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    David Berger, P.Eng., has been a contributing editor since 1992, providing advice to management from Maintenance, Engineering and Operations on how to manage assets more efficiently and effectively. His monthly column, Asset Manager, covers a broad range of topics including asset management strategy, CMMS/EAM, asset management best practices, and organizational design issues.

    Featured Article

    Career Long Learning Can Improve Your Asset Management Function
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    Career-long learning can improve your asset management function

    David Berger
    David Berger says make your training budget go farther, from maintainer-operator cross training to advanced skills certifications.
    How To Prepare A Cost Justification Document Using Your Cmms
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    How to prepare a cost justification document using your CMMS

    David Berger
    David Berger says this document should promise only what you can deliver and show savings for the amount you need.
    Making Business Sense Of The Data In Your Cmms
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    Making business sense of the data in your CMMS

    David Berger
    David Berger says know the advanced analysis and reporting tools available for you to draw business insights.
    Tracking Plant Performance With An Asset Management Report Card
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    Tracking plant performance with an asset management report card

    David Berger
    David Berger says a report card can be a useful snapshot of how an organization is doing.
    How Much Condition Based Maintenance Is Enough At Your Facility
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    How much condition-based maintenance is enough at your facility?

    David Berger
    David Berger says use your CMMS to build an accurate equipment history and find the balance between use-based maintenance and condition-based initiatives.
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    Asset Management System

    How the Internet is improving asset data

    David Berger
    David Berger says by easing the burden of data analysis, Internet-based services can improve equipment management.
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    Asset Management System

    How to effectively measure performance at your plant

    David Berger
    David Berger says a performance management system should track important metrics against the company’s goals.
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    Asset Management System

    Checklist for updating CMMS processes

    David Berger
    David Berger examines how to make sure your asset management system supports the unique needs of your teams.
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    Shop floor data collection systems 101

    David Berger
    David Berger says take control of your manufacturing floor activity, from labor activity to automated asset monitoring.
    Podcast: How AI and automation are revolutionizing computer-aided manufacturing
    How integrated asset health systems improve plant reliability and reduce costs
    Foundry fined $990K for exposing employees to fire, explosion, burn, and fall hazards
    Nefab opens new Arizona facility to help customers with their warehousing and packaging needs
    Surgical robots watch, learn, and perfect procedures, but will they cut your healthcare costs?
    Sepion Technologies receives $17.5 million grant to open battery separator manufacturing facility in California 
    Metal manufacturer invests $8.5M to open production plant in Tennessee 
    Detecting the undetectable: Ultrasound solutions for industrial asset health monitoring