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11 Common Maintenance Issues (And a Solution for Each!)

Conger

We've documented them in our labor shortage post. A factory-trained technician can come in and service your equipment, track when maintenance is due, and alert you to any problems. Lack of process records or documentation. Another issue with records is not having documented maintenance plans or instructions.

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6 Supply Chain Trends That Could Truly Shake You Up (2018 Update)

Logistics Bureau

If upstream partners fail, as in the case of Thai computer disk drive manufacturers (factories hit by flooding) or Japanese semi-conductor producers (the 2011 tsunami), supply chains running too lean may have no fallback solutions. The problem of knowledge storage and retrieval affects supply chains more than many other business areas.