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Jason_Jernigan
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CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) suggestions

Posted by Jason_Jernigan on Jul 28, 2011 1:50 pm

Howdy,

I've been researching CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software lately and was wondering if anyone has any experience with it.  This type of software can be used to manage preventative & scheduled maintenance for a mind-boggling variety of systems including vehicles (fleet), field equipment, heavy equipment, factories, facilities, etc. 

Most of the systems out there look like they do way too much for what I need.  I just need something that will help my company keep track of scheduled maintenance on about 20 trucks, a couple boats, the odd four wheeler, and 12 field crew’s worth of conventional and GPS equipment spread out over half a dozen offices.  Basically something that sends e-mail reminders when the oil needs changing, a scheduled service interval has been reached, or when it has been a while since a level has been pegged or a total station has been sent in cleaning and calibration.
 
Does anyone out there use something like this?  We’ve outgrown our Excel spreadsheets. 
 
Thanks!
CSS CSS
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Re: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) suggestions

Posted by CSS on Jul 29, 2011 7:23 pm

Build your own with filemaker. That's what I'd do.
rsampayo
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Re: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) suggestions

Posted by rsampayo on Jul 30, 2011 9:10 am

Have you looked at www.emaint.com? It appears to have all of the functions you mention at a low price. it's web-based and looks like you can try it out first.
afrahm
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Re: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) suggestions

Posted by afrahm on Aug 1, 2011 2:28 am

Contact Maintenance Connection - sales[at]maintenanceconnection.com (www.maintenanceconnection.com/mcv18/online/MC_cmms_free_test_drive.htm). You can sign-up for a free trial as well. They cater to a large number of different industries and are very user friendly, with the ability to hide modules/fields that you do not want to use.

Andrew
Jason_Jernigan
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Re: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) suggestions

Posted by Jason_Jernigan on Aug 1, 2011 1:42 pm

Thanks for the suggestions.   I'm afraid if I try to build my own I'll approach it with too narrow of a scope and miss out the experience & insight of people who are much more familiar with CMMS than I am.  I'll look into both emaint & Maintenance Connection.  I like the idea of a web-based serice becasue we're spread out over several offices. 
Deolanda
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Re: CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) suggestions

Posted by Deolanda on Oct 13, 2011 1:44 am

There are lots of things to consider with a CMMS software –

1. Your budget
2. Your requirements
3. The type of business you are into
4. Do you have a traditional paper or excel based documentation system?
5. What reports you want
6. The type of scheduling you require

Keep these points in mind, then deciding on a CMMS software will be easier.
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