by Kavina Kananesan | Apr 9, 2019
DIGITIZATION and DIGITALIZATION are closely associated. They are often interchangeable but are two very different things. Digitalization is the process of leveraging digitization to improve business processes. Essentially, digitalization means using digitized... by Kavina Kananesan | Apr 4, 2019
Years ago, and sometimes still today, business processes were analog. All customer files, manuals, repair handbooks were hard copies. Digitization is the process of converting something from analog to digital form. Digitization is the first step into digital... by Nigel Stokes | Apr 2, 2019
Why using an intelligent staging area to fix equipment, asset maintenance and parts book records is always the best, first step for making an EAM useful. In many asset-intensive businesses, critical asset data is missing. Equipment and asset hierarchies need changes... by Kavina Kananesan | Mar 28, 2019
Although you may hate reorganizing, it may be necessary to improve yourself or your company. Corporate reorganizations may be prompted by failures now and then, but more often they are essential elements of success. Even with advancements in technology and a focus on... by Kavina Kananesan | Mar 26, 2019
Unexpected downtime is a major issue that keeps professionals up at night and is inevitable in asset intensive industries. Unexpected downtime is becoming more frequent in organizations and causes production (and more importantly revenue) to come to a halt. How can... by Kavina Kananesan | Mar 21, 2019
The digital transformation to Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) requires more than adopting new technologies. It requires changes to people, processes and information management. Without an effective system to manage asset information, you will not be successful in...