That's right, your maintenance program is only as good as how well the techs take care of it. In my jobsite, we are motivated to document all our work because many of our PM's are regulatory (the feds can shut down our oil production facility anytime there is a serious discrepancy) and MAXIMO is our documentation that we did our inspections. From my point of view, life is easier for me, I do the job then complete it. No one is breathing down my neck because all they have to do is check MAXIMO which jobs I initiated for the day. Also, no one has asked me for a long time to research something on equipment I am responsible for because all they have to do, no matter if they are 1000 miles away, is log into the system and find the info themselves. By the way, if I sound too biased, it is because MAXIMO is the only civilian PM I worked on since retiring from the military. In the military, we just started using a new program similar to MAXIMO called MICRO-OMMS.
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bob1371 is right about parts usage. It only takes one guy to mess up the inventory. Fortunately in my jobsite, all techs are expected to reorder the part they used or risk being chewed out by the boss. The boss can tell on MAXIMO if an expended part has been reordered
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Hootnholler,
My facility has an extensive (and expensive) parts inventory but personnel number no more than 30, so we did not implement the bar code system (too much expense). I am a maintenance tech but when my boss is gone I have to fill in for him, meaning monitoring everyone's job using MAXIMO. From both perspectives, I can safely say any automated PM system is a value-added asset but it all depends on the set-up, just like what you said. Once you learn enough of MAXIMO, you can tweak it to serve your facility's needs. We got our system to the point where any of our techs can call one of those tech specialist contractors and fax them a P.O. (for the service call)with the appropriate SAP paykey in a few minutes. We even have training schedules included to track scheduling conflicts, labor hours, and costs.
Hootnholler,
My facility has an extensive (and expensive) parts inventory but personnel number no more than 30, so we did not implement the bar code system (too much expense). I am a maintenance tech but when my boss is gone I have to fill in for him, meaning monitoring everyone's job using MAXIMO. From both perspectives, I can safely say any automated PM system is a value-added asset but it all depends on the set-up, just like what you said. Once you learn enough of MAXIMO, you can tweak it to serve your facility's needs. We got our system to the point where any of our techs can call one of those tech specialist contractors and fax them a P.O. (for the service call)with the appropriate SAP paykey in a few minutes. We even have training schedules included to track scheduling conflicts, labor hours, and costs.
Roll your own
Our facility had purchased a couple of expensive cmms programs ... they did not work. Regardless of which packaged approach there was always an element of inflexibility and unreality.
Other bright people here started a small home grown solution with excell and vb. It has grown up to a full blown ms access based system that we have complete control over. One of the techs maintains and adds features to the system as a side project.
This approach has worked very well, but you do need one or two people willing and able to code in visual basic.
Our facility had purchased a couple of expensive cmms programs ... they did not work. Regardless of which packaged approach there was always an element of inflexibility and unreality.
Other bright people here started a small home grown solution with excell and vb. It has grown up to a full blown ms access based system that we have complete control over. One of the techs maintains and adds features to the system as a side project.
This approach has worked very well, but you do need one or two people willing and able to code in visual basic.
We just spent 6 months setting up MP2, Our entire company has changed to it(we were one of the last plants to do so). At our plant it is used mainly for inventory of parts and equipment and seems to be fairly frendly. We have found that everyone must do their part to make it work. Originally the "Hard Heads"(old timers like me) would not want to participate(ie.)when you take a part write it down.
When it came to banning all mechanics from the parts room it started to get ugly, But the dire predictions of major downtime by having to wait for the tool crib guy to fetch a part never happened.
Our next step is to implement MP2 for PM, raw product and finished goods.
I like the system but when you have NO system to begin with it is a step in the right direction.
Make a Cherry Pie today so I can keep my job...
When it came to banning all mechanics from the parts room it started to get ugly, But the dire predictions of major downtime by having to wait for the tool crib guy to fetch a part never happened.
Our next step is to implement MP2 for PM, raw product and finished goods.
I like the system but when you have NO system to begin with it is a step in the right direction.
Make a Cherry Pie today so I can keep my job...
MP2 for PM, raw product and finished goods.
MP2 for PM, raw product and finished goods.
I like the system but when you have NO system to begin with it is a step in the right direction.
Amen brother, any program can be good if all participates into it
MP2 for PM, raw product and finished goods.
I like the system but when you have NO system to begin with it is a step in the right direction.
Amen brother, any program can be good if all participates into it
MAXIMO assist
If y'all need assistance or need to be walked through on Maximo, I'll be happy to assist free of chsrge. I'm just sitting at home on medical leave, not doing anything, send me a private message so I can give you my phone#
If y'all need assistance or need to be walked through on Maximo, I'll be happy to assist free of chsrge. I'm just sitting at home on medical leave, not doing anything, send me a private message so I can give you my phone#
You might look at http://www.opssys.com/
its formatted for water/wastewater maintenance, but may work for you
its formatted for water/wastewater maintenance, but may work for you
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