Computers Improve PM

摘要

If you're committed to improving preventive maintenance, computer technology will pay for itself while achieving that goal no matter if you have five machines or 5,000. I Computers can improve two crucial elements of maintenance: consistency (servicing every machine at intervals that extend component life) and quality (completing thorough maintenance with the right materials). Time and again, even the most expensive dedicated fleet-management systems pay for themselves within months. Returns mount quickly in reduced data-entry time, more efficient parts inventory, warranty recovery, and more reliable machines. To get maximum return, the software must do more than just automate your current record keeping. Technology fully embraced will improve how you manage machines. "Plan on investing more money than you thought in the implementation of a new software system," says Mark Ashdown, vice president at TMT Software. "In many cases, the cost of our services and implementation plans exceeds the price of the actual software product. "We sell those services because they can produce the entire value of our systems within the first 12 months. For example, we usually save 10 percent in parts inventory. If you have $100,000 in inventory, you get $10,000 back ...right now."