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Machinery & Equipment MRO
February 2022
CMMS IMPLEMENTATION AND COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID
Implementing a CMMS is a considerable investment in time and money for a business. Yet, opportunities are squandered if it’s approached simply as a digitization of existing programs.
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ith the advance of new technologies, a new computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a transformational event for a plant, offering efficient asset utilization and greater reliability. Therefore, it demands a complete review of the existing maintenance process and operational culture. Of the many pitfalls
possible with CMMS implementation, four mistakes occur most commonly.
1. Incorporating existing maintenance flaws
Maintenance systems require continuous improvement and evolution, yet inefficiencies and redundancies can accumulate over time. Inputting an imperfect maintenance program to a
CMMS creates an abstraction that obfuscates, giving the appearance of control but with sub-optimal gains. Before implementation, a maintenance program review should be done at a strategic, tactical, and operational level, as part of the CMMS investment. Strategically, the operation’s maintenance objectives should be analyzed considering the new opportunities com-
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BY BRYAN CHRISTIANSEN
