(Productivity Press: Boca Raton, FL) -- Recent advancements in information systems and computer technology have led to developments in equipment and robotic technology that have permanently changed the characteristics of manufacturing equipment. Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era: A New Alternative to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), by Kern Peng (Productivity Press, 2012), introduces a new way of thinking to help high-tech organizations manage an increasingly complex equipment base. It also facilitates the fundamental understanding of equipment management needed by those in traditional industries who must prepare for the emerging microchip era in equipment.

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