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Expand your CMMS beyond maintenance to realize digital-transformation success. Digital transformation is a term that refers to fundamental organizational change using digital technologies to modify a company’s business model. The goal is greater adaptability, improved business performance, and increased output. The potential gains are significant. Boston Consulting Group (bcg.com) analyzed data in 2020 and found…

  Sampling Key To Oil Analysis   Where and how you acquire oil samples determines what an analysis says about your assets.   For oil-critical lubricated assets, oil analysis is a vital condition-monitoring tool that provides meaningful information, not just about the health and condition of the lubricant but also the degree to which the…

A majority of publicly traded and private companies have focused on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) programs and strategies. Energy is a direct maintenance measurement and ties directly to corporate KPI and the addition of ESG efforts and carbon-neutral goals. In 1992, the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) in the U.S. was part of a global…

Though the timeline for full implementation of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 may shift into 2024, U.S. manufacturers will need to comply with those rules soon enough. CMMC 2.0, announced late in 2021, is not finalized, but a decision on an effective date is in 2023. “Where to begin?” is often the top question….

Novartis’s workforce includes 110,000 employees and 50,000 contractors and temporary workers. Cisco has 83,000 full-time employees and 50,000-plus contingent workers of various types.1 Both companies rely substantially on a workforce ecosystem that includes many kinds of external contributors, including tens of thousands of individual contractors, to achieve their business outcomes. They are not alone. Our…

Communities that are constructing new multi-sport facilities for major events could run the risk of ending up with expensive under-used complexes, but a new study suggests there are several factors that can keep them productive in the long run. Montreal Olympic Stadium Canadian researchers found that factors such as the location and design of the…