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Practical writing on operations and maintenance.
Short, practical articles on turning manual record-keeping into a clear, automated process.
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Tracking maintenance beyond Excel: when is it time to switch?
Excel is a good place to start, but at some point it costs more time than it saves. Five signs it's time to put maintenance into a system.
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Forecasting service dates from the usage data you already have
Mileage- or hours-based maintenance is hard to plan in a calendar. A simple, transparent calculation shows when the next service will be due.
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Extend or replace? Adding custom modules to the systems you already run
If a business system can't do everything you need, it doesn't have to be replaced. Extending it is often cheaper and faster.