to be able to develop a workable understanding.
this means that it not only takes intelligence and curiosity to become a talented maintenance manager who can create and maintain an excellent department, but it also takes a degree of luck to be exposed to the right information. from my experience, not nearly enough people have been able to travel this path and learn the maintenance management craft compared to the number of people who are actually needed in the field.
in many ways, the maintenance department at most sites is equivalent to a third-party contractor. maintenance is treated differently than the production group, and the goals of maintenance are often measured differently.
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