Why should you need a CMMS Software ?

Today, more companies understand the benefits of implementing a CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System). In the past, maintenance management systems were only found in manufacturing companies but we are now seeing maintenance software being used in other areas such as education, healthcare, public services, facilities, retail among others. 

If you want to find out whether your organization actually needs CMMS software, assess the way asset management and maintenance schedules are handled currently at your facility by asking these several key questions:

• Are your assets frequently failures or breakdown?
• Is your current way of generating work and tracking work order seffective?
• Do you have a system that records the historical information of the maintenance work done on the system/equipment?
• Do you have the manpower to manage unexpected downtime and last minute repairs?
• Do you have an effective way to generate and track work orders?
• Are you able to access historical information on the last time a system was serviced, by whom, and for what condition?
• How are your spare-parts inventories managed and controlled?
• Do you have either excess inventories or are you consistently waiting for parts to arrive?
• Are your assets, i.e., equipment and systems, tracked for reporting and planning?
• Are your overall maintenance costs increasing?
• Can you know which assets are costing you the most and why?
• Do you have a preventive maintenance program in place?
• Can you keep data about all the maintenance tasks?
• Do you have all the necessary maintenance data in one place?

If the answers to these questions are not well defined or lacking – you may consider investigating the benefits a well implemented CMMS may offer.

Regardless of what you’re trying to achieve, CMMS software like Vietsoft EcoMaint will makes it easier to accomplish. The real value of maintenance software lies not in its features, but in the way those tools are used to eliminate inefficiencies, identify areas of opportunity, and maximize the talent at your facility. A CMMS makes all of this possible, and more.