Building Strong Teams in Field Service: A Conversation with Venkata Reddy Mukku at Bruker Nano Surfaces

In this week's episode of Service Intel, we're diving into the world of AI with special guests Tas Hirani from Aquant and John Carrol, President of the Service Council. They discuss critical strategies for effectively deploying AI within enterprise organizations. Tas sheds light on common obstacles encountered during AI implementation, based on examples from pilot programs with Aquant’s customers, and shares actionable insights for service organizations aiming for success. This is a great episode for any leader looking to implement an AI strategy. 

In this episode, Tim Burge, Director at Aquant, steps in for Sidney to interview Ben Sutton of Smith’s Detection. Ben talks about Smith’s Detection’s data journey over the past 4 years, the drivers behind becoming more data-driven, the challenges associated with having an overwhelming amount of data, and the importance of standardizing metrics. They also discuss generative AI’s role in the process and Smith’s Detection’s vision for data utilization in the next 5 years.

In this episode, we sit down with Venkata Reddy, Vice President of Worldwide Service & Support at Bruker Nano Surfaces. Today’s episode is all about team building, Venkata has a ton of experience building teams and will share hiring strategies, and best practices on creating a culture of belonging in the field service industry. 

A lot of service organizations are embracing the shift left approach, which is essentially the process of moving resolutions closer to self-service to minimize equipment downtime and improve customer satisfaction. On today’s episode of Service Intel, we are joined by Sasha Ilyukhin from Tetra Pak to discuss Tetrapak’s shift left journey, specifically what drove them to embrace the approach, the execution, and the success that shifting left has had on their business.

In today’s episode, we have special guests Tas Hirani of Aquant and John Carrol from Service Council to talk about generative AI. They discuss its impact on the industry, key considerations for evaluating AI technology for businesses, strategies to gain buy-in for cost-effective and user-friendly AI tools, and practical tips for training AI solutions across various user groups. This is a great episode for anyone looking to understand and leverage AI in service.

This podcast episode originates from a webinar and includes references to visual content such as decks, which are not visible in this audio format. To fully experience the webinar with all its visual elements, please click here: https://discover.aquant.ai/future-service-generative-ai-071823

Joshua Orr, Manager of Product Support Services at John Deere, sheds light on John Deere’s  Service Efficiency Journey. He discusses specific strategies they’ve implemented to reduce waste and improve diagnostic time. He also shares how they measure success and the benefits of offering more self-service options. 

Today's episode is a special collaboration with the AI in Business podcast. Shahar Chen, CEO and Co-founder of Aquant joins Matthew Demello to talk about the role generative AI-enhanced co-pilot platforms can play, particularly in improving B2B customer experiences in field service across multiple industrial sectors from heavy equipment to healthcare.

On today’s episode of Service Intel, we are joined by Bob Feiner, Senior VP at Dell Technologies Client Solutions Group Support Services. Bob and Sid explore why the most critical view in service is that of your customers — and how to make your CX one to remember.  Bob also shares how Dell moved from old-school service tactics to new-school methods like self-service, social media, chatbots, and beyond. 

Matt Ganus, the Director of Home Services at Whirpool, joins Sidney for a discussion focusing on Whirlpool's third-party service model. Matt explains what prompted the shift to a third-party model, along with the challenges and wins they’ve experienced. He also shares how the company handles employee training, knowledge sharing, and the role technology will play in the service Whirlpool delivers to customers.

Over the past decade, the ideas and implementations around planned and predictive maintenance have evolved significantly. In this episode of Service Intel, we have Jerry Gross, Former Sr Director of Services at National Instruments -- now owned by Emerson -- here to explore the evolution of predictive maintenance in the field service industry.