Construction Productivity: A $40 Billion Problem. How to Solve It, Measure, & Improve
A recent FMI report estimated productivity represents a $40 billion problem. We discuss how to improve productivity in the construction industry.
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Meet Jesse: A Software Engineer Building the Cloud
ONE-KEY™ Employee Stories: We talk to Jesse Lynch, a Software Engineer at Milwaukee® focused on the cloud.
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From Cisco to BIM Designs, Inc. CEO: Mark Oden on Tech & Biz Dev
Mark Oden shares his story working for Cisco, taking the reins as CEO of BIM Designs, Inc., & offers advice to contractors and entrepreneurs.
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Project Management Glossary: Construction Project Management Terms for 2024
Project Management Glossary: Joining the construction industry as a project manager? Here's our 2024 list of 85 essential terms to know.
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What Is a Flywheel in Business? What Construction Can Learn from Jim Collins’ Flywheel
What is a flywheel in business? Learn: Flywheel effect & Jim Collins Flywheel examples. We talk Amazon flywheel & what businesses can learn.
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Meet Aaron: A Drilling & Fastening and Lighting & Lifestyle Product Owner
ONE-KEY™ Employee Stories: We talk to Aaron Wenzel, a Software Product Owner at Milwaukee® focused on new product development.
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Cybersecurity: Asset Inventory & How to Protect It, according to a Product Security Manager
Cybersecurity: Asset inventory managers deal with a lot of data. We chat with Senior Security Manager Zach Costello to learn how to protect it.
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What Is Just-in-Time Inventory? What Tool Managers Can Learn from the Toyota System
What is just-in-time inventory? We discuss JIT production, features, and benefits, in supply chain, & examples of how it can be used in construction.
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Antifragility Business Model: What Construction Owners Should Know
What Is Antifragility in Business? We discuss decentralized corporate structure & antifragile company examples.
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What Is a Good Inventory Turnover?
What is a good inventory turnover? Learn: Inventory turnover meaning, turnover days, stock turnover ratio formula, & how to reduce turnover.
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How the Holiday Supply Chain Impacts the Construction Industry
How does the holiday season affect the supply chain? Rose Morrison discusses what construction companies need to know.
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Construction Productivity: A $40 Billion Problem. How to Solve It, Measure, & Improve
A recent FMI report estimated productivity represents a $40 billion problem. We discuss how to improve productivity in the construction industry.
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When You Should Capitalize vs. Expense Costs in Construction
What does it mean to capitalize a cost? In this guest post, Rose from Renovated discusses when to expense vs capitalize in construction.
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Project Management Glossary: Construction Project Management Terms for 2024
Project Management Glossary: Joining the construction industry as a project manager? Here's our 2024 list of 85 essential terms to know.
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What Is a Flywheel in Business? What Construction Can Learn from Jim Collins’ Flywheel
What is a flywheel in business? Learn: Flywheel effect & Jim Collins Flywheel examples. We talk Amazon flywheel & what businesses can learn.
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The Importance of Seeing Diversity in Management Roles Within the Construction Industry
Managing Diversity and Equity in Construction Initiatives and Practice: Rose Morrison outlines the importance of diversity in leadership roles.
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Jeff Goodell on How Extreme Heat Impacts Construction Workers
We interview NY Times best-selling author Jeff Goodell about his latest book and how to protect construction workers from extreme heat.
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Introducing One-Key User Success Stories
One-Key users can now share their success stories with readers.
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Unpacking the “Booth-in-a-Box:” Your Hands-on Experience with ONE-KEY™
“Booth in the Box,” unpacked. Milwaukee® Dir. of Product Andy Lambert explains the concept driving our hands-on ONE-KEY™ product demo.
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Milwaukee Tool Thought Leaders Attend Construction Progress Coalition iSummit 2023
Milwaukee Tool recently participated at the Construction Progress Coalition (CPC) 2023 AEC Integration Summit. Learn more!
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ONE-KEY™ 2022: A Year in Review
One-Key App: Here are some of the highlights from all we accomplished in 2022.
