Information system MRO

Implementation of a specialized management system in the field of a MRO is economically reasonable in terms of reducing costs for repairs, decrease in losses from equipment downtimes. Implementation of the module MRO allows heads of technology services to be integrated into a corporate system, to receive and provide more exact and timely information on all tasks connected with planning and accounting of a MRO.

Russian market of the IC of a MRO

The Russian MRO automated control systems are in the beginning of the development. It is characterized by presence of a small amount of players, only 20 companies of different scale took part in our overview. For comparison, in the West in this sector play to 50 large and several cells of small companies. Here it should be noted that most these companies began to propose the solutions on automation of a MRO more than 25 years ago.

Classification

In modern development of information systems all systems belong to the automated control systems (ACS), at the same time the general class ACS MRO is rather often used. About 30 years there is a class of information systems for control automation by processes of a MRO. Three types of systems are its part:

• Computerized Maintenance Management System - MRO automated control systems - rather simple information systems which are aimed at management only by processes of a MRO.
• Enterprise Asset Management - enterprise asset management -

the systems of a special purpose giving an opportunity to automate all process of a MRO and processes providing it, such as, management of repair personnel, material resources, deliveries, etc.

• Modules MRO in ERP systems are the independent integrated modules in ERP packets. The main advantage - integration into all other modules. As a rule, have limited functionality in management of a MRO.

It is impossible to call software products for project management which from time to time get to discharge of management systems of a MRO full solutions for management of a MRO as they are used, mainly, for scheduling of terms of work.

Tasks and tool

The main tasks of project management of a MRO are:

• Further aggregate planning of a MRO and improvement on many objects or the operating enterprises, including budget planning;
• Scheduling of execution of works on a MRO and modification with necessary degree of a specification, considering technologies, restrictions of the enlarged diagrams and the security requirement;
• Detailed planning of application of cash taking into account their synchronous work in different projects;
• Execution of contract agreements. Amending the planned project budget MRO and modifications.
• Quality check of execution of works by contractors.
• Assessment of implementation and modification of the MRO project and forecasting of options of its development.
• Control of identification of works unplanned earlier. Adjustment of contract agreements.
• Detailed planning of the TOIR new project and modification.
• Drawing up minutes of meetings and control of accomplishment of their solutions.

Specialized software tools are necessary for the solution above the listed tasks. They give the chance to repeatedly increase effective management of the MRO project and modifications using more detailed work planning, means and financial parameters of the project, development of options of development of the project, etc. In the software of Primavera Systems company the tool kit of such plan is provided.

Characteristics

The size of the enterprise and the industry in which it works are the main characteristics of an automation object. The choice of a certain solution on automation and its architecture in many respects depends on these characteristics. In the capital-intensive industries to the big enterprises more difficult and expensive solutions on process automation of a MRO are required.

Processes of a MRO are usually characterized by broad territorial prevalence. Installation of jobs is necessary for automation of these processes as it is possible closer to the venue of repair work or to places where information on a condition of equipment, for example, dispatching offices or points of diagnostics is accumulated. It should be noted that the result of operation of a system requires installation of jobs in close proximity to works location (the sections requiring repair, warehouses Inventories, points of diagnosing, the place of the statement of dresses for works).

Important indicator to start repair is the record count according to the nomenclature of Inventories as the motivation of planning when carrying out repairs is defined to a large extent by argumentativeness of planning of Inventories therefore, as a rule, the ordered positions should be entered into the system and be used when forming plans of repair.

The quantity of items of equipment in base gives the chance to analyze with what accuracy structure declaration of the equipment is carried out. Depending on that on how many the description is carried widely out further assessment of information and development of the improved maintenance strategies can depend. The most part of projects is characterized by result of structure declaration of the equipment. It considerably complicates application in an automated system of such approaches as repair on a status and the analysis of causes of failures.

The quantity a dress tasks which are created in a system manually or automatically shows activity of use of this system. Respectively, the more the dress tasks, the is more than information for further assessment. Total, big orders which main task is write-off of expenses on them on works cannot be considered sufficient for the solution of analytical tasks.

Types of a MRO

There are three main types of a MRO used at the enterprises.

The first type - service "on an event". This type acquires the right to existence provided that cost value of repair rather low, and the defects of products received as a result of breakdown of the equipment are insignificant and will not have any impact on accomplishment of obligations to customers. In case of unforeseen repair the enterprise incurs losses as a result of defects of products and violation of obligations, and is forced to make urgent purchases, as a rule, not profitable on price conditions and to wait until the ordered spare parts are delivered from the supplier.

Procedural service is considered the second type of a MRO. Each asset has a passport of the producer in which it is written, in what mode and what services it is necessary to provide in order that the equipment continued the work. This type of service of the most expensive, though gives the highest percent of readiness of the equipment.

The third type of service – "on a status". Using the measuring instruments installed on the equipment or an expert way assessment of its status is made on the basis of what the forecast, about time of an output of this equipment in repair becomes. Positive sides of this type of service are that cost value is less, and readiness of the equipment for accomplishment of production programs is very high.

Solutions

Основная статья: EAM

See Also

• CMMS
• ERP
• TPM