Transformation of maintenance department from cost center to profit center using FMS

The word maintenance too often carries negative connotations. Whether the word evokes a broken machine or a necessary evil for the organization, it clearly is linked in the minds of many people in institutional and commercial facilities with negativity and pessimism. Despite those images, maintenance is defined as the work of keeping something in proper condition. So maintenance is much more important than many people in facilities realize, or at least will admit. When examining the situation, maintenance and engineering managers should consider some tough questions. How many senior managers come from maintenance? How many interns are hired for the maintenance department? How many maintenance-specific courses do front-line technicians have access to? The answer to all of these questions generally is, very few, if any, and it essentially shows maintenance is a very low priority for most organizations. Another challenge is the maintenance budget usually is the first one compan...