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Milwaukee® Wins Chicago Innovation Award with ONE-KEY™ Bluetooth® Tracking Tag
Milwaukee® Tool’s ONE-KEY™ Bluetooth® tracking tag has earned a Chicago Innovation Award. Learn more!
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Inventory Best Practices: What Is Job Costing in Construction Projects?
What is job costing in construction? Learn value of this important inventory process and how to do job costing for construction projects.
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Milwaukee® Tool Refreshes ONE-KEY™ Program Website
November 2022 Website Update: Milwaukee® Tool has refreshed its ONE-KEY™ program website with improved UX. Learn more!
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From Cisco to BIM Designs, Inc. CEO: Mark Oden on Tech & Biz Dev
Mark Oden shares his story working for Cisco, taking the reins as CEO of BIM Designs, Inc., & offers advice to contractors and entrepreneurs.
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Construction Rework: Causes, Impact, Cost, & How to Avoid
We discuss: Construction rework impact (cost & statistics). Get practical advice (how to avoid rework): Quality assurance, open comms, & more!
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Managing Technical Debt: What Technologists and Business Owners Should Know
How to Manage Technical Debt: Senior UX Researcher Robert LaCosse provides technical debt examples and how to reduce technical debt.
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Why Inventory Should Feed into Project Management Workflows
What is the role of inventory control in project management? We discuss how inventory tracking can reduce project downtime.
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What Is Software Interoperability? Syncing Construction Systems
Explore the benefits & get examples of software interoperability vs integration in connecting construction workflows, apps, and systems.
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Construction Automation: How to Simplify Repetitive, Dangerous Tasks
What are the advantages of automation in the construction industry? Automating repetitive tasks via smart tools, robots, + more examples.
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5 High-Tech Building Materials for Sustainable Construction
Learn about five high-tech building materials that have the potential to make construction more sustainable.
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How the Holiday Supply Chain Impacts the Construction Industry
November 27, 2023 · 6 minute readHow does the holiday season affect the supply chain? Rose Morrison discusses what construction companies need to know.
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XYZ Analysis For Construction Inventory Management
November 13, 2023 · 5 minute readXYZ analysis can help construction pros manage their tool inventory based on varying levels of demand.
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How SKUS Can Improve Construction Inventory Management
October 23, 2023 · 7 minute readLearn about how construction pros can use SKUs to streamline their inventory management processes.
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ABC Analysis: Inventory Management for Construction Made Simple
September 11, 2023 · 5 minute readABC Analysis: What it is, how it works, and how it benefits construction inventory management.
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Cybersecurity: Asset Inventory & How to Protect It, according to a Product Security Manager
September 6, 2023 · 9 minute readCybersecurity: Asset inventory managers deal with a lot of data. We chat with Senior Security Manager Zach Costello to learn how to protect it.
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What Is Just-in-Time Inventory? What Tool Managers Can Learn from the Toyota System
September 1, 2023 · 10 minute readWhat is just-in-time inventory? We discuss JIT production, features, and benefits, in supply chain, & examples of how it can be used in construction.
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How Construction Pros Can Streamline Inventory Audits With One-Key
August 11, 2023 · 8 minute readLearn how the construction industry can streamline inventory audits and inventory management with the connectivity power of Milwaukee Tool's One-Key app.
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Inventory Best Practices: What Is Job Costing in Construction Projects?
November 30, 2022 · 6 minute readWhat is job costing in construction? Learn value of this important inventory process and how to do job costing for construction projects.
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April 2022: What’s New in One-Key?
April 22, 2022 · 3 minute readRecent releases: 8.29-8.31. New in the ONE-KEY™ app: Filterable transfer history. Deep links give context to reports + mobile UI updates.
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October 2021: What’s New in One-Key?
October 22, 2021 · 2 minute readRecent releases: 8.15 & 8.16. Search, scan, & audit functionality on iOS + you can now add kits via a transfer on Android and web. Learn how!
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August 2021: What’s New in One-Key?
