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• Career development for your team: What is your 2020 vision?

  By Brock Culpepper, Motion Industries

  Twenty-one years ago, I fell in love with Della. Only those in my closest circle knew her. She looked good. She smelled good. We went everywhere together. She came to live with me in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It took some time, but after five years, I was fully invested – and I knew that Della…

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• Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey: A view from the outside

  By Christine LaFave Grace, managing editor

  Plant Services asked a handful of thought leaders in industry for their take on some key findings from the 2019 Plant Services Workforce Survey. Following are the perspectives they shared.Keith Barr, president and CEO, Leading2Lean:“Manufacturing I think is focused on developing their brand…

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• How AR/VR is reinventing workforce training

  By Sheila Kennedy, CMRP, contributing editor

  Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are high-profile new tools in workforce training and development. By blending the physical and digital worlds, AR, VR, and mixed reality help personnel train and work smarter, safer, and more productively.Practical applicationsCamfil, a manufacturer…

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• Maintenance scheduling: How to get from ‘plan’ to ‘execute’

  By Doc Palmer, PE, CMRP, Richard Palmer and Associates

  What is meant by “making scheduling work”? Anyone can make and hand out a schedule. But just because a plant is scheduling does not mean that its scheduling process is successful.In the context of planning and scheduling routine work, success means that the scheduling process actually increases…

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• Maintenance management: Stop the cost-cutting insanity!

  By Joe Kuhn, CMRP, and Mark Keneipp, PE, CMRP

  In this article:Action 1: Understand that words matter Action 2: Learn from Moneyball Action 3: Observe by yourself Action 4: Facilitate a chalk circle workshop with your location lead team Action 5: Sustain an observation culture Scenario 1: You come into work on Monday and the plant manager calls…

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• Plant Services 2019 Workforce Survey: What have you done for me lately?

  By Christine LaFave Grace, managing editor

  What do your plant’s workers want?It’s a simple question (has your organization asked it?) but the answers are complex—and what’s valued most varies somewhat based on the age of the person being asked. Plant Services’ 2019 Workforce Survey asked workers in manufacturing and industrial…

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