by Carson McFarlane | Apr 12, 2022
When companies need to order parts to keep their maintenance teams stocked, users usually have to find vendor maintenance documents or spare parts lists to figure out what’s needed. There are many challenges with this approach. However, if you’re willing... by Carson McFarlane | Mar 10, 2022
So, we’ve talked extensively about what makes a great maintenance BOM for any company. What about the opposite? What do bad maintenance BOMs look like? A poor maintenance BOM will naturally incur handicaps on business productivity, leading to increased downtime,... by Carson McFarlane | Mar 8, 2022
First and foremost, Bills of Materials (BOMs) help companies keep track of the spare materials needed to carry out maintenance requests across their operations. Without maintenance BOMs in your EAM system, your equipment won’t be efficiently linked to the spares... by Carson McFarlane | Mar 1, 2022
Maintenance BOMs contain information about what spare parts are used to maintain different types of assets within your facilities. However, maintenance BOMs can only manage this information effectively with accurate data to match. Inaccurate BOMs complicate the... by Carson McFarlane | Feb 24, 2022
Next up this week requires an investigation into obsolete parts in your EAM/CMMS systems. Obsolete parts in your systems and, by extension, your inventory can pose problems for your upkeep operations if they aren’t managed proactively. Obsolete parts occur over time...