Asset Management Software

Failure codes are used in a CMMS to track why assets fail. Learn more about what makes CMMS failure codes so valuable to maintenance management.

Unfortunately, first-time CMMS users often do not have a plan for naming their assets in the system, causing major headaches. Learn how to develop an asset naming convention that will make asset identification easy.

Asset naming conventions differ from organization to organization, and there are many ways in which they can be crafted. This article discusses 3 options for you to consider.

Depending on your current CMMS status, transferring data may seem easy or overwhelming. The truth is that it’s neither—it’s not as simple as you might think, but it doesn’t have to be stressful either. Follow these best practices and your data transfer will go smoothly.

Asset naming conventions are a critical part of identifying assets in your CMMS. Learn more about why asset naming conventions matter.

Condition-based maintenance (CbM) is an advanced maintenance technique that actively monitors an asset’s performance and condition. Learn more about how CbM works and when to use it.

What does facility management really mean? It is a concept that impacts multiple areas of an organization. A CMMS can support many of those areas. Read on to learn more about facility management in today’s industrial and commercial environments.

Maintenance looks very different today than it did even a few years ago. Take a look back in history to see how maintenance practices have changed and how you can better manage your maintenance activities.

Unfortunately, a staggering amount of CMMS implementations fail. While it can be discouraging, there is hope. If you’ve recently experienced a failed CMMS implementation, follow these steps to get back on track.

Understanding the true cost of unplanned downtime will help maintenance managers make decisions about how to reduce it, in part with the help of a CMMS.

How do you know if your assets are performing up to standards? In this article, we take a look at 3 important asset management key performance indicators (KPIs).

You may have heard the terms CMMS and EAM used interchangeably. Are they one in the same, or are they different? Read on to find out more about the differences between these two types of software used by maintenance departments.

When selecting a CMMS, scalability is an important factor. When your business grows, you want your maintenance management software to grow with it. Find out how to ensure scaling your CMMS is successful.

Maintenance managers know that a CMMS provides many benefits, yet many have trouble getting buy-in from upper management. In this article, we explore how to convince key stakeholders that maintenance management software is a worthwhile investment.

Asset management helps you get the most value out of your assets throughout its entire lifecycle. Learn more about the components that comprise asset management.

Maintaining a bill of materials (BOM) provides many benefits to the maintenance team. In this article we answer common questions such as what is a bill of materials, who uses BOM, and more.