One of the many well-worn avenues toward improvement and cost
reduction in the maintenance area is to use "contract labor." This
allows the owner much greater flexibility both in day-to-day
operation and in the size and composition of the crews being used.
To see a contrasting mindset, take a backward glance to the 1920s.
Then, several of the major machinery manufacturers supplying the
clothing businesses even had workshops dedicated to making their
own special oil cans for internal use. In that environment, using
internal labor was a valid solution. Today's revised viewpoint
appears to be that we should concentrate on our core products and
skills; i.e., everything deemed per
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