Everything you need to know about CMMS
or Computerized Maintenance Management System
We explain everything you have always wanted to know about CMMS in a clear and fast way!
An article written by the Bob! Desk team, so that you understand everything.
What is a
CMMS?
A CMMS, or Computerized Maintenance Management System, is a technical term for a tool used to manage and optimize maintenance activities through dedicated software. Essential features offered by CMMS include adding service providers, creating and tracking tickets, generating reports, and planning and monitoring tasks according to a predefined schedule. In short, a CMMS is a computer system that simplifies the management and organization of maintenance operations.
No need to write on your office windows to try to decipher the mystery behind the acronym CMMS. It is much simpler than you think!
Focus on the essentials,
the CMMS takes care of the rest!
If you want to adopt a new CMMS, you must ask yourself if it has the various features that meet your needs; here we present some Bob! Desk features:
Corrective and intervention
Dashboard
Technicians and providers
Preventive and Regulatory
Equipment and inventory
Profile-based interface
Using a CMMS: should you take the plunge?
Clearly, yes! We are not just preaching for our own cause, but managing maintenance without a CMMS would be like using a NOKIA 3310 at a time when the iPhone X is available today. Using dedicated software facilitates the planning, tracking, and management of maintenance interventions. It also improves process efficiency by automating certain tasks and reducing human error. With a CMMS, companies can centralize maintenance-related information, such as intervention histories, maintenance schedules, and intervention reports. This facilitates decision-making and allows for better resource management. By taking the plunge and using a CMMS, companies can therefore benefit from more efficient maintenance, reduce costs, and improve equipment availability.
By adopting specialized software for your maintenance activities, you benefit from better organization and coordination of interventions. A CMMS centralizes all essential information, which facilitates task planning, resource allocation, and team assignment. You can also track the progress of interventions and generate detailed reports on the performance of your equipment fleet. This increased visibility allows you to quickly identify recurring problems, take corrective measures, and continuously improve your maintenance management.
The most important thing to understand before choosing is that there is no CMMS suitable for all needs. Indeed, and as an example, Bob! Desk is perfectly suited if you want to manage a network of providers for one or more locations (stores, boutiques, offices, restaurants, buildings) that you manage.
However, our CMMS is not suitable for technical use in large technical installations (production machines, factories, healthcare).
Look for a specific tool that will be better able to respond precisely and perfectly to your needs.
Our advice
Take the time to list all your daily activities (and be sure to note the most time-consuming ones) then check that the target CMMS(s) help you (as much as possible) to improve the four objectives listed above.
> You can use our CMMS Comparator to make your choice!
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average incidents
processed
+ 34
years of technical experience
in the team
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