5 Tips for an Effective Maintenance Department Structure

Business success doesn’t occur in a vacuum – when an organization is running like an efficient, finely tuned machine, that’s a good indication that the maintenance department is working its magic away from the spotlight. Put simply, an effective maintenance department structure is key to organizational success.

Understanding the importance of your maintenance department is easy. Ensuring that the moving parts of said department are firing on all cylinders to keep your assets performing at peak levels presents more of a challenge. In most cases, optimal maintenance department structure starts with good organizational design. With this article, we’re going to explore some ways that you can achieve this moving forward.

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3 Strategies to Prevent Downtime Through Plant Maintenance

Unplanned downtime can cost manufacturing plants billions of dollars each year. These costs include both tangible and intangible expenses. Knowing the true costs of downtime is crucial to making informed plant maintenance decisions. Moreover, identifying some of the common causes of unplanned downtime allows organizations to act proactively rather than reactively.

In this article, we will explore some of the common causes ofunplanneddowntime and the associated costs. We will conclude with a discussion of 3 strategiestoprevent unplanned downtimethrough plant maintenance.

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Effective Change Management to Avoid Pilot Purgatory, Part 3: Technology

In this 3-part series, we have been covering strategies for maintenance operations teams to avoid pilot purgatory based on the PPT framework (People-Process-Technology). Just a reminder, pilot purgatory is about getting stalled in the pilot or testing phase of new technology, and therefore not able to show results and scale the deployment. So far,we have coveredPeopleandProcesses.This isthe last article in our seriesand the focus is onhow to choose and implementthe righttechnologyfor effective change managementto avoid pilot purgatory.

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Effective Change Management to Avoid Pilot Purgatory, Part 2: Processes

What is pilot purgatory? Pilot purgatory is about getting stalled in the pilot or testing phase of a new technology, and therefore not able to show results and scale the deployment. In this 3-part series we will discuss strategies forindustrialmaintenance operations teams to avoid pilot purgatory based on the PPT framework (People-Process-Technology).Article one covered “People” so inthis article we move on to “Process” and how it’s critical to look deep into the maintenance department’s work structures and tasks as youtransform with digital solutions.

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Effective Change Management to Avoid Pilot Purgatory, Part 1: People

What is pilot purgatory?Pilot purgatory isabout getting stalled in the pilot or testing phase of new technologylike a Mobile EAM solution,and thereforenotable toshowresultsandscalethe deployment.In this 3-part series, we willdiscuss strategiesfor maintenance operations teamsto avoid pilot purgatory based on the PPT framework (People-Process-Technology).This piece will discusseffective change managementby addressingPeople, theirmindsets,andtheirrole in the change.

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6 Food Quality Plant Maintenance Strategies to Improve Regulatory Compliance

The food and beverage manufacturing industry is notoriously difficult and demanding. Not only does it have razor-thin profit margins, but the industry is constantlyfacingnew challengestomeet increasingcustomer demands. Food manufacturers are also under constant regulation – and with good reason. Careless mistakes could lead to serioushealthandlegalconsequences. The only way to keep up is tokeep equipmentsanitary and properly functioningat all times.

In this article, we discuss the topplant maintenancechallenges faced bythe food and beverage industry, as well as6essentialstrategiestostrengthen preventive maintenance plansandensuresafety andregulatory compliance.

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3 Success Cases of Mobile Maintenance Transformation

Automation is the future, and there’s no better time to start than now. With the shortage of staffing exacerbated by the pandemic, the need to drive digitization efficiencies has become even more pressing.

But is it possible to successfully undergo mobile maintenance transformation even during these challenging times? Short answer: Yes!

In this article, you will learn how 3companies from the food& beverage manufacturing industry succeeded in implementing their digital transformation projects.

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The Best Mobile Maintenance Solutions for SAP EAM

Is your mobilemaintenancesolution forSAPEAMperformingwell?Are you seeing the productivityand cost savingsyou expected?Is itfullyused by the technicians?Is it costly to maintain?

In this article, we’ll explore the commonshortcomingsof legacySAP EAM work order mobile apps anddefine what to consider inupgrading to a modern-daymobile maintenancesolution.

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Smart Plant Maintenance – AI, IIoT, and the Future of SAP EAM

Smart plant maintenance is a product of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). It offers organizations a previously unimaginable level of connectivity, optimization, and decision-making in their plant maintenance processes. The Fifth Industrial Revolution (Industry 5.0) will take these capabilities a step further by improving the collaboration between humans and machines, allowing humans to work smarter and more efficiently.

In this article we will explore smart plant maintenance in more detail and discuss some key points that you will need to consider as your organization prepares for the transition.

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Smart SAP Plant Maintenance for Food & Beverage Companies

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has ushered in the age of smarttechnologies for SAPplant maintenance in the food and beverage industry. Unlike traditional maintenance processes, smart plant maintenance is characterized by interconnected systems, accurate data, and the use of efficient and cost-effective maintenance strategies such as predictive maintenance.

In this article, we will exploreSAPplantmaintenance processesin the food and beverage industry. We will discuss howaddingsmarttechnologiesallow organizations tooptimizetheir maintenance processesandovercome maintenance challenges.

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