The transition toward greater sustainability is impacting how hotels are approaching operations. As part of many green initiatives, more and more hotels are now implementing an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) system to gain better control of their energy usage and manage their carbon footprint. I will elaborate more on this… Continue Reading
The economics of cloud computing are driving down the cost structure of business so far and so fast that it’s scary, Google CIO Ben Fried says. “It deeply disturbed me … in 2006, 2007 consumer companies were forcing efficiencies on a scale never seen before,” Fried said Thursday during remarks at the Bloomberg Link Enterprise… Continue Reading
Business of different types, sizes and purposes realise that maintenance costs are a necessary area of expense. In order to better plan and account for maintenance costs that will occur, it is advantageous to have an understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance. An understanding of these matters will help a business to better plan and… Continue Reading
OPERATORS and oilfield service companies are being invited to hear from two software experts at a forum which will promote best practice for maintenance management in the upstream oil and gas sector, in Aberdeen. Hosted by specialist software consultancy Absoft, one of the leading independent SAP providers in the UK, the forum, which is free… Continue Reading
A couple months ago, I wrote an article about the top five careers in facility management. I interviewed a broad range of professionals for that story. But it was during an interview with Joel Leonard, President of SkillTV, that I started to ponder what he referred to as “the maintenance crisis”–a depletion of skilled workers… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – Suncor Energy Inc (SU.TO: Quote), Canada’s largest oil sands producer, said one of its two upgraders at its oil sands facility, near Fort McMurray, Alberta, will be taken offline for unplanned maintenance. The company said the upgraded…
The importance of signage and labeling is often underplayed or even ignored when a maintenance program is being discussed. Since we are visual creatures…
With the aim of making it easier and faster for online visitors to find the information they need, Lubrication Engineers, Inc. has launched a new company website with a new URL at http://www.LElubricants.com.
