Your ERP remembers the work order.
But does your company remember the fix?
The experience of your best technicians is already in your work orders — just not findable. We make that knowledge visible and usable for the whole team.
Free analysis·
NDA available·
No customer names needed·
Report in about two weeks
01 · Raw work orders
02 · What is usable
EQUIPMENT + MODEL
COMPLAINT
DIAGNOSIS
ACTION TAKEN
RESULT
↯Same equipment family
↯Same complaint / fault code
↯Comparable solution
03 · Service Memory Audit
Report · 6 pages
Service Memory Audit
PatternsP04
Service frictionP03
Reusable knowledgeP05
Work order→Pattern→Knowledge
In collaboration with
The problem
A work order closes a job. That does not mean the knowledge was kept.
A technician works it out, finds the cause and fixes it. You paid for that.
But the work order is built for invoicing, not for helping the next technician.
Administrative record
≠
Reusable technical knowledge
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Job completed
✓Equipment
✓Part
✓Hours
?Cause
?Why this worked
?What had already been tried
What we analyse
We do not only look at how many work orders you have. We look at what they still know.
Technically complete
01EQUIPMENTVaillant ecoTEC plus VHR 30-34
02COMPLAINTF.28 on cold start
03CAUSEfouled ionisation probe
04ACTIONcleaned + gas pressure measured
05RESULTtested 3×, stable
06FOLLOW-UPnone
Complaint, cause, action and result are tied together.
Administratively closed
01EQUIPMENTcentral heating boiler
02COMPLAINTfault
03CAUSE— empty
04ACTIONresolved
05RESULT— empty
06FOLLOW-UP— empty
For the books this is fine. Technically nothing was kept.
Field by field, we show what does and does not come out of your history.
The report · 6 pages
You do not get a generic report. You get a map of your own service organisation.
Example · for illustration only
PAGE 01EXAMPLE
Service memory coverage
How much of the service history can be reconstructed at all?
Equipment identifiablehigh
Complaint usefully describedmedium
Cause / diagnosis presentlow
Solution traceablelow
Result recordedmedium
PAGE 02EXAMPLE
Where the work concentrates
Which brands and models absorb the most service work?
01Brand A · wall-hung boiler
02Brand B · heat pump
03Ventilation · HRV units
04Controls · thermostat
05Sanitary · water heaters
PAGE 03EXAMPLE
Service friction map
Where a job took extra movement. Signals, not a verdict.
Material needed
Second specialist
Manufacturer consulted
Extra time
Replacement instead of repair
Unclear completion
PAGE 04EXAMPLE
Recurring problems
Same equipment, same complaint, same fault code — with the confidence level attached.
Cluster A · fault code + modelHIGH CONFIDENCE
Cluster B · same diagnostic pathPOSSIBLE PATTERN
Cluster C · vague descriptionINSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
PAGE 05EXAMPLE
Recovered service knowledge
Usable records become knowledge cards a technician can read tomorrow.
RAW TECHNICIAN'S NOTE
"that valve again, stuck. tapped it loose, then replaced it. on this type check the non-return valve too or you'll be back in no time"
KNOWLEDGE CARD
PRACTICAL FIX
Stuck 3-way valve — no hot water
SYMPTOMHeating warm, hot water cold
CHECKMove the valve motor by hand, feel for resistance
FIXFreeing it works temporarily — replacing it is the lasting fix
WATCH OUTTake a non-return valve along for this type
SOURCE · 7 historical work orders
Diagnostic checks
Practical fixes
What did not work
Parts & stock
Controls & integration
Building context
Job completion
PAGE 06EXAMPLE
Your service memory action plan
RECOVER NOW
Knowledge you can reuse today
Knowledge cards from your own history.
START CAPTURING
What you are not capturing now
Which fields make the difference for the next technician.
START MEASURING
What you need to measure to steer
Which records you need to be able to steer later.
Method
We do not make the data look better than it is.
Every statement carries a label, so you see what is measured and what is our reading.
MEASUREDStated literally in the data.
SIGNALAn indication that occurs more often than chance explains.
INTERPRETATIONOur reading, explicitly marked as a reading.
UNKNOWNYour history gives no answer here.
How it works
One export. No workshop. No interviews.
01
Export
Historical fault and service records from your ERP. One file is enough.
02
Strip out what we do not need
No amounts, no customer names. Equipment, complaint, fault code, action, notes and date is enough.
03
Analysis
Service concentration, recurring patterns, friction signals, recoverable knowledge and data quality.
04
Report
The report, plus a short walkthrough with us.
Confidentiality
Your service history stays yours.
NDA available before you send anything
No customer names needed
No financial data needed
Used only for this analysis
Your file is deleted once the report is delivered
Comparison figures are anonymised and cannot be traced back to a company
Fit
When does this get interesting?
Strongest fit
Installation and service organisations with a lot of recurring service work.
Around 10+ technicians
Multiple brands and models
Recurring faults
A service desk
Knowledge held by a few seniors
Many historical work orders
Probably less useful
With two or three technicians you already see most of it yourself.
We are not trying to sell this to everyone.
From audit to practice
The audit shows what your past knows. Manuel makes sure your team can use it tomorrow.
Manufacturer documentation
Company documents
Historical work orders
Hands-on knowledge from the team
Manuel
FIELD
Technician · mobile
An answer on the job, with the source attached.
OFFICE
Service desk · web
One answer for the whole team.
THE FEEDBACK LOOP
The knowledge system gets stronger through being used.
Questions from technicians
→
Knowledge gaps made visible
→
New company knowledge
→
Back into Manuel
Every job you solve should make the next one easier.
A service organisation should get a little smarter after every fault. Not only the technician who was there. The whole team.
Show what your work orders still know.
We get in touch within two working days with the exact export instructions.
20 audits per month
The analysis is done by hand; hence the limit.
Free analysis · NDA available · No customer names needed
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