Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) implementations often come with an expectation of delivering significant benefits. These benefits include:
- Improved labour utilisation due to scheduling ability
- Improved Equipment Availability due to better planning
- Improved Equipment Reliability through the identification of failure modes for the strategies
- Improved Spares Management through improved inventory levels and fewer stock-outs
- Improved job task execution by providing detailed Standard job procedures
- Improved long-term reduction in Maintenance costs
These benefits provide ample financial justification for the investment in the implementation of new systems, however, many of these systems fail to provide the promised benefits, leaving the users asking “ Why did we bother changing from the old system that worked?!” From experience, we have found that the most common causes are linked to the fact that the underlying business processes have not been established effectively, or as the old adage goes, Rubbish in Rubbish out.
The following process flow provides the components of a successful CMMS implementation to ensure your maintenance department has the the best possible chance of success. If you are looking at establishing or updating your maintenance management systems, get in touch with us to speak to one of our Maintenance Management specialists about how we can help you maximise your chances of success.