BY LT GEN (DR) ANIL KAPOOR AVSM, VSM (Retired) Introduction 1. The new technology world order is defined by 4Ds – Data, Digitization, Digitalization and Disruption. This has propelled into a tenacious spiral of digital transformation, which in the continuum…
Repair of an equipment can only be carried out if certain elements are present at the point of repair. The first element is skilled manpower . This person who is there and who has to carry out the repairs must…
THE MECHANIC NEXT DOOR Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) has become a buzzword the world over as the cost of equipment both in defence domain as well as in civil domain is rising to astronomical levels. The expertise required for…
NEED FOR A NATIONAL DATABASE OF TECHNICAL MANPOWER QUEST FOR AN ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT India has embarked on an ambitious quest of becoming an international manufacturing hub in its quest for becoming self reliant. The Make in India initiative aims…
Most of the military weapon systems & equipment are portable, capable of being deployed in remote areas having inhospitable terrain & weather conditions. The deployment is widely dispersed. The Indian army is equipped with weapon systems & equipment procured from…
(4 minutes read)This is about the value of the maintainer who can also be a trainer. Let us coin the word “maintainer-trainer” to describe such an individual. I have been a maintainer-trainer both in India and abroad. There are certain…
PARTNERING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR: EMERGING FUTURE DIRECTION FOR MRO Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) may appear to be having limited scope but its larger understanding will reveal that the scope is very wide. It encompasses design, manufacturing, provision of auxiliary…
SCOPING THE MRO Genesis It was a chance encounter with Lt Gen J S Matharu with whom I had served in DGIS wherein I learnt as to what all he has been doing to realise the potential of MRO in…
(2 minutes read) Performance based logistics (PBL) or performance based contracting is a system in which instead of buying spares and services, the contractor must assist in ensuring a specific and measurable serviceability level of equipment. The goal being high…
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND OVERHAUL (MRO) POTENTIAL FOR UNEMPLOYMENT ERADICATION, VALUE FOR MONEY AND BEYOND (6 minutes read) Genesis It is natural that large number of equipment sustenance models develop in silos at least initially which are then followed by integrated…
