There are many silos and points of contention in this world. Some have very serious consequences. Some are just annoying. One can easily make a long list of opposite sides that we allow to impact our daily lives. Red vs. Blue. Arizona State vs. University of...
“We have best practices for sale that will transform your business operations,” so touts the marketing media that you are inundated with every day. Go to an industry conference and the unrelenting stream of “best practice,” trumpeting continues. But suggested best...
Held this year on November 1st, at the Westin Hotel in Alexandria, VA., it was great to finally reconnect with commercial and federal Maximo end-users local to the mid-Atlantic area. https://www.trmnet.com/events/dcmug-2022-maximo-user-group-reliability-summit/ Our...
TRM and IDCON have both attended this conference for many years. Given the level of attendance, it appears conferences are certainly back in business and are back on track to produce ever-increasing levels of excitement....
Unlike most conferences that TRM attends, we did not have a booth this time around. Rather the conference accepted two abstracts for a presentation from us, so I went and enjoyed not having to stand in a booth all day! The two presentations I gave were on spare...
Quick… solve the problem. Do it now! No waiting… fix it! Use your expensive and extensive skills. Right now, solve it! Do it! Now! Sound familiar? Unless you are on a SWAT team, it is highly likely that you have the time to ponder a problem and develop a good...
Every day we go to work to execute processes. Whether a financial process, a purchasing process, or a physical work process, we are doing sets of tasks that are generally in a series. The process may be documented and very formal. It may be informal. It may be...
In general, RCM is a process through which you determine what you must do over time to ensure a physical asset fulfills its intended functions, considering the context it is operating within. The maintenance you are performing is focused on preserving the...
