More Articles

How to reap the benefits of parts standardization

How to reap the benefits of parts standardization

By Bob Schindler • on July 28, 2009

Nothing leverages your parts and training budgets like standardization. It is so important; it is one of the key areas of the 5-S process. The more you can standardize, the fewer parts you need to maintain and the further your training goes. Some plants have dozens of manufacturers represented on their

No CommentsRead this story »

Important considerations for CMMS data entry

Important considerations for CMMS data entry

By Kris Bagadia • on June 3, 2009

When implementing a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) into a facility, one of the largest tasks involved is entering the data into the system. This is a two-part task that first requires the one-time entry of the initial data that has been gathered. The second task is the entry of the

6 CommentsRead this story »