While the university’s transition to a new work order management system won’t be entirely complete until Nov. 15, facilities management leaders encourage those responsible for reporting campus ...

Vacuuming is a necessary chore to keep your home clean and free of dust and debris. However, traditional portable vacuum cleaners may not always provide the suction power, quiet operation and allergy ...

Maintenance teams already juggle more variables than most people see. Aging assets. New equipment with complex controls. Tight staffing. Higher uptime expectations. The work never stops, and a single ...

Plants and facilities rarely fail because teams lack effort. They fail because work, parts, and history live in separate places. A technician closes a work order, a planner updates a […] ...

Tackling these will lower your utility bills, avoid larger and more costly repairs, and make your home's temperature more ...

Equipment malfunctions are costly and disruptive. When equipment goes down and work stops, the hourly cost to a business ranges from $36,000 in fast-moving consumer goods to $2.3 million in the ...

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Worker input has allowed American Airlines to redesign its maintenance efforts, making operations efficient enough that the company is doing work for other airlines, including four from South America.