Energieforen
The path to a decentralised energy supply landscape represents a major challenge for the grid and all grid operators….
What is Infrastructure Management?
Management in Germany is booming. Whether with lofty job titles like Facility and Community Management or more cumbersome ones like Non-Profit Manager (volunteer), we’ve grown accustomed to orienting our professional vocabulary more and more internationally as global players. This trend also extends to the infrastructure sector. My professional passion lies in management consulting within the […]
The Global Infrastructure Crisis
Is no one concerned anymore with the state of the foundation of our economy? Say what you will about Donald Trump, but the American President, along with other world leaders, has understood one crucial point: we need to reinvest in our infrastructure. However, this is not merely to create jobs, but to address a more […]
Do, Don’t Do, Defer
Asset Management from a different perspective When discussing Asset Management with colleagues I often reflect on the reality of life for those people who work in the field at the coal face in the management of assets. For them it is an ongoing challenge of prioritising tasks – ‘do, don’t do, defer’. The choices those […]
Back to the Future: Predictive Maintenance
Back to the Future: Predictive Maintenance Predictive Maintenance is like the menu at a Chinese restaurant. Everyone understands the concept, but no one really knows what’s inside. But here’s the big difference: with Predictive Maintenance, you don’t need to know exactly what’s inside (and at some restaurants—regardless of culture—I’d rather not know anyway). Where Does […]
Maintenance?
But we’ve always done it this way! “But we’ve always done it this way!” I recently heard this from a maintenance strategist while we were discussing concepts for optimizing maintenance activities. I often hear similar statements: “I know the new maintenance ideas. But I already know how to maintain my assets well. That’s just good […]
Unknown Foundations
How Operators and Users handle Infrastructure Everyone uses it, everyone needs it. Infrastructure is a part of daily life, yet remains largely unknown to many. This problem goes both ways: users don’t fully understand their infrastructure, and infrastructure companies don’t fully understand their users. This lack of transparency leads to misunderstandings, high costs, and a […]
The History of Infrastructure: Six Historical Facts
The History of Infrastructure: Six Historical Facts Infrastructure is (almost) as old as humanity itself. My grandmother once told me about the day electricity came to her town. Today, I rely on energy and water as much as my daily bread. I want to move, along with my Amazon package, at the speed of light […]
Commuting in Hong Kong
Why I Want to Commute to Work in Hong Kong I live in a major German city and commute daily to work. Eventually, I stopped trying to rely on the official schedule. Why? Because, especially during rush hours, the schedule is hardly dependable. Delays and cancellations are, unfortunately, more of a rule than an exception, […]
Viktoria Köln 1904 e.V.
We believe that grassroots sports, beyond the major international clubs, are very important for the social balance of society. That’s why we support Viktoria Cologne as a sponsor. We particularly identify with four aspects: