Maintenance departments of many companies either utilize the Work Order Management functionality of their ERPs or implement a specialized Work Order Management software, to manage the breakdown maintenance and preventive maintenance. Although, having a WO management solution is a necessary step, is it really the solution to all the challenges faced by maintenance professionals in accomplishing their jobs? What is a Work Order Managementment System? To find an answer to this question, let's first understand what a Work Order Managementment System really is. Add description Work Order Management system automates the process of generating Work Orders. If there is a breakdown, users are able to report the issue to maintenance departments by generating a Work Request. These Work Requests can be approved or canceled, as applicable, by Work Order Manager (or Asset Planner or Maintenance Planner or Triage Manager or Maintenance Coordinator). Approved Work Requests are co...
OPEX consumes up to 75% of the total cost of ownership of the asset. Where many critical assets intensive organizations are now looking to introduce artificial intelligence and augmented reality, many others still continue to utilize the strength of excel sheets in their maintenance environment. Having met and spoken to hundreds of maintenance and facilities leaders, I am often asked one common question - "All our data related to company-wide assets are well maintained on excels, why should we invest into automated solutions?" Undoubtedly, excel has long been one of the most reliable tools to maintain small databases, it is not the answer to the complex requirements of a maintenance department. Below are the top five reasons to switch from spreadsheets to a maintenance management solution 1. Excel does not send Auto Alerts for Preventive Maintenance : In the complete lifecycle of assets, OPEX consumes up to 75% (in-fact 85% for some) of the total cost of ownersh...