In the last few years we have seen CMMS implementations on the industrial equipment maintenance world succeed and fail for a wide variety of reasons. Although there's no formula that anyone can come up with to ensure CMMS implementation success, there are a few common points that will make it easier to predict the final fate of implementing a computerized maintenance management system.
What follows is a list of items that need to be considered when selecting and using a CMMS pack...
I have been involved with CMMS solutions for quite a while now, first as a CMMS user for a few years (maximo, SAP PM) and now as a vendor through the fact of being the TD for Parafernalia, Lda, developers of comma CMMS (see product page here/ see company page here).
So I have been on both the vendor and the user sides of the CMMS world and feel I can now express my views and opinions on a few k...
A new add-on feature we have been thinking about for quite some time has finally seen the light of day as a proof-of-concept.
We developed a machine simulator where we can virtually start and stop machinery and create issues that are then reported to comma CMMS. comma CMMS responds by issuing automatic work orders and corresponding notifications if the readings are judged to be of a failure mode. Failure detection algorithms are fully customizable and can be as simple as values out ...
Search filters provide a way to recall common search queries for work orders and equipment. The filters are configured and edited on the main search console page of the work orders module and the equipment module.
To setup a new filter proceed as follows (example for the work order module which is very similar to the equipment module):