Look for headlines and you will find Enterprise asset management (EAM) software and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) as a realistic way to reduce expenses and increase revenues. Many regard EAM as CMMS on steroids and do not paint the true picture of it. Let’s look at the basic definitions of both of these streams.
EAM software offers a more robust methodology for documenting equipment and their parts to include warranties, schematics, and computer aided design (CAD) drawings. Many of the benefits from enterprise asset management (EAM) software result from the ability to exchange data from other systems and subsystems in spite of these interfaces being not trivial in design or construction.
In general, CMMS deals strictly within the confines of the work order and preventive maintenance activity. The Preventive Maintenance Software schedules the work orders based on triggers such as hours of operation or timed events like every quarter/ year. It ensures probability-based availability repair and spare parts. While it tracks and traces on serial number, it also offers warranty tracking. With CMMS Software, the availability of manpower resources with required skills and training is assured. It maintains an asset registry and repair parts database (i.e. nomenclature, hierarchy structure, where used, support descriptions, etc.). Lastly, it also prepares statistical analysis of equipment performance and reliability while providing a variety of reports from static and dynamic sources.
As an end note, designers of manufacturing systems are not that short-sighted to think that every company has Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or EAM software. But they believe in a few basic questions to be answered. Where do the official inventories maintain? How will they keep inventories in sync? What will be the consequences if they go out of sync? Will they be able to put them back in sync? The only thing to remember is that any process which helps you improves on what you are doing now is a good thing and should definitely be considered.
EAM software offers a more robust methodology for documenting equipment and their parts to include warranties, schematics, and computer aided design (CAD) drawings. Many of the benefits from enterprise asset management (EAM) software result from the ability to exchange data from other systems and subsystems in spite of these interfaces being not trivial in design or construction.
In general, CMMS deals strictly within the confines of the work order and preventive maintenance activity. The Preventive Maintenance Software schedules the work orders based on triggers such as hours of operation or timed events like every quarter/ year. It ensures probability-based availability repair and spare parts. While it tracks and traces on serial number, it also offers warranty tracking. With CMMS Software, the availability of manpower resources with required skills and training is assured. It maintains an asset registry and repair parts database (i.e. nomenclature, hierarchy structure, where used, support descriptions, etc.). Lastly, it also prepares statistical analysis of equipment performance and reliability while providing a variety of reports from static and dynamic sources.
As an end note, designers of manufacturing systems are not that short-sighted to think that every company has Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) or EAM software. But they believe in a few basic questions to be answered. Where do the official inventories maintain? How will they keep inventories in sync? What will be the consequences if they go out of sync? Will they be able to put them back in sync? The only thing to remember is that any process which helps you improves on what you are doing now is a good thing and should definitely be considered.
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