A Resilient Services Framework, Part 3

A Resilient Services Framework, Part 3

Part 3: Future Considerations Earlier in our series, we talked about what a resilient service network looks like and how to ensure predictable, positive outcomes throughout the network at all times. To close this blog series, I’d like to take a look into the future;...
A Resilient Services Framework, Part 2

A Resilient Services Framework, Part 2

Part 2: Ensuring Positive, Predictable Outcomes In our last post, Mike Stolz described what makes up a resilient services framework and how to build such a network for your organization. Having held service leadership positions at multiple OEM organizations throughout...
A Resilient Services Framework, Part 1

A Resilient Services Framework, Part 1

Part 1: Defining a Resilient Services Framework If there’s one thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear to those of us in the service industry, it’s the importance of resiliency in our operations. Many organizations have been challenged this year in their...
Keeping Company Culture at the Forefront

Keeping Company Culture at the Forefront

COVID-19 has had a massive effect on the way we all go about our work. Still months after the initial wave, the pandemic continues to play a substantial role in our lives. In the services industry, where our people are our product, we’ve seen that staying connected...
The Risk of a Trunk Stock Model

The Risk of a Trunk Stock Model

Over the years, we’ve seen that the major cause of customer dissatisfaction with OEMs has been slow service response times. The effects are tangible; in the medical world, for instance, the mission-critical equipment that doctors and nurses need to help patients stay...
The Importance of Proper Workforce Utilization

The Importance of Proper Workforce Utilization

As John Trautwein described in our previous blog post, end-users are increasingly demanding that their OEMs be more responsive to their service needs. SLA compliance isn’t at the level that end-users need it to be to keep mission-critical applications and operations...