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What is a CMMS? and why is it important?
By Jeffrey Romano of Clever Solutions Ltd
What is a CMMS? And why is it important?
CMMS is an acronym for Computerized Maintenance Management System. However, if you are reading this article, that probably does not mean a whole lot to you. To provide you with a functional definition of the term, a CMMS is a computer system or application that helps the maintenance manager run the maintenance function of a business, with the final purpose of increasing machine efficiency and reliability, while keeping the practice of maintenance as cost effective as possible. But how exactly does it help the maintenance manager I hear you ask. Well, before moving on to this question, it is important to make clear that there are various different CMMSs in the market, ranging from the simple basic database-type applications, to more complex systems full of fancy features, and hefty price tags. One of the main aims of a CMMS is to help you establish and maintain a Preventive Maintenance system in your firm. Preventive Maintenance is a mentality which preaches that if machinery is serviced and repaired regularly then the probability of breakdown, and hence production downtime, is minimized. Preventive Maintenance works. To achieve it, a CMMS should at least offer: - Data storage: the CMMS should store data on a number of things such as equipment, employees, suppliers and clients.
- Scheduling: the software should be able to schedule the work timetables of the maintenance personnel.
- Inventory control: a lot of time is often wasted waiting for spares. This problem should be minimized or solved completely by better organizing the management of spare parts.
- Reporting: summaries of existing data should be organized for reports showing past performance or predicting future result estimates. Apart from this functionality, a CMMS can have many other features which continue to help the maintenance department fulfil its function. Among the more popular functions are financial reporting capabilities, KPI (key performance indicators) monitoring, predictive maintenance tools, and support for mobile computing. Despite, and perhaps because of, all the above functionality, many CMMS implementations still fail, for
a wide range of reasons. Poor planning; lack of motivation; lack of proper training, are just some examples. This is why when choosing a CMMS a proper roadmap needs to be designed to show how the full capabilities of the chosen CMMS will be utilized. With respect to the second question, why having a CMMS is important, to answer this question, another one must first be put forward. What is the best way to implement a successful preventive maintenance mentality? Yep, you guessed it. A CMMS is ideal for this very reason. Having a CMMS which automates many tasks which would otherwise take a lot of time to do (manually) is enough reason why companies justify spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on such systems. The organization of data, management of assets, and employee resource management facilities, that having a CMMS gives you, are indispensable for any maintenance manager. In conclusion, it makes sense to state that despite the difficulties often encountered in implementing CMMS software, this is very much where maintenance management is heading. CMMSs have been around for about 20 years, and it looks like they are here to stay.
This intel first appeared on: http://www.clevercmms.com/articles.aspx
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