Sasha Ilyukhin, SVP of Customer Service Operations at Tetra Pak, dives into OEE and the goals OEM’s try to achieve with these measures. What is the importance of properly harvesting data as the first step in the journey? Is it better to build strategic partnerships rather than the do it yourself approach? How about sustainability in service, data driven decision making’s role in improving mutual trust, and the need for proactive maintenance? Why does equipment gets more expensive as it ages, and should we focus on people over the technology? Tune in to find out!
Nov 15, 2021
38 min
On this episode of the Service Intel Podcast we have Roy Dockery - the Vice President of Customer Care at Swisslog Healthcare. Roy gives the blueprint for obtaining more diverse candidates and emphasizes the need for a shifted hiring focus in service and its tremendous benefit. He also describes the importance of avoiding hyper segmentation of your workforce, navigating onsite technician logistics and vendor credentialing through covid, the need to make sure techs are well versed and can fix multiple types of machines and more!
Oct 18, 2021
34 min
Linda Tucci, the Senior Global Director of Technical Solutions at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, takes us through the journey of a new era in customer support. Emphasizing that a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work for every client, Linda explains why it’s crucial for customers to be able to flag issues as they build out their technology roadmap from vast global perspectives. To help streamline communication, Ortho created a smart service program that uses proactive alerts and algorithms to provide continuous access to great data and experts. Learn how Linda and Ortho are creating virtual training opportunities and perfecting the entire support experience, which allows the customer to drive the conversation to ensure continuous improvement.
Sep 24, 2021
31 min
For episode 3 we have Jason Holland, Technical Learning Leader at NCR. Jason describes their one-of-a-kind global tech support that involves blended learning across engineering and training departments to provide a “voice of the field technician." This is a critical step that lets the service department provide feedback to product development. He also explains how the company is working to improve customer satisfaction and employee morale, and how these changes lead to better service outcomes. Lastly, learn about NCR's journey from a reactive to proactive service team thanks to the help of predictive analytics.
Aug 31, 2021
34 min
On the very first episode of the Service Intel podcast, our expert host Sidney Lara, Service Principal at Aquant, is joined by Marco De Sanctis, Service manager at Agilent Technologies. Marco dives into importance of remote resolution, evolution of the equipment through feedback and design playing a pivotal role, which metrics matter most and how this has changed over time, avoiding recurring failures, importance of surveying customers for feedback, preventive maintenance best practices, the need for crucial insights to evaluate service teams, and keeping his team motivated coming full circle with customer satisfaction.
Aug 16, 2021
33 min
On episode 2 of the Service Intel Podcast, Sidney is joined by Nave Orgad, the Director of Service Innovation and Service Agreements at Konecranes. Nave describes how he has leveraged data to best promote field service offerings, going from a cost center to a profit center, the need for technician soft skills in order to upsell service, and the importance of having access to parts onsite and how to obtain this effectively. Nave also dives into the need for alignment between product development and service team, explaining successful cross functional troubleshooting within service as an organization. He emphasizes the necessity of cleaning up and structuring data, sometimes more so than even analyzing it - underscoring its crucial importance in any field service operation.
Aug 16, 2021
34 min
Welcome to the Service Intel podcast. Field Service is rapidly evolving, and we are bringing together top experts in the industry to share perspectives on their own transformation journey, and provide guidance along the way.Why is it important that we launch this podcast? Why now? Who needs this type of insights?Our host, Sidney Lara, Service Principal at Aquant who has tremendous experience leading service operations at a global scale for major organizations, provides the answers and gets you ready for what will some impactful, insightful and truly helpful content to come. Stay Tuned!
Aug 13, 2021
5 min