Mobile Technology For Maintenance Management

Today’s business world is all about doing things faster, better and cheaper, and nothing reflects this movement more that the increase in mobile technology. Suddenly, Internet access is literally in the palm of your hand, and newer technologies are being developed every day.

Not to be left behind, the more advanced Maintenance Management Software takes advantage of the latest technologies, taking management out of the office and onto the job site, where problems can be solved in real time. Here are some examples of mobile technology in maintenance management (Hint: These are some of the items your current CMMS should provide):

1. Wireless Access: With today’s technologies, many Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) are web-based; they travel with you, and can be accessed anywhere you have an Internet connection. By having the data in their hand and on the job site, your employees can work to their fullest potential, and you can manage the workflow more effectively.

2. Inventory Control: Through the use of barcodes and barcode scanners, your workforce can quickly identify preventive maintenance services, supply consumption, and tool utilization to perform the job in a more effective manner. You’ll be able to get a correct inventory count and find and reserve necessary parts. This also aids your staff and managers in becoming more self reliant and accountable.

3. Employee Management: Utilizing mobile technology will greatly improve your staffs response time, accuracy and efficiency. Provide work instructions, document work performance, and maintain your workforce, all from your mobile device. You get more from your workforce, saving you the expense and headaches of hiring and training new employees.

4. Quality Inspections: How much time did you spend on your last quality inspection? Would you believe that, through the use of mobile technology, you could cut that time in half? And by using automated reporting, featured with some CMMS software and technology, you could cut 95% off of your reporting time. As you already know; time savings such as these can translate to bigger money savings down the road.

5. Mobile Work Instructions and Dispatching: The mobile technology provided with a quality Preventive Maintenance Software will complete a work order in the field, utilizing your existing cell phones. In addition, when a quality inspection fails, an automated notification can alert the correct supervisor to the problem, so a corrective action can be more cost effective.

As mobile technologies continue to be developed and improved upon, you can be sure that whatever issues you have today will be addressed through some form of mobile technology tomorrow. Talk to your CMMS provider and find out what’s on the way. You, your employees, your clients and your bottom line will be glad you did.

By: PSIwebware

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PSIwebware helps facility managers communicate effectively to their entire team and their clients using a web based CMMS that is live.