Bob Argyle (CCO) penned an article about whether factories still need maintenance departments 

"In my experience, 90 percent of factories operate with systems and methods that are outdated. Antiquated, actually. These are systems that do not support continuous improvement and are in fact wasteful and don’t add value. For the people on the plant floor, these systems are viewed as more of a task than a valuable tool. For manufactures to stay competitive in the rapidly changing marketplace, they need to let go of these outdated methods and embrace the future."

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