Maintenance managers are acutely aware of how CMMS software aka maintenance software can improve maintenance operations and reduce expenses. However, it can be difficult to get support from senior management or business owners to buy such software and put it to use. Have you ever had this happen to you? On the other hand… From …
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Equipment Asset Maintenance Is Critical Asset maintenance is critical in industries with large numbers of expensive equipment & machinery. These assets often are a large portion of the capital investment. Hence, proper maintenance is crucial to get maximum useful life and reduce unexpected failures of equipment. Computerized maintenance management software, aka CMMS software, is an …
A CMMS Implementation Plan Goes Wrong! Many maintenance departments struggle with ongoing maintenance. There is so much to do and so much that never gets done! A computerized maintenance management software system aka CMMS is often seen as a magic bullet. However, even with CMMS software, you may find maintenance takes longer than planned and …
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CMMS Software aka maintenance management software helps organizations manage maintenance of their equipment, facilities and other enterprise assets. But that’s just part of the story…
maintenance Workflow Setup: A well organized maintenance management program will have some distinct workflows (see the diagram below). For instance, external users or customers send in maintenance work requests. We schedule this maintenance work as well as preventive maintenance and create work orders. Technicians receive these work orders and complete them. We generate maintenance reports …
Planning preventive maintenance can be a challenge! It is important to have an idea of equipment preventive maintenance due for the coming months. We do not want to schedule be too much work in some weeks and too little work during other weeks. However, keeping some low periods can be good for maintenance staff to …
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Preventive maintenance scheduling is low on the totem pole! Working with operations to schedule preventive maintenance for vital equipment & facilities can be a challenge for maintenance managers. Above all, breakdown maintenance is a priority (see “7 Breakdown Maintenance Planning Tips With CMMS Software” for some useful tips). After all, equipment needs to be up and …
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Preventive maintenance planning has a purpose! Are you using maintenance management software for your preventive maintenance planning? Most maintenance programs aka CMMS software have many reports for different purposes. They often look very good and sometimes they can be really useful! 😉 On the other hand… Do you know the health of your preventive maintenance plan?
Preventive maintenance scheduling leading to complaints? It does sound weird! Have you ever had this happen to you? For example, management or other departments complain that your preventive maintenance scheduling is too much. Maybe equipment is frequently unavailable because of scheduled preventive maintenance. In addition your team complains that they spend too much time checking …
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Breakdown maintenance is just one of your headaches! Anyone who is responsible for maintenance in a commercial facility or manufacturing plant is keenly aware of the problems caused by equipment breakdowns. We may have thousands of equipment to keep in top operating condition. If one breaks down, the entire operation may come to a screeching …
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