CMMS Computerized Maintenance Management System of a System of computer service management of the equipment

This system mechanically selects requests for spare parts, supplies or the equipment which needs to be replaced or used according to the diagram of service postpones them in a warehouse or gives the sign on need of their purchase. These systems are focused on reduction of repair costs of the equipment and performance improvement.

The untwisted CMMS systems usually adhere to the strict step system of users when a certain employee of the company has access only to those components which are directly necessary in work. The CMMS systems appeared more than 25 years ago. In the nineties the most part of systems was considerably upgraded and the Gartner Group company entered the term for such structures of Enterprise Asset Management - enterprise asset management.

Functions

The following functions are intended to support CMMS systems:

• Creation of the database of the equipment of fixed assets;
• Data on necessary spare parts and repair personnel;
• Study of purchasing requests of parts;
• Scheduling of maintenance and repairs;
• Drawing up and information storage about expenses and incidents at the enterprise;
• Drawing up standard and complete reports on repairs and hardware maintenance

Distinctive features of CMMS-and EAM systems

Separation into CMMS-and EAM systems basic is not. Using additional components, a CMMS system can increase to functionality approximate to EAM. CMMS – systems are intended for control automation by business processes within scheduled preventive service and repairs of the equipment. As for an EAM system, it is directed to automation of a MRO of large enterprise, i.e. directed to work with a large number of users and interaction with the central base of the enterprise, besides it is expected information exchange with other ASUP and APCS systems. EAM-systems perspective development of management systems of a MRO. They support all functions of CMMS systems. The main distinction of CMMS-and EAM systems is that EAM systems direct all lifecycle of the equipment, since design and finishing with the subsequent service, upgrade and write-off. The second distinctive feature of EAM – flexibility and an opportunity to receive and enter information far off through the Internet portals as it is based on Web.

The popularity of CMMS/EAM systems in all industries of the western economy is caused by two factors – total absence of negative indicators in the course of implementation of systems and an indicator of return of investments of ROI (return of investments). Introduction of such systems for the purpose of automation of the commonly accepted, strictly determined at the western enterprises business processes of use of the equipment promotes obvious economy, and within a debugged management system for financial and economic activity, it is easy to calculate indicators of return of investments.

Comparison of the CMMS and EAM systems

Implementation

Study the solutions CMMS which were are implemented at the Russian enterprises it is possible in article of the IC of a MRO (the market of Russia).

See Also

MRO

EAM

ERP

Links

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