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procedures and identify key costs to eff ectively reduce expenses and increase the bottom line. Cornelius said Sharp Transport views VMRS as its number one tool responsible for leading the improvement in effi ciency of its maintenance department. Th e fl eet has created best practices, developed reports and implemented solutions through VMRS that continue to contribute to fl eet operations and its bottom line. Also on the panel was Michael Riemer, vice president of products and channel marketing for Decisiv, a provider of Service Relationship Management (SRM) solutions for commercial assets. He said VMRS can help sort Big Data – the collection and sift ing of large amounts of information – which can become confusing and chaotic if you don’t have structure to it. Trying to understand unstructured information is extremely diffi cult, but VMRS provides a solution. He added that VMRS is not just for components, but also can explain a fl eet’s assets, service events, repair operations, as well as the physical components that are being impacted. Moreover, Riemer said Decisiv applies VMRS to the practical application of regular business activities, increasing the ability for the manager to “slice and dice” data across a wide variety of areas, and that provides a better overall picture of a shop’s capacity and total effi ciency. Consistency VMRS provides consistency throughout any maintenance operation, whether you have one shop or 20. Th ink of VMRS as the musical notes of maintenance repairs. It puts everyone on the same page, playing the same notes. It has been the standard since its introduction in 1970 and continues to be an integral part of all types of maintenance related businesses. VMRS is much more than numbers. It’s a standard method of recording daily maintenance operations that helps save them time and complete a repair order in a standard fashion. Gone are the days of confusing Independent Shops | labor descriptions and diff erent descriptions of the parts used on a repair. VMRS cuts through the jargon that can hinder any maintenance operation. VMRS is the known advantage in collecting maintenance information. Jack Poster is the VMRS services manager for TMC (www.trucking.org/Technology_Council.aspx), North America’s premier technical society for truck equipment technology and maintenance. As such, he is caretaker of the VMRS coding convention, working with fleets, OEMs, software firms and all users of VMRS to ensure the integrity of the codes. TMC is a technical council of American Trucking Associations (www.trucking.org) – the largest national trade association for the trucking industry. The Original Wireless Portable Lift System Improve productivity and flexibility: 8JSFMFTTGFBUVSFFOBCMFTUFDIOJDJBOTUP t(FUTFUVQFASTER... t(FUUIFWFIJDMFVQFASTER... t(FUUIFKPCEPOFFASTER... 641BUFOUTtt$BOBEJBO1BUFOU 800.821.7320 / www.grayusa.com VehicleServicePros.com/10094277


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