Very interesting. Our state-based regional rail provider had an "innovative" solution to something as simple as laying some new track.
The lead engineer took a short cut and save some money which involved installing a curve on entry to the major rail hub. The curve caused massive wheel wear, within a year hundreds of rolling stock was taken out of service. The solution: grease!. Of course it's a band aid but hey we saved some money! On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 10:46 PM, David Boyes <[email protected]> wrote: > The article argues that sustained maintenance is necessary to a successful > solution. Sound familiar? > > > > https://aeon.co/essays/innovation-is-overvalued-maintenance-often-matters-more > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Wayne V. Bickerdike ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
