Explaining CMMS and TPM in maintenance management

Maintenance
Management

TABLE OF CONTENT
Explaining CMMS and TPM in maintenance management..................................................3
Advantages and disadvantages of CMMS.............................................................................3
Stating the manner under which CMMS is applied in TPM..................................................4
Integration of CMMS and TPM help an organization succeed..............................................5
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................7

Explaining CMMS and TPM in maintenance management
CMMS stands for computerized maintenance management software, is a software
package that stores and carries data regarding the organization’s maintenance operations. The
major objective of CMMS software is to ensure the effectiveness of maintenance workers and
to help the management in making better operational decisions. However, a computer
software cannot complete the tasks of a skilled technician but the software ensures that all the
tasks are prioritized systematically and all the company has all the necessary resources like
raw materials, labour and inventory to complete the assigned work effectively and efficiently
(Pai and et.al., 2018).CMMS also helps the organization in increasing the productivity of its
workers, improving the life of equipment and better inventory management through optimum
utilization of resources.
TPM also known as total productive maintenance is a system of maintaining and
improving the production capacity, quality system of machines and employees through
supporting processes. TPM is of great value and its main objective is to improves the core
business processes. The production system ensures that there is minimum wastage during the
production process, good quality goods are manufactured, quick production at a reduced cost
of operations. TPM focuses on increasing the overall equipment effectiveness of plant
equipment so that the production capacity increases and the company achieves economies of
scale which further helps in increasing profits adequately. The major pillars of TPM are
autonomous maintenance, planned maintenance, training and education, quality maintenance
and safety health environment (Jain, Singh and Bhatti, 2018). Along with increasing the scale
of production, TPM also emphasizes towards the improving of employees’ working
conditions and provide them motivation so that they can achieve job satisfaction and work
with increased concentration.
Advantages and disadvantages of CMMS
Advantages of CMMS are as follows:
 Adequate planning and scheduling of preventive maintenance: CMMS software
automatically schedules the inspections and maintenance to prevent the occurrence of
future problems relating to expensive repairs. Advance scheduling also helps the
companies from incurring extra costs and helps in smooth working of the business.
 Managing the work orders efficiently: The software helps in improving the workflow
and efficiency by allowing the assigning and closing of orders quickly and easily.