CMMS Maintenance Care Tips

What could be more chaotic than a school when it comes to maintenance? Depending on the size of your institution, you’re looking at an environment that sees hundreds, or even thousands of students each day.

In the world of facility management, office furniture may be something that is not exactly on the top of your list. However, it is still a part of your surroundings and like any other piece of equipment, it is important to keep the value so your investment is not wasted.

Asset Tracking Software is a tool that any maintenance department needs in order to keep up with expenses and more. In fact, there is a plethora of benefits such as the following and taking advantage of this program will really make a difference in your day to day operations at the maintenance department.

Sometimes keeping up with who has what, is a real headache – especially when it comes to smaller tool such as power tools or even a simple hammer. While some maintenance departments have their employees own their own tools, there are always or almost always tools that everyone uses that belongs to the employer.

One of the biggest ways you may be losing money is by having overstock and inventory that is not only no longer used, but sitting around and taking up valuable stockroom space. There has to be a better way to manage your inventory so that you can make room for new stock that is needed. 

It takes a lot to run a maintenance shop. There is planning, budgeting, hiring, assigning work, keeping up with inventory, and that's just a fraction of the work that has to be done in order to do your job successfully. One thing that almost always affects your business is spikes in operational costs.

While it may not be your favorite part of the job, equipment record keeping is important when it comes to running a maintenance facility. As you know, this is due to a number of reasons such as having receipts and records for theft situations, having warranty data up to date and easily found, and knowing which equipment needs or has had repairs done and may need to be replaced.

All maintenance facilities have obstacles to overcome when it comes to routine maintenance. It doesn't matter if you run a small facility with a couple of employees or you're in charge of The Fleet Maintenance & Modernization Symposium, which is associated with the United States Navy.