Overview

Why is MC CMMS Best of Breed CMMS

10 REASONS WHY MAINTENANCE CONNECTION IS BEST OF BREED CMMS

1. Certifications and Recognition

MC CMMS had received numerous Awards and Accolades by reputable organizations like Gartner, Software Advice Inc, Plant Engineering and many others

2. Web-based (easy deployment) and Scalable

  1. It is comprehensive but not complicated, User Friendly (fast ROI) with Intuitive UI.
  2. Open and Flexible (Integration with ERP, SCADA and Control Systems, GIS, BI System etc)
  3. Highly configurable and Integrated Reporter without the need of programmers (Simple to complex reports, SMART reports, pivot reports, sub reports and charts (various types))
    1. Report criteria can be changed on the fly without re-programming
    2. Sub-report capability provides ability to combine multiple reports
    3. Reports can be scheduled to send to email or print to file, providing additional alert and data integration capabilities

3. Work Order Module

complies with the O and M (Operations and Maintenance) Best Practise Guide Release 3.0. developed by the US Dept. of Energy “Federal Energy Management Program” FEMP

  1. Has standard procedure, task and cost.
  2. It is modern and sleek which allows multiple attachments, videos, pictures, drawings, documents (excel, word, pdf), links to internet
  3. History of past work orders can be viewed

4. Greater insights, visibility, and end to end control over Facility Management and Engineering Operations

It captures

  1. Greater Visibility of Labour performance and productivity, both individual or groups (own and outsourced)
  2. Greater Visibility of Asset performance via statistics, past trends, reliability, availability, parts usage and costs information
  3. Greater Visibility of Response time, repair time, downtime, PM schedules, MTBR and MTBF etc
  4. It automates inventory reorders, sends emails or text messages when critical spares reach a minimum level, auto-generates purchase orders to replenish stock, generate inventory reports and tracks costs.

5. Safety, statutory and audit compliance

(government, regulatory authorities, customers and insurance companies) via the following: –

  1. Safety procedures – incorporated in Work Orders and PMs
  2. Alerts on license/contract expiry – configured
  3. Daily inspections – via Data Logger to monitor vital readings of environment, equipment and machines to ensure compliance
  4. Custom Risk Assessment and Permit to Work Modules – facilitates safety compliance with evidence.

6. Alerts and Escalation.

It has a powerful rules engine that enables targeted and rule-based notification and escalation. Such alerts can be on home page, SMS, email, or Work Orders.

Examples of the use of alerts

  1. When a critical Asset is down
  2. When a Process is out of control
  3. When a PM is long overdue
  4. When work order exceed the timeframe allowed for its completion

7. Condition Monitoring can be automated

PMs can be auto generated based on the Condition of your Assets instead of time. Critical information about equipment health/efficiency, energy consumption and emissions can be tracked for analysis to flag out /pinpoint potential problem areas to prevent major failures

8. Measurements and Compliance

It facilitates Measurements and Compliance

  1. KPI on PM compliance, mean time between failures and Asset availability
  2. Survey tool to measure internal customer satisfaction. The feedback can be called out in reports and compared over time
  3. Data analysis and decision support tools eg Pareto Analysis to identify recurring problems etc

9. Mobile is an integral part of Maintenance Connection CMMS

Maintenance Connection embraces the Mobile revolution and includes mobile application as an integral part of CMMS. It enables your staff to be more efficient using smart phones and tablets deriving productivity gains from 5% to 30% (ref “the Business Case for Better Asset Management” by David Berger)

  1. Technicians can download their work orders via smart phones/tablets.
  2. Take a picture, view history and data, drawings, operating manuals.
  3. General staff can instantly report a problem or request for service using smart phones/tablets

10. Key Difference Between Maintenance Connection Asia and other Vendors

  1. Strong Local Support
  2. Our Project Pricing includes comprehensive consulting, Process Review, Business process redefinition, Project Management, Data migration, UAT and Training as part of our “Turnkey Implementation + 6 mths free consulting (post project)

We have the experience and capability in Integration, automation of work processes, workflow and tasks.
To quote David Berger …. “you will want experienced help to modify your processes, properly configure the CMMS in support of processes and ultimately realize the benefits” as described in his latest article on “the Business Case for Better Asset Management”

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Why upgrade or implement a new CMMS?

