Simplifying Work Order Management due to COVID-19

  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...

Poor Work Orders May Mean Poorer Maintenance Processes

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...

Are Spreadsheets Stumbling Blocks for your Work Orders?

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...

Setting Standards for Better Work Orders

As we’ve discussed again and again on this blog, data standardization creates a consistent naming and classifying convention for your EAM or CMMS system data. The purpose of setting and enforcing standards is to create a shared understanding of the operations that are...