August 13, 2021 · 2 minute readRecent releases: 8.11 & 8.14 app updates add improved filtering by untracked items. Troubleshoot inventory management + bug fixes + more!
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Now Here: 8.10 Adds Improved Tool Tracking Experience + More
June 18, 2021 · 2 minute read8.10 One-Key app update is now live! Learn about “Find Item” feature – how you can more clearly sense a tool’s proximity + more!
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Now Here: 8.8 App Update & Status Update on Improved Add-To-Inventory Experience
May 21, 2021 · 2 minute readONE-KEY™ App Update: 8.8 improves how you’ll add One-Key compatible tools to inventory on iOS devices. Here's the status on this feature across inventory.
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Now Here: Web Location History + New Add-to-Inventory Coming Soon!
April 23, 2021 · 3 minute readLocation history added to web + the 8.7 ONE-KEY™ app update will introduce a streamlined way to add items to inventory, faster. Learn more!
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Construction Rework: Causes, Impact, Cost, & How to Avoid
August 1, 2023 · 8 minute readWe discuss: Construction rework impact (cost & statistics). Get practical advice (how to avoid rework): Quality assurance, open comms, & more!
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Why Are We Not Rebuilding Smarter After Natural Disasters?
April 25, 2023 · 6 minute readRebuilding After Natural Disaster: Rose from Renovated asks an important question: Why are we not building smarter after natural disasters?
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How Prefab Shops May Use ONE-KEY™ to Manage Inventory
April 10, 2023 · 10 minute readHow to inventory prefab slabs & more: We discuss 7 ways specialty prefab construction shops can use an inventory app to manage workflows.
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What is BREEAM?: How the first green building standard works
March 10, 2023 · 7 minute readWhat is BREEAM? Learn how the world's first green building standard works, where it comes from, and how to get BREEAM certified.
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Milwaukee Tool Thought Leaders Attend Construction Progress Coalition iSummit 2023
March 6, 2023 · 3 minute readMilwaukee Tool recently participated at the Construction Progress Coalition (CPC) 2023 AEC Integration Summit. Learn more!
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February 2023: Construction Industry News Roundup
February 7, 2023 · 5 minute readRecap: Construction Industry News 2023. Quarterly news stories: Housing market update, green construction materials, new ConTech, & more.
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Construction Industry Predictions for 2023, according to 8 Experts
February 6, 2023 · 8 minute readFebruary 2023 Expert Roundup: We rounded up a panel of 8 experts, asking their Construction Industry 2023 Predictions. See what they said!
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The Importance of Seeing Diversity in Management Roles Within the Construction Industry
September 21, 2023 · 6 minute readManaging Diversity and Equity in Construction Initiatives and Practice: Rose Morrison outlines the importance of diversity in leadership roles.
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12 Benefits of Working in Construction That No One Thinks Of
August 23, 2023 · 5 minute read12 benefits of working in the construction industry: Rose from Renovated discusses construction industry pay, upward mobility, and more.
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10 Construction Jobs in Film, TV, & Theater
March 29, 2023 · 9 minute readExplore 10 careers in film, TV, and theater that you can pursue if you're a builder, maker, designer, or skilled tradesperson.
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Everything You Need To Know About Construction Internships
March 17, 2023 · 8 minute readLearn everything you need to know about how to get a construction internship and how paid internships can help solve the construction skilled labor crisis.
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3 Affordable Ways to Learn a Skilled Trade Online
October 3, 2022 · 6 minute readCan you learn a skilled trade online? Get resources and explore skilled trade certificate programs to learn a skilled trade online.
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Starting a Contracting Business: Step-by-Step Guide
August 18, 2022 · 8 minute readLearn what you need to start a contracting business (general, electrical, & more). Info: How to register as a contractor, state licensing, & more.
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Exploring the Role of Skilled Trades in Advanced Manufacturing
May 18, 2022 · 5 minute readWhat are some career opportunities in manufacturing? Manufacturing Trades: Non-construction trades, service trades, & jobs in manufacturing.
