The Opportunity Cost of Predictive Maintenance

The best explanation I have ever heard of predictive maintenance is that: “Your current maintenance activities are the opportunity cost of not working on other maintenance activities.” What other maintenance activities are you giving up to focus on your task at hand?...

Optimizing SAP Plant Maintenance

For asset-intensive companies, the process of optimizing maintenance without a productivity tool can be an absolute nightmare. This is especially true for those utilizing SAP. SAP EAM incorporates a large number of maintenance strategies and with that, complex data...

SAP Long Text Fields – Where Data Goes to Die

This blog is dedicated to the struggles almost everyone has with long text fields in their SAP PM Master Data. The dreaded place where useful data gets lost and buried in an unusable format. It’s not standardized across the company, creates a headache when migrating...

Visualization is the Key to Success

Visualization is key, just as keeping maintenance planners and technicians focused on maintenance is key. Their efficiency and productivity levels depend on having everything they need to plan and carry out a work order as effectively as possible. It is essential to...

Maintenance is Serious Business

Maintenance costs a lot of money. Failing to maintain equipment properly costs even more. Without stringent maintenance standards and regulatory guidelines, the rate of industrial accidents is sure to rise. When equipment functions inefficiently, production grinds to...