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A giant ship’s engine broke down and no one could repair it, So they hired a mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience, The engineer inspected the engine very carefully from top to bottom, After seeing everything, The engineer unloaded his bag and pulled out a small hammer and gently knocked a mechanical part. Shortly after the engine roared back to life, A week later the engineer mentioned to the ship owner that the total cost of repairing the giant ship was $20.000, The owner couldn’t believe it and immediately requested a detailed invoice. The answer is very simple, The tap with a hammer cost $2. Knowing where to knock and how much to knock cost $19.998. The moral of the story: “Recognize the value of one expertise and experience as they are the culmination of many years of hardships” If i do a job in 30 minutes, I spent 20 years learning how to do that in 30 minutes and therefore you owe me for the years, not for the minutes Credit: @Resiliquer

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The engine of a giant ship broke down, and no one from the construction team could repair it. So, they hired a mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience. He carefully inspected the engine from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer opened his toolbox and took out a small hammer. He gently tapped something, somewhere. Immediately, the engine came back to life. The next day, the engineer presented the ship owner with the total cost of repairing the massive vessel: £20,000. The owner was taken aback. ‘You hardly did anything! Give us a detailed invoice,’ he demanded. The engineer’s response was simple: 'Tapping with a hammer: £2. Knowing where, how, and how much to tap: £19,998.’ This story highlights the importance of valuing expertise and specialized experience. After all, those years of struggle, experimentation, suffering, and even tears culminate in the ability to perform a task efficiently. When I complete a job in 30 minutes, it’s because I’ve spent 30 years learning how to do it in 30 minutes. You’re paying for the accumulated experience over those years, not just the few minutes of actual work." 😊🔧💡

Reducing unscheduled downtime is not a sprint 🏃♀️ There are basics that you need to get right before you can implement more advanced analysis. Watch our interview with RS Solutions and Technical Director Richard Jeffers for his advice on where to start with your preventative maintenance strategy. And you can get more insight and advice from our Maintenance Engineering Report with Institution of Mechanical Engineers (🔗 in the comments). #Engineering #Downtime #2024MaintenanceEngineeringReport

The engine of a huge ship broke down. Despite millions of efforts, no engineer could fix it. Then someone suggested the name of a mechanical engineer who had more than 30 years of experience in this kind of work. He was summoned. The engineer reached there and inspected the engine very carefully from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer took down his bag and took out a small hammer from it. Then he knocked gently with a hammer on a spot on the engine. And said now try starting the engine. Everyone was surprised when the engine started again The engineer left after repairing the engine. When the ship owner asked the engineer the fee for repairing the ship, the engineer said – $20,000. "What?!" The owner was shocked. "You did almost nothing. My men told me you only knocked a little on the engine with a hammer. That's a fee for such a small job? How about you make us a detailed bill." The engineer prepared the bill and gave it. It was written in that: Knocked out with a hammer: $2 Where and how much to knock: $19,998 Then the engineer said to the ship owner - If I can do any work in 30 minutes, it is because I spent 30 years learning how to do it in 30 minutes. I did not give you 30 minutes, I gave you my 30 years of experience in that time. The fee is based on my experience, not how much time it took. The owner of the ship was very embarrassed and he happily paid his fees to the engineer. So appreciate someone's expertise and experience ... because these are the results of their years of struggle, experimentation, hard work.

Once the engine of a huge ship broke down. When despite a million attempts, no engineer could fix it. Then someone suggested the name of a mechanical engineer who had more than 30 years of experience in such work. He was called. The engineer reached there and inspected the engine very carefully from top to bottom. After looking at everything, the engineer took out his bag and took out a small hammer from it. Then he gently knocked on one place on the engine with a hammer. And said now try starting the engine. Everyone was surprised when the engine started again. After fixing the engine, the engineer left. When the ship owner asked the engineer the fee for repairing the ship, the engineer said - 20,000 dollars. "What?!" The owner was shocked. "You did almost nothing. My men told me that you had only knocked a little on the engine with a hammer. So much fee for such a small work? You make us a detailed bill." The engineer made the bill and gave it. It read: Knocked with a hammer: $2 Where and how much to knock: $19,998 Then the engineer said to the ship owner - If I do a job in 30 minutes, it's because I spent 30 years learning how to do it in 30 minutes. I didn't give you 30 minutes, I gave you my 30 years of experience in that time. The fee is not for how much time it took, but for my experience. The ship owner was very embarrassed and happily paid the engineer his fee. So appreciate someone's expertise and experience... because these are the results of their years of struggle, experimentation, hard work and tears. If you like this post, then do share it. Note- I found this story from somewhere so thought to share here.

The engine of a giant ship broke down, and no one from the construction team could repair it. So, they hired a mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience. He carefully inspected the engine from top to bottom. After seeing everything, the engineer opened his toolbox and took out a small hammer. He gently tapped something, somewhere. Immediately, the engine came back to life. The next day, the engineer presented the ship owner with the total cost of repairing the massive vessel: £20,000. The owner was taken aback. ‘You hardly did anything! Give us a detailed invoice,’ he demanded. The engineer’s response was simple: 'Tapping with a hammer: £2. Knowing where, how, and how much to tap: £19,998.’ This story highlights the importance of valuing expertise and specialized experience. After all, those years of struggle, experimentation, suffering, and even tears culminate in the ability to perform a task efficiently. When I complete a job in 30 minutes, it’s because I’ve spent 30 years learning how to do it in 30 minutes. You’re paying for the accumulated experience over those years, not just the few minutes of actual work."

The engine of a large ship broke down. Despite numerous attempts, no engineer could fix it. Then someone suggested the name of a mechanical engineer with over 30 years of experience in such work. He was called in. The engineer carefully inspected the engine from top to bottom. After examining everything, the engineer took out a small hammer from his bag. Then he gently tapped on a spot on the engine with the hammer. And said to start the engine now. Everyone was amazed when the engine started again. After fixing the engine, the engineer left. When the owner of the ship asked the engineer about the fee for repairing the ship, the engineer said - $20,000. "What?!" The owner was shocked. "You barely did anything. My men told me you just tapped the engine with a hammer a little. Such a fee for such a small job? Give us a detailed invoice." The engineer provided the invoice. It said: Tapping with a hammer: $2 Knowing where and how much to tap: $19,998 Then the engineer said to the owner of the ship - If I can do a job in 30 minutes, it's because I spent 30 years learning how to do it in 30 minutes. I didn't give you 30 minutes, I gave you the experience of my 30 years in that time. The fee is not for the time it took, but for my experience. The owner of the ship felt very embarrassed and happily paid the engineer his fee. So let's appreciate someone's expertise and experience... because these are the results of their years of struggle, experimentation, hard work, and tears.

What is the most common challenge faced by mechanical maintenance engineers when dealing with unexpected equipment breakdowns? A. Insufficient spare parts inventory B. Lack of skilled labor C. Delayed communication between teams D. All of the above #MechanicalMaintenance #EngineeringChallenges #EquipmentBreakdown