TRM’s annual DCMUG event has been postponed until 2022. We look forward to networking with Maximo professionals in the mid-Atlantic area at our event next year. Sessions will include the latest IBM Maximo roadmap and innovations in secure SaaS solutions (FedRAMP),...
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Getting MAS Health Setup
Aug 25, 2021 | TRM Blog
Now that you have Maximo Application Suite implemented, you can turn your attention to the Health application and see what it tells you about your Assets in the Manage application. Health is unique in that it shows you the data elements and measures that you are...
Getting Your Location and Asset Hierarchies Just Right
Aug 9, 2021 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, Maximo Configuration, TRM Blog
A typical portion of any Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) and a key element of the ISO 55000 standard is the organization of your asset inventory and location hierarchies. These elements are foundational to your success. If you do not know the Assets out there, and more importantly what your maintenance crews are spending their time on, how can you expect to improve and react to budgetary pressures?
Let’s Talk – AI vs. Reliability Studies
Jul 14, 2021 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, TRM Blog
Because of the telemetry available from modern equipment, the amount of well-organized data we have available to us is orders of magnitude beyond what we had just a few years back. It is very common now to have access to literally 1000’s of devices, each sending out data payloads with many data elements, at sub-second intervals.
Preventive Maintenance for Spare Parts
Jul 13, 2021 | Materials Management Articles, Preventive Maintenance, TRM Blog
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
Let IDCON President and CEO Tor Idhammar walk you through why it is important to have good PMs for Spare Parts.
Maintenance Planners: How Are You Planning Your Day?
Jul 8, 2021 | Resource Library, TRM Blog, Work Management / Planning and Scheduling
Michael Lippig
Sr Consultant – IDCON, Inc.
an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
In this 3 part video series, Michael Lippig, gives practical advice as well as tips and tricks to help maintenance planners manage their daily activities.
Reliability and Maintenance Management Q&A
Jul 6, 2021 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, Resource Library, TRM Blog
Tor Idhammar
President & CEO, IDCON, Inc. Reliability and Maintenance Consultant
IDCON is an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
Your reliability and maintenance management questions are answered in this Q&A information session presented by MEETA Asset Management Association of Ireland.
ISO 55000 and MAS 8 – Working Together for Improvement
Jun 1, 2021 | TRM Blog
Like all the ISO standards, ISO 55000 is a framework that we can adopt to standardize how we do business, leading to efficient and repeatable processes. Through the certification process, an organization can formalize how they go about their business with auditable...
Leveraging Hand-held Scanners with Maximo Applications
May 6, 2021 | TRM Blog
Often it is far more convenient to use a hand scanner to read barcodes and QR codes than it is to manually enter data into application fields. Given that most hand scanners are recognized by a device as a “keyboard,” it is an easy tool to adopt in most situations....
Artificial Intelligence (A.I.): Is It Time?
May 3, 2021 | TRM Blog
When confronted with this lead in, the first thought in the mind of a forward-thinking person is, “What did I miss?” Oh no! FOMO! When it is, “time to,” get on board with a technological endeavor, the implication is that the planning, development, and perhaps even...
Prepare for Maximo 7.6.0 End of Support (EOS)
When will IBM Maximo 7.6.0.x no longer be supported? On September 8, 2020, IBM announced the end of support for Maximo 7.6.0.x, Industry Solutions, and Add-Ons. The official announcement letter was #920-136. As of September 30, 2021, any fixes, patches, and...
Building Reliability & Maintenance Strategy
Apr 20, 2021 | Leadership in Maintenance Articles, TRM Blog
Owe Forsberg
CMRP, CAMA, VP of IDCON, Inc.
an Independent Subsidiary of TRM, Inc.
A detailed description of key factors when implementing reliability and maintenance (R&M) strategies.