The NRX Blog

Every work order has a life cycle. Understanding each phase and assigning appropriate tasks within the process ensures that there are no backlogs and delays. There are a few key elements that should ideally be included in maintenance work orders to yield maximum results.

Within most organizations, work orders are prioritized in the system by team members as they see fit. However, this method is not realistic in the long run as members are bound to rank their work orders as the top priority, leading to inaccuracies in ranking and prioritizing maintenance work orders.

Often, we shut down our computers once we are done using it for the day or when it is not in use. We do this so that we do not drain out the battery or skew its performance. Similarly, with all the different kinds of equipment that organizations use, shutdowns are crucial in ensuring the longevity of assets.

Within most CMMS systems, failure codes can be used on a work order to help identify why a particular type of equipment or asset failed. These codes are typically alphanumeric characters that are attributed to abbreviations of their descriptions.

Managing work orders is a challenging task, but with the COVID-19 restrictions, technology and automation have become important now more than ever. Some companies have faced disruption in transitioning to a remote work environment and as such, their processes fail to meet new work demands.

Sometimes, work orders may confuse rather than clarify. Though work orders exist to help organize maintenance and track the history of an asset, poorly documented data can be a costly obstacle to optimizing your maintenance processes. Poor work orders can happen for...

For any asset-intensive business, maintenance backlogs play a key role in determining the reliability of an equipment’s operating condition, the efficiency of an organization’s maintenance strategy, and the major areas of improvement in a plant’s maintenance...

Asset-intensive businesses can record and manage their work orders in lots of ways! Some may use the old-fashioned pen and paper method, while others may use more sophisticated EAM or CMMS software. In between these two options is the spreadsheet: not as complicated...

Whether you’re in the oil and gas industry, automotive industry, transportation industry, or another industry that requires more than the average amount of assets and equipment to operate successfully, managing your maintenance is important! If you’re reading this as...