Guest blog by Barton Henderson, Manager at Statewide Bearings All machine elements are subject to damage and malfunction. To minimize these damages, choosing the right part for the right job is essential. Every metal has its own specific properties and comes in many different grades of quality. Leaving out the difference between one type of material and […]
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We at iOffice, have had the good fortune of working closely with many companies and workspace managers, assisting them in coming up with solutions to help their organizations run smoother and more efficiently. In building these relationships, we have discovered there are several common myths regarding Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS) that span every sized
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On the surface, pay-for-performance programs seem to offer a straightforward way to boost output and other performance metrics. After all, nobody is going to pass up an opportunity to make more money, right? After years of pay-for-performance experiments in a wide range of industries, the answer has come back: it depends. Some companies claim to
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Keeping up with all the moving pieces of a facility can be quite the overwhelming task. Facilities teams are inundated with requests from every direction, each of equal importance. If your team is not armed with the proper tools, procedures can actually hinder your job even further. Through our close customer relationships, we have identified
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Debates over the effectiveness and necessity of government regulations have long been a fixture of political debates. The question is usually whether, or to what extent, government agencies should intervene in the economy to protect citizens from the costs or “externalities” associated with commercial enterprise.
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We are all guilty of it at some point in our careers—that Friday afternoon lull where our brains shut down and we gaze at the computer screen daydreaming about what’s in store for the weekend. If you look to your teammates for inspiration, facility managers will often be met with the same blank stare. It
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Drinking Water Contaminated, a Company Bankrupted, a Federal Emergency Declared: All Because of One Leaky Tank Last January, when it was discovered that a single leaky tank had poured some 10,000 gallons of an industrial chemical into the Elk River in West Virginia, contaminating the drinking water of 300,000 residents, Freedom Industries, the company responsible,
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LeBron James is, by almost all accounts, the most formidable player in the NBA. But Thursday night, during game 1 of this year’s NBA finals between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs, he proved that even a player of his stature and athleticism is no match for…faulty air conditioning.
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Thousands of interviews with company owners and managers conducted by Software Advice, a preventive maintenance software evaluation company, on the topic of maintenance management have revealed a puzzling fact: the need for tools like CMMS to streamline maintenance operations and asset tracking is as strong as ever, yet a striking number of companies remain reluctant to transition
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Anyone can go to school to learn their profession. But being a leader is a learned skill that can only be gained in the field. Through an accumulation of experiences and a deep understanding of the knowledge gained about their organization and teammates, workplace leaders can make multiple decisions at a moment’s notice. These decisions
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