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Why Training is Key for CMMS Implementation
Approximately 70 percent of all computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) implementations fail primarily due to poor data and lack of training. Proper training cannot be overemphasized when...
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12 Ways to Use a Smartphone as a Maintenance Tool
In the past few years, the cellphone has evolved from a humble gadget used to make calls and check emails into a sophisticated device with features and functionality that can transform the way...
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3 Important Benefits of CMMS
Companies need many things in order to run properly, including cash flow, a well-oiled marketing and sales staff, and a good production team. One element that businesses, especially manufacturing...
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Why You Need a CMMS
If someone asked about your maintenance plan, what would you say? Do you have a proper plan in place? Is it working? How are you tracking it? What is your return on investment (ROI) year over year?...
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GM uses Maximo as global maintenance solution
Dave Reiber of General Motors speaks about using IBM Maximo Asset Management to make sure the company's production processes are consistent throughout the world. Using Maximo, GM is able to have a...
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CMMS Usage and Implementation Survey
CMMS USAGE AND IMPLEMENTATION SURVEYKris Bagadia requests you to fill out this CMMS survey. He is writing a book on CMMS to be published by McGraw Hill. The results of this survey will be published in...
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CMMS usage and implementation survey
Kris Bagadia requests you to fill out this CMMS survey. He is writing a book on CMMS to be published by McGraw Hill. The results of this survey will be published in the book and a copy of the results...
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MRO Software unveils MXES Mobile Suite
MRO Software, a provider of asset and service management solutions, on Wednesday announced the availability of its new line of mobile-enabled solutions for its Maximo Enterprise Suite (MXES). This new...
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Maintenance management legends
There are many paradigms and legends surrounding maintenance management in plants. Often, the legends are known to be untrue, but people live with them because it is politically correct, or simply...
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MRO Software unveils ChallelImpact
MRO Software, Inc, a provider of asset management and service managements solutions, on Tuesday introduced ChannelImpact, an expanded channel program designed to extend the reach and market penetration...
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ARC market research report lauds MRO Software
MRO Software, a provider of asset and service management solutions, announced Wednesday results from a newly released market research report by ARC Advisory Group showing that the company extended its...
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MRO Software, BearingPoint create alliance
MRO Software, a provider of asset and service management solutions, and BearingPoint Inc., a global management and technology consulting firm, recently announced an alliance to help companies and...
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MRO Software earns top rating in asset management review
MRO Software, a provider of asset and service management solutions, on Thursday received the highest business value rating of all information technology (IT) asset and software management suites...
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Stockholders approve Datastream's merger with Infor
Datastream Systems, Inc. announced Tuesday that its stockholders approved the merger agreement pursuant to which Infor will acquire Datastream for $10.26 per share in cash.At its special meeting of...
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MRO Software given EAM 'leader' status by Gartner Inc.
MRO Software Inc., a provider of asset and service management solutions, announced that Gartner Inc. has positioned the company in the leader quadrant in its report, “Magic Quadrant for Enterprise...
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Gartner report gives high marks to Infor's Datastream
Infor on May 30 announced that Datastream has been positioned by analyst firm Gartner Inc. in the Leaders Quadrant of its Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Asset Management (EAM). Datastream, recently...
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Few make the most of their CMMS
A whopping 94.7 percent of plant maintenance managers feel they are not using their computerized maintenance management software system to its maximum capability, according to the results of a national...
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Ivara and MRO Software announce partnership
MRO Software Inc., a leading provider of asset and service management solutions, and Ivara Corporation, an industry leader and innovator in asset reliability solutions, announced July 25 that Ivara has...
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IBM to acquire MRO Software for $740 million
IBM and MRO Software Inc. on August 3 announced the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for IBM to acquire MRO Software Inc., a publicly held company based in Bedford, Mass., in an...
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Why the controversy over ROI from ERP?
In other columns that I have provided to Reliable Plant, I have emphasized what should be done to make enterprise resource planning (ERP) a good investment. It is very common, however, for companies to...
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IBM completes acquisition of MRO Software
IBM on October 5 announced it had completed its acquisition of MRO Software, Inc., a publicly held company based in Bedford, Mass.IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire MRO on August 3. MRO's...
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Eagle Technology acquires CMMS vendor Equipsoft
Eagle Technology Inc. on October 10 announced the acquisition of Equipsoft Corporation, a computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) vendor based in Knoxville, Tenn. “Eagle’s commitment to the...
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Does lubrication belong in the CMMS?
Most, if not all, companies use computerized maintenance management software (CMMS) systems to oversee their maintenance activities. From home-grown systems to complete enterprise resource planning...
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Invensys implements EAM system for Platte River Power
Invensys Process Systems has implemented a comprehensive Avantis enterprise asset management system at the Platte River Power Authority in Colorado for its generation, distribution and maintenance...
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Software market for lean, Six Sigma to nearly double
The market for Continuous Improvement (CI) systems had total hardware, software and services revenues of more than $200 million in 2005. Research from ARC Advisory Group shows that figure will nearly...
