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> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Wayne Bickerdike > Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2016 6:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Interesting article on why sustained maintenance is > better than the latest thing... > > 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- > matt > > ers-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 The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain CONFIDENTIAL material. If you receive this material/information in error, please contact the sender and delete or destroy the material/information. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
