Computerised Maintenance Management

SMEC has been implementing computerised maintenance management systems for more than 10 years as part of overall asset management consultancy services to a wide variety of clients.

The implementations of computerised maintenance management systems have included maintenance system audits and review, establishment of equipment and location hierarchies, development of failure codes, maintenance policies, inventory and supply system cataloging, and the preparation of operation and maintenance procedures and technical instructions.

Typically, SMEC has provided computerised maintenance management services for a wide range of industries, including:

• electric power generation

• military support infrastructure

• petro-chemical and materials processing

• construction and civil engineering

• public works departments

• mobile equipment fleets.

As the focus on optimum allocation of scarce financial and other resources increases globally, the need for efficient maintenance management becomes ever more critical.

A correctly implemented and operated computerised maintenance management system is not only a valuable support tool for continuous improvements but can also generate substantial savings by:

• collecting and collating all relevant plant and asset maintenance history information in a high integrity database

• automating the collection of data from other systems, such as SCADA, finance and payroll

• producing timely and current reports on key performance indicators

• producing cost trending and performance exception reports

• preserving, archiving and expanding the corporate memory of the organisation

• providing a substantive framework for the preparation of schedules of rates for maintenance contract documentation.

SCOPE OF SERVICES

• Computerised maintenance management

• General maintenance management

• Training

• Applications

SMEC’s capability in computerised maintenance management systems has been developed and refined over the past ten years and is a natural progression of SMEC’s more than 25 years of providing continuous technical assistance and professional support in maintenance management to a wide range of clients and industries.

SMEC’s experienced and qualified personnel provide a comprehensive range of services to implement maintenance audits, produce analytical reports and develop computerised maintenance management systems for the service, process and infrastructure development industries.

The services offered by SMEC are extensive and include:

Computerised maintenance management

• analysis of maintenance databases and systems

• evaluation of client’s requirements

• recommendations on the most suitable computerised maintenance management system (CMMS)

• recommendations on the most suitable support systems

• audits of existing computer hardware, with recommendations on any necessary upgrades

• configuration and customisation of CMMS packages to suit client’s requirements

• customised report writing

• inventory cataloguing systems

• electronic database transfers

• upgrades of existing software systems

• electronic interfacing links to other systems

• assist management change for transition from manual to computerised systems

• preparation of operating manuals

• analysis of training needs

• training in the use of CMMS

General maintenance management

• safety review and analysis

• process and energy efficiency audits

• risk management and risk assessment

• failure analysis

• analysis and development of maintenance policies

• development of preventive maintenance programs

• asset and condition monitoring

• asset registers, numbering systems and hierarchies

• inspection and appraisal reports

• workshop management

• design of maintenance workshops and support facilities

• selection, procurement and installation of maintenance equipment

• recommendations on workshop tooling

• design of store facilities

• inventory analysis and rationalisation

• commercialisation

Training

The success and sustainability of any new or improved maintenance management system is usually dependent on the quality of the training provided at the time of implementation. SMEC can provide training to suit any client’s requirements for computerised maintenance management.

These training services include:

• design and development of training programs

• presentation of training courses

• provision of competency based training

• implementation of practical "on-the-job" training

• training clients’ staff in training and instructing.

SMEC has world-wide experience in maintenance audits and maintenance management activities, gained through successful assignments for a wide variety of public and private sector clients in Australia, Africa, Asia, the Middle East and the Pacific.

Applications

SMEC’s computerised maintenance management services are applicable to a broad spectrum of utility, service and manufacturing industries that include:

• electric power generation and distribution

• water storage, water supply and waste water treatment

• construction and civil engineering

• mining

• ports and harbours

• hospitals

• petro-chemical

• synthetic fibre manufacturing

• material processing

• quarry management and aggregate production

• pre-cast concrete facilities, (pre-stressed beam production, block making, pipe and pole spinning)

• timber extraction and processing

• woodworking workshops and facilities.