subject: CMMS Software: More Than Just A Helping Hand [print this page] Innovativeness, creativeness, and discipline are some of the qualities you need to run a facility. When it comes to the job of management, these are the kind of characteristics that you want to be associated with as they will more directly result in success. But these characteristics aren't going to matter when it comes to the machinery, equipment and assets - these aren't very likely to give you the same successful results, unless you maintain them with a CMMS program.
CMMS Software is what you can use to ensure that your facility equipment is running smoothly. The truth is, knowing when machinery will break down is hard. Even with pointers like overheating and increased vibration intensities, it is still a challenge to establish what exactly the cause of the problem is, or how to even fix it. With a CMMS system though, you get an intuitive tool that will not only keep a constant record of sounds made and moisture levels, but also other particularities like oil levels which are also very essential. The maintenance management software also traces replacements made with spare parts, and instances of machinery servicing. All these are essential, as far as decision making is concerned.
The tasks performed by CMMS software don't stop there, it can also take care of your inventory as well. This eradication of manual data entry is quite a time and labor savor, and it directly results in getting more work done. The inventory tool keeps track of everything from materials in stock, to those needing purchase, and any simple data entry you might need. There is also a work order tool that eases work in other departments through intuitive scheduling of jobs and assigning of personnel to the needed tasks. These work order tools prove to be effective, as they only assign tasks in reference to the stock materials available.
If you are mobile or on the go, it is possible to get access to the CMMS, but this is only made possible when the option is available in the maintenance program you go for. Usually, the tool comes with a web-based interface as these allow wireless access from any remote location that has internet. It is the best kind if your facility is diversified over a large geographical area.
A CMMS program is very important in bringing efficiency to a business. If you are not impressed by the work order and inventory tools, then you have to at least appreciate the preventive maintenance tool that ensures that your assets live long into their old age. This not only rids of the need to buy new machinery with time, but also assures you that the part you have will stand whatever test time has, without any hitches or inadvertent breakdowns at all.