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Maintenance systems: A case for data scrubbing
Often, maintenance systems don’t reap the benefits that they promise through no fault of their own. How can you expect a system to improve underlying data? The answer is that you can’t. What you need...
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The next generation of overall equipment efficiency
When I first got involved in the enterprise applications market in the early 1980s, no one was trying to measure overall equipment efficiency (OEE) – or even talking about it. Most companies in...
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MRO Software launches EAM resource Web site
MRO Software, an IBM company, on February 28 launched a free Web site that aims to be the Web’s most comprehensive resource on the business and best practices of enterprise asset management (EAM). The...
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CMMS system helps Mammoth plant make massive strides
Using MicroMain's software as part of its maintenance excellence practice, Mammoth, a leader in manufacturing excellence, has reduced overall maintenance costs by 52 percent. And that's just the...
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Quick-start enterprise asset management
In early 2003, construction of a new Canadian facility for the manufacture of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) – a raw material used in the manufacture of polyester – was just getting started at...
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MicroMain releases Version 7.1 of its CMMS product
MicroMain Corporation, a leading provider of asset and facility management software and services, on May 30 announced the release of Version 7.1 of its MicroMain computerized maintenance management...
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CMMS and the operational reliability maturity continuum
One of the tools that we, as maintenance professionals, rely on for our day-to-day activities is the CMMS (computerized maintenance management system). You know, the good old maintenance department...
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Coal-fired powergen improves reliability with SAP-REWOP interface
In the search for improved physical asset management performance, a major Canadian-based power generation company sought to exploit the benefits of good reliability and maintenance information...
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CMMS solution? Look to the Web
A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that shares a common communications line or wireless link. It typically shares the resources of a single processor or server...
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Coal-fired powergen lifts reliability with SAP-REWOP interface
A major Canadian-based power generation company had implemented the SAP PM computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). The company’s focus was to use improved reliability and better maintenance...
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CMMS: 50 questions before computerization
Before you venture down the road to computerization of your maintenance organization, ask yourself:Is there enough time, money and interest to involve all levels within the maintenance department and...
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CMMS/EAM implementation: Success or failure
From Webster’s II dictionary:Implement is to put into effect; carry out; to furnish with implements (implementation).From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:Implementation is the realization of an...
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How to get the most out of your CMMS
Experience shows there are three key groups that must buy in on the initial selection of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and then the ongoing use of the system. Common to each of...
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A recession tactic: Use ERP to manage maintenance contractors
During an economic slowdown, manufacturers tend to downsize in the front office, the plant floor and sometimes even in maintenance. While many maintenance departments already outsource some tasks,...
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3 Mobile Maintenance Trends to Follow
Today's manufacturing world requires a new kind of talent. Many young professionals seeking job opportunities are less likely to pursue science, technology, engineering and math degrees. This has...
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Using Data Cleansing for Efficient Asset Management
With fierce competition, uncontrollable economic factors and shrinking budgets, there is no room for inefficiency or error in today's global manufacturing industries. Gone are the days in which...
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Study Finds One-third of Manufacturers Not Tracking Asset Data
More than one-third of U.S. manufacturers are not capturing operational asset data, according to a recent survey by Smartware Group Inc. and Technology Evaluation Centers Inc. (TEC). Of the 60 percent...
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Is Your Asset Hierarchy Out of Order?
Asset hierarchy structure is one of the most basic elements of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS). It's also often overlooked. When a company's asset infrastructure is evaluated, the...
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How to Enhance Your Facility Management
Facility management is crucial for today's manufacturers. It involves making sure your work orders are in place, vendor management is up to date, equipment is being tracked effectively and preventive...
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GE Digital Acquires Meridium
GE Digital recently announced that it has acquired Meridium Inc., a global leader in asset performance management (APM) software and services for asset-intensive industries. In July 2014, GE made an...
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Honeywell Introduces New Service to Improve Plant Performance
Honeywell UOP recently introduced a software-based service designed to allow refiners and petrochemical and gas processing plants to improve performance. The new Connected Performance Services (CPS)...
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Fluke Acquires eMaint Enterprises
Fluke Corp. recently acquired eMaint Enterprises, a global leader in computerized maintenance management software (CMMS). The company's software platform, which is used by more than 50,000 maintenance...
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4 Keys for Selecting an EAM Solution
For asset-intensive organizations, maintenance represents a large portion of the balance sheet. Since its inception by Boeing in the 1970s, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) has evolved to keep...
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Fluke Introduces New Motor Analyzer and Cloud Platform
Fluke and Veros Systems recently entered an agreement to collaborate on asset performance and condition monitoring technologies with the goal of increasing visibility into the efficiency and...
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Why You Should Track Equipment Downtime
Unexpected equipment failures can cause costly interruptions in your process flow, damage to equipment and product losses. Downtime may also divert personnel from their preventive maintenance (PM)...
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