Distribution center and warehouse operators invest heavily in capital projects to satisfy growing customer demand, but often neglect to adopt a lifecycle strategy to realize the true value of that asset over its useful life.
When it comes to unplanned downtime of mission-critical material handling systems, the results can be crippling. Operations come to an abrupt halt, order deadlines are missed and some of that hard-earned customer satisfaction and loyalty is lost.
With pressure to reduce operational costs, it may be tempting to cut corners with non-original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts. These parts, however, are often risky and can cause expensive and stressful system failure.