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Fleet maintenance tips to keep your fleet on the road

Whether you’re managing a handful of cars and trucks or an entire fleet of diverse vehicles, the success or failure of your maintenance program (and therefore your budget) is dependent on the little details. If they aren’t already, these 10 tips you should remember in fleet management. Essential Fleet Maintenance Tips Eliminate paper work orders. […]

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Fleet maintenance tips to keep your fleet on the road

Whether you’re managing a handful of cars and trucks or an entire fleet of diverse vehicles, the success or failure of your maintenance program (and therefore your budget) is dependent on the little details. If they aren’t already, these 10 tips you should remember in fleet management. Essential Fleet Maintenance Tips Eliminate paper work orders.

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Facilities maintenance software keeps students from ‘chilling out’ in dorms

The facilities management department at Brown University has a lot on its plate – monitoring and maintaining buildings on the campus in Providence, Rhode Island, which was built more than two centuries ago and houses approximately 6,000 undergraduate students, 2,000 graduate students and 400 medical students during the regular academic year. Among the challenges that

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Automating maintenance scheduling to ensure usda compliance

Cleanliness is a clear and present factor in the minds of most managers who oversee facilities where food-prep or service is part of their operations. But maintenance often takes a back seat to cleaning, when really they should go hand in hand. And too many facilities are relying on antiquated, labor-intensive systems to just to

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Automating maintenance scheduling to ensure usda compliance

Cleanliness is a clear and present factor in the minds of most managers who oversee facilities where food-prep or service is part of their operations. But maintenance often takes a back seat to cleaning, when really they should go hand in hand. And too many facilities are relying on antiquated, labor-intensive systems to just to

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Facility management leverages iwms software for smarter communications

When social media was first developed, it was intended to foster connections between people. By searching through online profiles, users could reconnect with long-lost high school friends or reach out to new acquaintances. The dynamics of social networks have exploded since they hit the scene and they are no longer limited to personal communications. Businesses

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Improving scheduled maintenance to ensure mining safety

Mining safety should always be at the forefront of everyone’s mind, from the operators all the way back to the office staff. From 2000 to 2008, there were 14 fatalities in coal mines related to poor maintenance of mining equipment. That number really should be zero given that maintenance is something that is completely under

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Charlotte consulting firm does away with desks, fully embraces hoteling

In a bold statement about what to expect in future office environments, consulting firm Accenture did away with desk assignments when it moved into a new building in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Instead, the company and its employees have embraced hoteling – the practice of reserving desks on an ad

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How facility managers can internally demonstrate value

Many companies are still recovering from the recent economic downturn, and while consumer confidence is up and revenue is starting to stream in, C-suite executives are still wary of any excess spending. In one fell swoop, facilities managers can demonstrate the value of their positions and encourage decision makers to invest in advanced technology, such as integrated

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