xperience in data transfer of inventory, purchasing, and time card information to external financial systems. Management Reporting Capabilities: A CMMS is only as good as the information that can be retrieved from it. CMMS provide extensive management reporting capabilities that include detailed and summary reports, graphical reports, and easy to use report writing tools that do not require programming knowledge. PM Procedure Library: Select a system pre-loaded with mechanical and building PM (preventative maintenance) procedures. This PM procedure library will minimize the start up necessary to establish and implement your PM program, and provide conformance to generally accepted PM inspection schedules. Support Regulatory Compliance: Select a CMMS with tools that will assist in achieving compliance with an array of regulatory standards. To achieve compliance, Premier Maintenance Management Systems support the work flow process necessary to record, assign and account for both the work and the measures taken to correct and/or prevent maintenance related problems. Look for quick one button access to equipment histories and a flexible, detailed, and graphical reporting mechanism for problem and resolution trending (quality assurance) analysis.Multiple System Interfaces: The type of CMMS to look for should be capable of working together effectively and transparently with multiple systems. Direct interface between the CMMS and other diagnostic and monitoring systems such as building automation, predictive maintenance, etc. can assist greatly in streamlining the maintenance process by allowing maintenance personnel to respond to early warning signals before they escalate into critical repair problems. CMMS build upon these types of interfaces to automatically create work orders and update facilities histories based on alarms and test results received through these interfaces. CMMS are also capable of interfacing with other technol...
