Alone, your CMMS software is a remarkable tool.
You might thinking:
What other tool could help the performance of my CMMS software?
Fortunately, there is such a tool.
Facility managers can complement their maintenance system with equipment inspection software.
By doing this you increase your staff’s ability to solve problems before they occur.
Think about it, equipment inspection software is a natural sidekick for your CMMS software.
You can use it to increase the effectiveness of your maintenance efforts while simultaneously improving accountability of staff.
We’re going to show you how a CMMS – coupled with equipment inspection software – will help increase proficiency and reduce workplace stress along the way.
Read this article with one ultimate goal in mind…Peace of mind.
Equipment Inspection and CMMS Software: A Match Made in Facility Management Heaven
Trust us, there’s no better way to move your maintenance department to a profit center than through a partnership of these two solutions.
What happens when you combine your CMMS software with equipment inspection software?
Insight. You’re able to clearly see and handle the obstructions in your equipment.
Next:
Are you challenged with maintaining accountability across your department?
Then implementing an inspection solution will give you peace of mind in that “department” as well.
The abilities of your maintenance software will be supercharged and your inspection software will be there to make sure equipment stays healthy.
We’re about the longevity of your facility.
Look:
We get that managing a maintenance operation can be quite a nuisance within itself.
Plus, adding inspections to your team’s list of things to do definitely doesn’t make you or anyone else feel any better. It can be the final thread of your patience, right?
You’ve probably thought this to yourself before:
There has to be a better way!
Good news…There is a better way.
Joined with your CMMS, your equipment inspection software will immediately give you the upper hand on your facility’s maintenance.
You’ll get the efficiency, effectiveness and peace of mind you deserve. You want peace of mind, right?
Then, enjoy the fruits of your labor and that of your solutions.
Put your operation on an uninterrupted path to becoming a profit center where employee accountability and reduced stress are commonplace.
7 Benefits of a Novel Solution for a Professional Facility Manager
We want you to quickly implement both of these solutions.
But first, you need to understand the value created by equipment inspection software. Once you understand them, you’ll be able to appreciate the benefits of such a powerful combination.
Here are 7 ways an inspection solution will increase the effectiveness of your maintenance solution…and your team.
- Accurate documentation removes inaccuracies and questions.
- No more handwritten notes or checklists helps you achieve this.
- Increased efficiency. Time is money and you’ll be saving tons of both.
- Most systems are simple to learn. In no time, your team will be trained and ready to execute.
- Flexible barcode or RFID technology and easy-to-attach labels for all of your equipment.
- Puts the ‘multi’ into multimedia with pictures, videos and other useful attachments for professional facility managers.
- Saving the best for last: Your team can instantly generate work orders directly from your system’s mobile application while conducting on-the-fly inspections.
Once your inspection solution is in place, you’ll have all the correct and useful information you need. Having proper documentation is an essential part of your ability to achieve peace of mind.
You don’t have time for not knowing or only knowing parts of a problem.
Here’s something to consider:
What’s the purpose of having reports that don’t provide you with comprehensive details of your maintenance operations? How are you able to make smart business decisions when you don’t have the full story?
It gets worse:
Routinely jotting down random details of an inspection has absolutely no value. It’s clear as day. You, your team AND your maintenance solutions need to be “all in” for effectiveness to raise through the roof.
It’s the better and faster way to achieve peace of mind too.
Now:
If you’re spinning your wheels and spending unnecessary money on repairs and replacements…It’s time to handle it today.
Eliminate inaccurate, handwritten notes and checklists with digital ones. Save trees and your bottom line. Use a solution that offers the use of handheld mobile devices for maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
In this case, you’re also cutting out the “middle man”: Pen and Paper.
Create digital checklists for equipment inspections. Have all the information reported at the time of each inspection.
Your team will be able to conduct on-the-fly inspections when the need is there. Trust us, it’s there.
What’s the positive result of this? There’s no question, the effect is increased efficiency.
Think about it:
Every piece of valuable information is accessible with your fingertips.
All details of your inspections are seamlessly recorded. All information is efficiently reported at the time of each inspection.
Even the preventive inspections your team conducts on the fly!
Every now and again your equipment might need to be attended to a little earlier than scheduled. You have to expect the unexpected, and be prepared for it.
- Conduct the inspection.
- Create a work order.
- Repair the equipment.
- Save the day…a few days earlier.
No need to overthink it.
With your CMMS and equipment inspection software, it’s that simple. It’s peace of mind.
Are you in the process of hiring new employees? Is hiring new employees a common practice at your facility? Do you love training new employees?
Look:
That costs money. Training is expensive.
We hope everyone on your team sticks around, but if not, your new solution will have you covered.
You do not want to waste your valuable (and limited) time on an antiquated system.
You want your system to be user friendly and easy to teach to your engineers and technicians. Give your team a little time and you’ll be surprised at how quickly they learn the system.
- Easy to implement.
- Easy to teach.
- Easy to learn.
Are you seeing the pattern here?
Here’s the kicker:
Once your team finishes their training, they’ll – without a doubt – feel empowered and exude enormous amounts of confidence.
They’ll be scanning labels and submitting work orders from their mobile device like it’s their job. Well, because it is.
Using your solution’s mobile device and the easy-to-attach labels, your maintenance team will be able to scan equipment with the utmost efficiency.
This tool really does enhance your CMMS solution’s effectiveness.
Quickly populate a piece of equipment’s details and all inspection items to either:
- Check
- Fix
- Replace
Question:
If something doesn’t seem right with a piece of equipment, how does your team currently handle it?
With your new tool, a picture is worth a thousand words – attach one!
A picture, video, audio recording and signature can always enhance the details of your maintenance inspections.
Giving your team the ability to take before and after pictures of equipment repairs or complete replacements is a game changer.
It gets better:
If an item fails inspection, they’ll be able to easily send it off to your maintenance system. They can instantly generate a work order with a single tap.
Now we’re talking ‘teamwork’ amongst your staff and your solutions.
Software Amplifies Your Maintenance
All of this boils down to your ability to perform better and with peace of mind.
Use a maintenance and equipment inspection solution that communicate with one another. It’s the best way to achieve maximum efficiency in the shortest amount of steps.
Combining these two solutions will provide you with one supercharged maintenance operation worth bragging about to your colleagues.
But don’t forget:
You can’t manage what you don’t measure and you can’t control what you can’t measure.
Your facility maintenance is only as good as the reports you use to manage it.
Both of your solutions must offer you one-click reporting and comprehensive analysis.
Give yourself all the data you need to increase your efficiency and the effectiveness of your maintenance system. It’s one way to start actually enjoying your system.
Look at your reporting features as a powerful, invaluable add-on to your solutions.
Over to You
Put this partnership into action and you’ll instantaneously cover number six on our list of what it takes to be a highly effective facility manager.
Accompany your CMMS with equipment inspection software to increase the effectiveness of your CMMS and all of your maintenance initiatives.
So, will you be implementing equipment inspection software to augment the effectiveness of your CMMS in the near future?
