In addition to this knowledge, they have gained a great deal of experience in the care and repair of our facilities and equipment. In most cases, the talents necessary to repair and maintain are on site or can be obtained quickly from the expertise of outsources. This falls short of our objective of maximizing the first yield services of our facilities and equipment. However, the repair of broken or malfunctioning facilities or equipment does not describe all the chores or functions assigned to or accomplished by maintenance individuals, maintenance teams or maintenance departments. Nor does it define any needed chores or functions which might aid in the improvement of the first yield output services of our facilities and equipment.
Actual repair appears to be only one of many necessary maintenance steps.
This parallels our medical professions. This has not been accomplished by treating human illness or trauma. The qualifications for becoming a Doctor of Medicine is not just a study of anatomy, surgery or the effect of drugs on illnesses or diseases. Let us apply the same approaches to our engineers and technicians who are asked to maintain our facilities and equipment. In the 60's, 70's and 80's, medical costs went out of sight although the services did yield tremendous results.