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Jan/Feb 2024
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Workforce Development
The future of maintenance and reliability is a combination of hard and soft skills
Thomas Wilk
Feb. 13, 2024
Technical skills will always matter, but the ability to communicate across languages and generations will help you stand out even further
Workforce Development
The risk of using new technology to enable a reactive maintenance culture
Thomas Wilk
Feb. 13, 2024
Powerful tools are available to broaden the skill set of maintenance and reliability technicians, but some are not using them in the areas that bring greatest value to the organization...
Workforce Development
How has the role of reliability manager widened over the past 10 years?
Thomas Wilk
Feb. 13, 2024
The responsibilities of reliability managers have multiplied, even as it gets more difficult to attract and retain experienced workers.
Workforce Development
5 ways the maintenance and reliability industry has evolved over the past 10 years
Thomas Wilk
Feb. 13, 2024
When it comes to skills development, is your team holding a winning hand?
Planning and Scheduling
Why proactive work dies in the backlog and how to fix it
Doc Palmer
Jan. 9, 2024
Doc Palmer wonders whether your maintenance staff is sized for firefighting or for profitability.
More content from Jan/Feb 2024
Workforce Development
Steps to address the critical skills shortage in industrial maintenance
Jeff Shiver
Jan. 5, 2024
Jeff Shiver shares short- and long-term approaches to overcome the lack of qualified maintenance and reliability workers.
Asset Management System
Asset management improvements know no bounds
Sheila Kennedy
Jan. 3, 2024
Sheila Kennedy says software solutions incorporating the latest technologies deliver powerful capabilities and outcomes.
Leadership in Action
10 reliability and maintenance truths
Joe Kuhn
Jan. 2, 2024
Joe Kuhn shares the lessons he learned during his 32 years in manufacturing.