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3 Strategies to Prevent Downtime Through Plant Maintenance

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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The Best Mobile Maintenance Solutions for SAP EAM

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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 SAP Plant Maintenance for Food & Beverage Companies

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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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