Due to the potential environmental and health consequences, air conditioner installations and maintenance must be completed according to a specific set of rules. For […]
Because maintenance technicians are always on-the-move, they’re particularly vulnerable to threats from hackers. When a cybersecurity policy is implemented, it must include awareness measures and […]
On-site maintenance technicians are regularly called upon to meet with extremely stressed customers. The key for technicians is to know which behaviors to adopt and […]
Scheduling field service activities is a subtle art that must consider a large number of factors. The latest generation of field service management software […]
Due to the nature of their jobs, maintenance technicians are exposed to many risks. Outsourcing maintenance makes managing their safety even more complex. Here are […]
Blockchain technology traces the entire life cycle of service calls to help field service providers improve customer satisfaction and avoid disputes over compliance with contractual […]
With the growth of Building Information Modeling (BIM), the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR), the construction industry is experiencing […]
Drones can be used to inspect sites that are hard for maintenance technicians to access. And their sensors send back data for real-time analysis. As […]
From the Internet of Things (IoT) to drones and artificial intelligence…the railway industry continues to capitalize on technologies that make maintenance ever-more predictive. SNCF, France’s […]
Because the labor market doesn’t have any really good profiles for maintenance technicians, service companies must develop a branding strategy that will help them attract […]
Meticulous, punctual, pleasant … the ideal field technician brings a number of interpersonal skills to their role. They’re also able to adapt to using a […]
A growing number of companies have realized that switching to predictive maintenance helps them reduce operating costs and extend equipment lifespan. As a result, there […]
Familiarizing users with the project, communicating about benefits of the change, and training the teams …. These are just some of the change management prerequisites […]
Maintainability or “maintenance by design” takes the requirements of maintenance technicians into account when equipment is being designed to ensure the design is optimized to […]
While there’s a clear trend to move toward digital field service management for performance and cost reasons, don’t push it too far. By definition, customer […]
Effectively dealing with customer complaints improves your company’s image, quality of service and customer loyalty. And, like other aspects of customer service, there are a […]
In a digital world, making a conscious decision to bring more humans back into customer service roles can give field service providers an important advantage […]
Chatbots — automated customer service agents that include artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities — improve quality of service by automatically performing tasks such as qualifying customer […]
In the after-sales service business, every minute counts. Customer satisfaction is directly proportional to service speed and the customer’s ability to get their business back […]
Virtual reality lets you train technicians before they get to customer sites while augmented reality helps technicians execute maintenance tasks. In both cases, the initial […]
