Data Scrubbing

Published on February 23, 2026

This could be the most valuable and forever 'paying off' process in the maintenance storeroom. I strongly encourage all storerooms and professional maintenance organizations to undertake a series of data scrubbing efforts to weed out duplicates, identify 'holes' in their data, and to confirm obsolete parts. Do it now. You'll thank me later.

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Dr. John L. Ross, Jr. has nearly 40 years in maintenance and reliability. A former U.S. Air Force Captain, he is a Lean Manufacturing facilitator, Process Safety SME, and CMRP. Holding a U.S. patent, he earned an A.S., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D., shaping best practices in maintenance and reliability leadership.

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