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My wife, Janet, loves to count lines contained in road sign letters. This is a habit instituted by her grandmother during long road trips, no doubt to occupy the time of an energetic and bored young girl. How she determines what constitutes a line in each letter remains an analytical metric that continues to escape my comprehension.<\/p>\n
However, Janet explains it quit easily: She\u2019s able to identify and calculate the lines in a word, uniquely by the font style, and at a glance no less. Useful? Not particularly. She actually finds it quite annoying. Intriguing? Absolutely!<\/p>\n
The world is filled with data, collected and uncollected. That data has little meaning until it is placed in a context that can be used to make that data usable. When it comes to collecting maintenance data, for instance, the fleet is confronted with a problem \u2013 namely what data needs to be collected.<\/p>\n
In an ideal world, collecting the details of every element that takes place in the fleet, and then analyzing that data could provide insight into areas not previously considered. Even then, the need exists to define and determine what it means to record everything.<\/p>\n
Thus, identifying and collecting every potential data point may not practical or possible. Since collecting everything is not a reasonable expectation, a good starting point is to determine what the fleet hopes to accomplish through the collected data on fleet operations.<\/p>\n
Virtually every business wants to establish goals. When establishing a goal, it helps to have a starting point, because moving to a new point demands some sense of direction as to what needs to be done to get there. Let\u2019s take a look at some basic data points that can help establish a starting point for tracking toward a future state.<\/p>\n
There are just a few areas to consider when performing fleet maintenance. Ultimately, it is up to the fleet and\/or shop management to determine which data points need to be considered to best meet the demands of the fleet.<\/p>\n
Circling back to that annoying habit of counting lines in road signs \u2026 the 1970\u2019s classic musical The Rocky Horror Picture Show<\/em> comes to mind. My final thoughts are: \u201cDammit Janet, I love you. But the road is too long and there\u2019s only one thing to do:\u00a0 Swap those road trips for a first-class flight!\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You may also like to read:<\/p>\nWant to learn about TruckSeries?<\/h1>\n
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