How much harder is it to attract new technicians today than it was in the past?
Ben Baum, Durabook explains how the case of Total Cost of Ownership has evolved beyond the lifecycle of the devices and includes productivity of our field techs
The role that development and trust can play in workforce retention
Martin McClean explains how being involved in development projects has been pivotal in maintaining his passion for his role
Field Service Symposium: Attendee Notes – Executive Summary
Christian Kundert, Services Growth Manager, Caterpillar shares his notes from the 2022 Field Service Symposium, organized by Field Service News, that took place in Birmingham earlier this month.
A Robotic Future: How to Choose an FSM AI Solution That Actually Works
Benjamin Fielding, Research Editor at CompareSoft, discusses how field service organisations can choose the right AI solution that’s most suitable for their operations.
Is servitization still relevant? What kind of relationship do my customers now expect from me?
In the third in a series of essays for service leaders we focus on whether there is still a role for servitization in the post-pandemic world
How Konica Minolta is fostering a culture of intrapreneurship within the workforce
Martin McClean explains how through a series of dedicated initiatives Konica Minolta is fostering a culture of intrapreneurship within the technician workforce
The difference in the lifecycles of consumer and enterprise mobile computing devices
Ben Baum, Durabook discusses the differences in the lifecycle of the consumer and rugged devices designed to meet the rigours of field service operations.
Understanding that different engineers may require different devices – even in the same organisation
In this excerpt from that full length interview the two discuss how different engineers and technicians, even within the same workforce, still often require different devices to support them in their roles.
Remote service is now firmly established as part of our industry
While the tools for remote service were being leveraged by some forward-looking organisations and championed by many analysts in the industry as a game change long before 2020, the pandemic brought the whole field service sector onto the same page
Understanding the day-to-day use of remote service tools in service delivery
We hear from Martin McLean, Konica Minolta, about the practicalities of day to day use of AIRe Link solution they use to deliver remote service
