouts sell cookies.  They sell a lot of cookies!  Most of us have eaten way too many of these cookies, but we keep coming back for more. 

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Why Blind Obedience Might Be Ruining Your Maintenance Program

One of the first rules we learn in the field of maintenance is: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” There are more colorful ways to express the same thought, but let’s not go there.  In most cases, this axiom is spot on and shouldn’t be challenged.  But not always.

As a general management strategy, blind obedience does not work, even if your current system is working at 110%.  Blind obedience to a norm should not be confused with strict adherence to a plan.  Let me illustrate the point with the following story:

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Steve Brous, President & CEO.  Steve co-founded MPulse Software in 1995, following a 10-year stint with software developer SmartCAM™. Steve served as Managing Director of that company’s European office, and helped to catapult the firm from 5 to 100 employees.

Prior to SmartCAM, Steve enjoyed a 16-year career as an educator and administrator in...

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