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Computer-managed maintenance systems in process plants : a step-by-step guide to effective management of maintenance, labor, and inventory in your operation / William W. Cato and R. Keith Mobley.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cato, William W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Plant maintenance--Management.
- Plant maintenance.
- Factory management--Data processing.
- Factory management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (195 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Houston, TX : Gulf Pub. Co., 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Effective resource management and reliable equipment are essential for optimum plant performance. Computer-Managed Maintenance Systems goes beyond the simple selection and implementation of a CMMS. It also defines the changes in infrastructure, management philosophy and employee skills that must be implemented to gain maximum benefits from the CMMS. The book is designed to address the information needs of all levels of plant management. In this new edition, the authors have added a chapter specifically on the latest technology, Application Solution Providers (ASP) that has revoluti
- Contents:
- Cover; Computer-Managed Maintenance Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide to Effective Management of Maintenance, Labor, and Inventory; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Determining the Need and Selling the Program; Determining the Need; Selling the Program; Chapter 2. Defmition of a CMMS; CMMS Functionality; CMMS Databases or Files; Who Uses a CMMS and How; What a CMMS Will Do; What a CMMS Will Not Do; Chapter 3. CMMS Justification; Needs Analysis; Functional Requirements for Effective Maintenance; Maintenance Organizations; Labor Distribution; Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Six Keys to Selling Your CMMS ProgramChapter 4. CMMS Vendor Selection; Developing the Requirements Document; Determining the Short List of Vendors; System Evaluation; Request for Proposal; Proposal Evaluation; Contract Negotiation; Chapter 5. Project Implementation; Project Plan Development; System Installation; Database Development; Chapter 6. Integrating a CMMS with Other Systems; Inventory; Purchasing; Invoice Matching and Accounts Payable; Cost Accounting and General Ledger; Payroll; Graphics; Project Tracking; Predictive Maintenance Systems; Chapter 7. CMMS and Client Server; Background
- Client Server ConceptMaintenance Requirements; Chapter 8. Why a CMMS Fails; Partial Implementation; Lack of Resources; Fragmentation of Effort; Staff Overload or Not Enough Staff; Inappropriate Expectations; Lack of Behavioral Expectations; Treating Computers as Deliverables; Confrontation Instead of Collaboration; Poor Communication; Lack of Expertise; Reliance on Consultants; Modification of the CMMS; Work Culture Restrictions; Chapter 9. How to Assure Success; Plant Culture; Plant Size Considerations; Chapter 10. The Application Service Provider: Internet Based Solution
- Definition of an Application Service Provider and Their Internet SolutionBenefits of Using an Asp; Risk Associated with an Asp Solution; Selecting an Asp; Appendix A. Comparison of CMMS Systems; Appendix B. Typical CMMS Data Fields; Appendix C. Sample CMMS Vendor Evaluation Form; Appendix D. Benchmark Criteria for World-Class Organizations; Appendix E. Work Measurement: Key Performance Indicators; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-07746-1
- 9786611077464
- 0-08-050255-5
- OCLC:
- 476108497
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