Everyone has one of those days. You boss storms into your office as soon as you get to your desk, demanding answers for a drop in production that you’re responsible for. He throws a pile of reports onto your desk and tells you in no uncertain terms that you have to handle it. NOW. You sigh, rub your face with your slightly damp hand and grab up the pile of papers strewn across the top of your desk. Assembling them into some sort of order, you can begin to see a pattern developing, telling a story of the how, when and where of the production problem. Your CMMS Software just might save your day after all.
Putting the pile of reports into a binder, you set off towards the plant floor in search of the floor manager. He took the notes that were submitted to the system to create the reports you now carry, and you’re curious to see why he didn’t note the problems that are now glaringly obvious before they had a chance to happen. CMMS Software exists to prevent problems before they begin, but the person who reads the data created by the software needs to be able to both interpret and act on it for the system to work at top efficiency.
You find your man and begin, in the same unwavering tone that your boss used on you, to ask exactly how this sort of thing might have happened with a CMMS Software system in place that is meant to prevent it? Turns out that there was a power outage during the night, and the reduction in production was created by a time lapse while trying to get the backup generator on line. The machines were running properly and at top efficiency, but the reporting system and the production was negatively affected by the lack of power, which lasted a few minutes.
Appeased, you go back to your boss and inform him that the reports are accurate, considering the power outage and production is on line. To make up the short amount of lost time, you decide to not take the machines offline today for a maintenance check. That can wait for another day.
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