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74 tips for reducing equipment costs (56-74)
Below are my final tips for squeezing those extra dollars out of your equipment operation. You can check out the previous posts by clicking here. 56: Use Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Inspection helps to detect early signs of changes in condition—a warning of impending failure.  But when to examine and what to examine […]
September 19, 2013
Construction Equipment
74 tips for reducing equipment costs (46-55)
Last week, we hit the halfway point in this series of 74 tips for reducing your equipment costs. Here is the next set of tips: 46: Learn more about MRO Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul is the science of inventory control applied to maintenance spares.  Rigorous adherence to inventory control process is a science… not an […]
August 30, 2013
Construction Equipment
74 tips for reducing equipment costs (21-30)
In my last post covering equipment cost cutting tips 11-20, I looked at eliminating buddy jobs, cutting down emergency work and reducing engine idling.  Here are cost-saving strategies 21-30: 21: Manage omissions Omissions can create common failures that affect numerous downstream components. Omissions can lie concealed or dormant until they trigger events that cause an […]
August 16, 2013
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74 tips for reducing equipment costs (11-20)
In my first post covering equipment cost-cutting tips 1-10, I addressed several equipment cost cutting basics, including the impact of faithfully using a computerized maintenance management system. Here are cost-cutting strategies 11-20:  11: Eliminate “buddy jobs” I have seen unnecessary use of two-man jobs many times while analyzing maintenance operations.  If they aren’t really […]
August 5, 2013
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74 tips for reducing equipment costs (1-10)
One thing I learned long ago was the bottom-line impact of reducing costs.  I don’t mean cutting costs—I mean reducing costs.  There is a significant difference. One brings immediate relief to the bottom-line while the other brings more sustainable results. Over the next several posts, I will share 74 tips to help you reduce costs. […]
July 31, 2013
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