If It Ain't Broke...

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Hello Vibes,

Excellent answer to the "Predictive Technology", if it exist really! Prophecies are for under 4 years old. The manufacturing responsibilities are for production managers, equipment designers, buyers, and users. When we include more than one person, we have confusion, correction, and adjustment to make happy everyone. When the thing is bult, those people can control only the past and the presence, never the future. Also, we have the word: Surprise(s)! If I have the ability to predict what will happen in the near or far future, every week and twice, being Canadian, I put down "6" numbers to win the Lotto and use the money to make equipment that never fail. I will read your suggestion and let you know my ideas about it. It's Monday, cold, around -17*C with windchill factor but without wind. It's amazing that we need to add more to the reality. It's the same for prediction. Some statistics could be added but unknown solution or not the reality comes out as result, Gil.

Kinda of a twist on the theme. PM's are the hardest part of an AGING fleet to predict. Alternators, starter solenoids, all that, are like light bulbs, they go when they go. With near 100 fleet cars and trucks (from 73 -2009) I find that "response" and inspection works pretty well (even though my anal boss hates it). The shop answers the phone "You break it, we fix it".