Are You Prepared for the Great Resignation?

Are You Prepared for the Great Resignation?

The Great Resignation, combined with the Silver Tsunami, will challenge all of us who are responsible for building and maintaining our organizations! Earlier this year, I shared my thoughts on an urgent situation facing industrial business leaders: the silver tsunami....
Managing Field Engineer Turnover

Managing Field Engineer Turnover

Introduction to Managing Field Engineer Turnover ToolingU-SME states, “Relentless turnover in the manufacturing industry is threatening companies focused on driving productivity and profitability. Finding talent is one of the biggest challenges in the industry, so...
Should OEMs Outsource Customer Service and Support?

Should OEMs Outsource Customer Service and Support?

Many English words that are used in a business context have numerous meanings. My two favorites are brand and manufacturing. Once we get past these definitions we will address the key question,: Can the OEM outsource customer service or must they provide it themself?...
8 Reasons New Services Fail

8 Reasons New Services Fail

INTRODUCTION This post has been updated after I spoke about why new services fail with Brian Halverson, an expert on gear trains and capital equipment remanufacturing.  Brian has had a number of experiences with trying to introduce new services and was plagued with a...