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ONE-KEY™ 2022: A Year in Review
December 10, 2022 · 6 minute readOne-Key App: Here are some of the highlights from all we accomplished in 2022.
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Inventory Best Practices: What Is Job Costing in Construction Projects?
November 30, 2022 · 6 minute readWhat is job costing in construction? Learn value of this important inventory process and how to do job costing for construction projects.
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ONE-KEY™ Bluetooth® Tracking Tag Wins Pro Tool Innovation Award
September 19, 2022 · 2 minute readHonoring innovation in the power tool industry, the Pro Tool Innovation Award judges have recognized our new Bluetooth® tracker. Learn more!
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What Is Antikickback on a Drill or Saw? Explaining Power Tool Kickback
July 13, 2022 · 6 minute readWhat is antikickback on a drill? We talk power tool kickback & antikickback tech. Learn how to stop drill kickback & prevent a drill kickback injury.
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A Pro Landscaper’s Guide: Using ONE-KEY™ to Manage Landscape Equipment Inventory
April 8, 2022 · 6 minute readLandscape Equipment Inventory Guide: Find a purpose-built product: tracking tags, Bluetooth® trackers, GPS trackers, & more!
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Tool & Equipment Tracking Tech: What Is an Accelerometer?
February 22, 2022 · 6 minute readThe new One-Key Bluetooth Tracking Tag uses an accelerometer. What does an accelerometer do? Here’s how this tech enhances item finding.
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How Else Can You Use a Bluetooth® Tracking Tag? 22 Examples
January 27, 2022 · 3 minute readAt last, ONE-KEY™ Bluetooth® Tracking Tags are entering stores. Are there uses beside tracking other tools? Get examples!
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Jeff Goodell on How Extreme Heat Impacts Construction Workers
August 28, 2023 · 15 minute readWe interview NY Times best-selling author Jeff Goodell about his latest book and how to protect construction workers from extreme heat.
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How To Reduce Waste In Construction
July 14, 2023 · 6 minute readHow can we reduce the 600 million tons of material that the construction industry wastes every year?
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Green Glossary: ABCs of Sustainable Construction
June 27, 2023 · 15 minute readA glossary of key terms and concepts related to sustainable construction and green building techniques.
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Low Tech Sustainable Alternatives to Air Conditioners
June 19, 2023 · 6 minute readLearn how to build buildings and cities that stay cool sustainably with these low-tech, low-energy, low-cost alternatives to air conditioning.
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Embodied Carbon in Construction: What It Is and How To Reduce It
May 19, 2023 · 11 minute readLearn how the construction industry can reduce its hidden climate impact: the embodied carbon emitted by building materials.
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How To Build Walkable Cities: An Interview With Jeff Speck
May 12, 2023 · 6 minute readWe talk with famous city planner Jeff Speck about how introducing walkability can make cities healthier for both people & the environment.
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LEED vs BREEAM: Comparing Two Green Building Standards
April 28, 2023 · 6 minute readA comparison of LEED and BREEAM, two of the world's most popular and influential green building standards.
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Jeff Goodell on How Extreme Heat Impacts Construction Workers
August 28, 2023 · 15 minute readWe interview NY Times best-selling author Jeff Goodell about his latest book and how to protect construction workers from extreme heat.
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How To Reduce Waste In Construction
July 14, 2023 · 6 minute readHow can we reduce the 600 million tons of material that the construction industry wastes every year?
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7 Steps to Conduct a Productive Safety Training Program for Your Construction Crew
July 1, 2023 · 6 minute readWonder, “Does OSHA require a site specific safety plan?” Rose from Renovated talks how to implement proper safety programs for construction.
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Summer Site Safety: The 5 Keys to Protecting Your Team In Hot Temperatures
May 23, 2023 · 6 minute readIn this guest post, Rose from Renovated discusses summer heat, PPE, and other summer safety tips for construction workers.
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Construction Automation: How to Simplify Repetitive, Dangerous Tasks
April 17, 2023 · 15 minute readWhat are the advantages of automation in the construction industry? Automating repetitive tasks via smart tools, robots, + more examples.
