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Five Ways That a CMMS Program Helps Your Maintenance Department

Written by Tracey Male | Wed, Mar 16, 2016 @ 02:00 PM

If there is one investment you should consider for your maintenance department, it's a CMMS Program. A Computerized Maintenance Management Software program has a number of benefits for your business, but here are five that are most helpful.

 

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Using your CMMS program allows you to apply standard operating procedures to almost everything you have. You will be able to keep up with the order process at your facility as well as spare parts and inventory. It allows you to optimize the way you process, submit, and check out orders and make your maintenance department much more streamlined.

 

Standardization 

This program allows you to standardize your data formats so that each one is like the other. This means that there is the same verbiage used and things are easier to find.

 

Inventory Management

Finding what you need when you need it is integral to a streamlined facility. With the CMMS, you find everything easily and even remotely. You will be able to find your inventory much easier and create an atmosphere with less downtime and more constructive use of time.

 

Maintenance Tasks 

With the ability to utilize automated work order tasks and preventative maintenance, maintenance tasks have never been easier. Instead of writing out a schedule each week by hand, everything can be done in advance and is sent out automatically. Predictive tasks is also just one of the handy features that ensure your facility is running like a well-oiled machine – easily and seamlessly.

 

Audits

No one likes to have to do audits or run reports, but with CMMS, it's simple and easy to do. Your reports are correct and authentic and you can do this as easily from home as you can from your desk.

 

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These are just a few of the many benefits of having a Computerized Maintenance Management Software program. Maintenance Care has an easy to use CMMS that allows you to do all of this and more so that your facility is easy to take care of and operate.