CMMS Implementation and Maintenance
Training
In-house or Consultants?
- A consultant can be used for the initial setup, if desired, but sooner
or later your
operating personnel must learn how to use and update their system.
- If your maintenance department does not believe in and understand the system, you
may
hear the familiar excuse that "there was no time to do preventative
maintenance."
- Even the simplest PM's can prevent minor problems from developing into major breakdowns.
- Get your maintenance department involved from the beginning!
- Consultants can play a part in the initial setup of the system, but do not expect them
to
fully implement a system.
Staffing
Requirements:
- The staff needed to operate the system depends mainly on the size of
your department
and
how much information must be entered and processed.
- A CMMS system will require less time to operate than a manual system, but doing either
will require some time.
- No matter how it is accomplished, there will be more time available to department
personnel
when breakdowns are reduced!
Coding System for Your Maintenance Personnel:
- When setting up a coding system, try to use meaningful codes that will be easy to
remember.
- Many times the machine codes will be setup to conform to the accounting systems at the
facility. Do this only if necessary.
- Do not forget your main objective for installing this system.
- You do not want your mechanics hunting through lists of codes that mean nothing to them.
*Remember, if it is easy to use, it will be successful.
Building Your Database, the Heart of Your
System:It is common to underestimate the importance of the database. This is where
all information will be stored detailing your operation. Database
implementation can progress rapidly with the help of the copy equipment
function and the standard PM task library. Using
these methods, you can rapidly setup your PM database.
Time Required to Fully Implement the System:
- Setup of the database can happen rapidly. Actually writing the PM's and integrating them
into your work schedule will take a bit longer. Much depends on the
present status of your
department. Are you constantly putting out fires or do you have time to dedicate to the
system?
- Speed of implementation should increase as your system is used due to a reduction in
emergency work that will allow more time to be dedicated to system setup.
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