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Why Is Ergonomics Important in Power Tool Design?
August 11, 2022 · 7 minute readErgonomics: Tools and Equipment. We talk power tool ergonomics, what goes into designing an ergonomic hand grip, and more.
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What Is Antikickback on a Drill or Saw? Explaining Power Tool Kickback
July 13, 2022 · 6 minute readWhat is antikickback on a drill? We talk power tool kickback & antikickback tech. Learn how to stop drill kickback & prevent a drill kickback injury.
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Cybersecurity: Asset Inventory & How to Protect It, according to a Product Security Manager
September 6, 2023 · 9 minute readCybersecurity: Asset inventory managers deal with a lot of data. We chat with Senior Security Manager Zach Costello to learn how to protect it.
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Ransomware: What Construction Business Owners Should Know
June 1, 2022 · 6 minute readConstruction companies are the #1 target or ransomware, the most disastrous of industry cyber attacks. Learn how to prevent ransomware.
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Cybersecurity in Construction: Everything You Need to Know—From Phishing to Ransomware
July 7, 2020 · 8 minute readFrom phishing to ransomware and data breaches, construction cybercrime is on the rise in our industry. Here’s your guide to cyber security.
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Securing the 5G Future of Construction Sites
April 15, 2020 · 4 minute readThe lightning-fast connections and downloads that 5G offers also pose a cybersecruity risk in its early stages. Here's what contractors need to know.
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Why Inventory Should Feed into Project Management Workflows
July 12, 2023 · 6 minute readWhat is the role of inventory control in project management? We discuss how inventory tracking can reduce project downtime.
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Leveraging the Relationship between BIM and Asset Management
August 18, 2021 · 5 minute readStreamline workflows. Remove data inefficiencies. Enmesh interoperability among your BIM and asset management software. Learn how!
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Announcing: Milwaukee® ONE-KEY™ integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud™’s BIM 360®
August 13, 2020 · 2 minute readStreamline project documentation management. Milwaukee® ONE-KEY™ now integrates with Autodesk® Construction Cloud™ BIM 360®.
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6.7 App Update: One-Key Integrates with Procore
January 29, 2020 · 2 minute read6.7 software update: One-Key app now integrates with Procore. Better collaboration and inventory management on construction sites.
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Announcing: One-Key & Procore Integration
January 29, 2020 · 2 minute readOne-Key and Procore integration. Construction project/inventory management. Tool/asset tracking. Streamlined HQ/jobsite communications.
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Construction Productivity: A $40 Billion Problem. How to Solve It, Measure, & Improve
November 17, 2023 · 9 minute readA recent FMI report estimated productivity represents a $40 billion problem. We discuss how to improve productivity in the construction industry.
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October 2023: Construction Industry News Roundup
October 6, 2023 · 4 minute readRecap: Construction Industry News 2023. Construction workers happy, intelligent building materials unveiled, and other industry news stories.
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Unpacking the “Booth-in-a-Box:” Your Hands-on Experience with ONE-KEY™
June 22, 2023 · 8 minute read“Booth in the Box,” unpacked. Milwaukee® Dir. of Product Andy Lambert explains the concept driving our hands-on ONE-KEY™ product demo.
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The State and Future of Automation, according to 5 Experts
June 12, 2023 · 8 minute readWhat is the future of automation in 2023? We rounded up 5 experts across manufacturing, supply chain, and construction. See what they said!
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June 2023: Construction Industry News Roundup
June 9, 2023 · 6 minute readRecap: Construction Industry News 2023. Get up to date on construction industry trends with these quarterly news stories.
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Milwaukee Tool Thought Leaders Attend Construction Progress Coalition iSummit 2023
March 6, 2023 · 3 minute readMilwaukee Tool recently participated at the Construction Progress Coalition (CPC) 2023 AEC Integration Summit. Learn more!
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February 2023: Construction Industry News Roundup
February 7, 2023 · 5 minute readRecap: Construction Industry News 2023. Quarterly news stories: Housing market update, green construction materials, new ConTech, & more.
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