GOLD FROM IRON Professional Asset Managers Turn Fleets into Powerful Profit Centers

摘要

Treasure hunters, truth seekers and even scientists have searched for the secret to changing base metals into gold and silver since antiquity. Over the centuries, these alchemists never quite discovered the combination of elements and processes that lead to the philosopher's stone. But today, there is a profession that has figured out how to squeeze gold from iron. Every day its practitioners help their companies gain efficiency, save money and make more money, all from their equipment. They are professional asset managers, and sorcery has nothing to do with how they help companies succeed and thrive. The profession itself has come a long way since equipment management fell to the shop technician. The people who do the job today have come by their experience, expertise, knowledge and skills honestly, both from on the job experience and through advanced coursework. Along the way, they've become experts in a range of interrelated areas that impact the bottom lines of all kinds of businesses, especially those that use machines to get the job done.