Excerpts from business case for better asset management by David Berger

Regulatory compliance, globalization and increasing digitization of Assets means more competition and the survival of the smartest making the case of a modern CMMS all the more Critical. Overlaid with this new challenge is the Smartphones, tablets and the mobile revolution and it’s inevitable increase in Energy consumption. A modern, best of breed CMMS can help you tap on these challenges and turn them to your advantage giving your organization greater overall efficiency, reduced downtime and Cost Savings.

Smart Assets

Smart Assets are Assets with computer chip, RFID tag, GPS device or a sophisticated onboard computer. They can be monitored, tracked, integrated and maintained via a modern CMMS… to minimize breakdowns.

Monitor Energy Consumption

Modern CMMS tracks and trend energy consumption with automated alerts, condition-based monitoring, trend analysis and the auto-triggering of preventive maintenance work orders when energy consumption meets established condition criteria.

Greater savings and benefits: productivity gains of 5% to 30% when using mobile devices to download their work orders, input parts and labor, view equipment history and diagnostic data, refer to a graphic parts book or map, scan a barcode label and other useful functions. Unplanned work can cost anywhere from 1.5 to 3 times more than properly planned work.

Here are typical ranges of percent improvement potential for automating processes and moving to a more planned environment, based on my experience:

  • Asset availability 1% to 10%
  • Asset utilization up to 15% (zero if 7/24 operation)
  • Asset performance up to 5%
  • Quality of output up to 5%
  • Asset reliability 3% to 5%
  • Total cost of ownership 5% to 20%
  • Wrench time 5% to 30%
  • Labor productivity 10% to 30%
  • Capital asset replacements 3% to 5% reduction
  • Warranty recoveries 10% to 50%
  • Spare parts inventory levels 10% to 30% reduction
  • Spare parts inventory stockouts 5% to 10% reduction
  • Number of rush and expedited orders 3% to 15% reduction

Be forewarned, however, implementation costs are rarely cheap if you want experienced help — and you will want experienced help to modify your processes, properly configure the CMMS in support of processes and ultimately realize the benefits described above.

David Berger, P.Eng., Plant Services, contributing editor, explores how to build the business case for better asset management.

As reported in A.T. Kearney’s and Industry Week’s survey of 558 companies that are currently using a computerized maintenance management system (DPSI 1994), companies reported an average of:

28.3% increase in maintenance productivity
20.1% reduction in equipment downtown
19.4% savings in lower material costs
17.8% reduction in maintenance, repairs, operation (MRO) inventory
14.5 months average payback time

Accolades and Awards

Top 10 Leading EAM and CMMS

Maintenance Connection has been rated amongst the top 10 Leading EAM and CMMS by independent software advisory Software Advice. It has garnered many awards, and this is testament to the quality of the software

  • 2005 – Plant Engineering's Product of the Year Award – Winner
  • 2011 – ABA Stevie Awards – Customer Service - Finalist
  • 2011 – TEC Certified
  • 2011 – Progressive Manufacturing PM100 – Finalist
  • 2012 – Technology 500 Award for Outstanding Web Product - Winner
  • 2014 – Plant Engineering’s Product of the Year – Finalist
  • 2015 – TopTen Reviews Silver Award
  • 2016 – TopTen Reviews Silver Award
  • 2016 – Capterra’s Top 20 Most Popular Maintenance Management Software
  • 2016 – Software and Technology
  • 2017 – Gartner’s FrontRunners Leader

Maintenance Connection Ranked as Top Value CMMS
on Gartner’s FrontRunner Quadrant

Maintenance Connection, the industry’s leading computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), was recently ranked number one value in Gartner’s FrontRunners Report for CMMS released by Software Advice…