Imagine a maintenance technician finding the part they need on-site, allowing them to start on a work order right away. Now imagine the same tech needing the same part, but this time the part is two days away in a vendor’s warehouse. Which will cost you more mon

Digitization has disrupted a number of sectors, from data science to supply-chain management. Another industry being transformed by the technology boom is maintenance management, with Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) leading the charg

How accurately can you answer these questions about your facilities? What piece of equipment has had the most chronic (low cost, high frequency) failures in the past six months? What type of equipment has had the most failures between scheduled preventative mai

Imagine you’re managing inventory for a hospital. Your success depends on having accurate answers to questions like : “What items do I have?” and “How much of each item do I have?” You’ll also need a way to keep your answers accurate over time. Hospitals are fast

Today’s manufacturing companies are very different from those that existed just a couple of decades ago. In general, they tend to be larger, more specialized and technically more complex. Today’s business owners are also faced with the added challenges of keeping

It is estimated that there are 700,000 hotel facilities worldwide with combined annual revenues of $830 billion (Lake, 2016).  In the U.S. alone, there are 4.9 million guest rooms that make up 68% of their total annual revenues (Mandelbaum, 2007). Special ev

Exciting new technology is set to impact the CMMS market in the coming year. Drones make everything more accessible. The Industrial Internet of Things makes everything interconnected and available for data analysis. But likely more than anything else, new types o

Right away when you look at CMMS, you can think of ways it would make life easier for your maintenance department. Your ability to see the advantages so quickly comes from your hard-earned insights into maintenance and facility management. You know the frustrati

You’ve decided to use the asset tracking software. That’s a smart decision, because there are lots of benefits. What is asset tracking software? An asset tracking software offers ways for users to digitally track the location of assets that have been physically t

A recent study found that small and medium sized businesses constitute 90% of total employer businesses in the United States and Canada. While every business regardless of size and industry faces their own unique challenges, in recent years, small to medium enter

Entering the world of Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) can be a bit overwhelming. There is no doubt that simply arriving at the decision to move beyond a traditional “pencil and paper” approach to tracking company operations can be challenging.

As a business professional, uncovering new opportunities for performance improvements is always something that should be a top priority. But at the same time, these improvements don’t reveal themselves based on gut instinct alone. The only way to know how you cou

Navigating the world of Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) can be confusing and also a bit intimidating. To begin, there is a large number of vendors out there. However, with the CMMS industry continuing its rapid growth curve, pinpointing the ac

Without a doubt, making the shift to a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) system can be a daunting experience especially for business owners who for many years have relied on spreadsheets to manage their maintenance operations. Recognizing the ne

During the past decade, more and more business owners are turning toward Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) as their facility management software. Increased marketplace competition and economic demands as well as changes in technology and market

During the past two decades, businesses of all sizes have felt the effects of highly competitive markets, technological changes and economic challenges. For these reasons, business owners are seeking ways of operating smarter, faster and leaner; primarily in the

During the past two decades, Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) systems have been the preferred maintenance management solution for a growing number of customers across a broad spectrum of industry, corporate and service sectors. And there are go

Two of the biggest challenges facing companies today are keeping pace with their competition and at the same time, coping with ever tightening operating margins. Market demands, changing industry trends and evolving technologies all place added pressure on busine

Bar none, the greatest drawing card to Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS) is the preventive maintenance plan system feature. When CMMSs first made their appearance approximately 50 years ago, preventive maintenance scheduling was not even on the

CMMS Software for Small Business According to the US Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Advocacy, in 2016 there were 28.8 million small businesses representing 99.7 percent of all US businesses. These businesses employed 56.8 million people representin