{"id":654,"date":"2012-08-06T09:05:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-06T13:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.psiwebware.com\/blog\/?p=654"},"modified":"2014-02-20T14:22:07","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T19:22:07","slug":"preventive-maintenance-software-we-cant-afford-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/cmms-software-5\/preventive-maintenance-software-we-cant-afford-that\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventive Maintenance Software?  We Can\u2019t Afford THAT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t need to be an economic expert to notice the fluctuations in the global economy, and the way it has affected business decisions in this country and all over the world.\u00a0 One company announces major layoffs; another reports record profits.\u00a0 Rather than join in on the roller coaster ride, the average company is opting to sit it out and wait.\u00a0 Wait to do any new hiring; wait to make any major upgrades; wait to make any unnecessary expenditures of any type, including a major investment such as Preventive Maintenance Software.<\/p>\n<p>That was probably a mistake in years past, when the features of older systems could give a hand up to any company\u2014even in an unsettling economy.\u00a0 But as the newer features and advances in mobile technology have vastly improved, not investing in modern Preventive Maintenance Software could be the decision that ultimately reduces the ability for a company to remain competitive.\u00a0 A web-based Computerized Maintenance Management System, or CMMS can immediately lower costs while increase accountability and productivity.<\/p>\n<p>How can a good system make such a difference to a company seeking to control costs and eliminate waste?\u00a0 Here are just a few ways Preventive Maintenance Software does just that:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Increases Productivity:<\/strong>\u00a0 CMMS does more than just schedule and organize your maintenance; it provides you with the diagnostics needed to continually improve upon it.\u00a0 Using the data provided, you can quickly adjust your workflow to its optimum level, ensuring that any time or costs for any tasks are well spent.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decreases Breakdowns:<\/strong>\u00a0 By improving upon preventive and other maintenance schedules, <a title=\"Preventive Maintenance Software Saves You Money\" href=\"http:\/\/www.psiwebware.com\/cmms\/preventive-maintenance.php\" target=\"_blank\">Preventive Maintenance Software quickly decreases breakdowns and failures.<\/a>\u00a0 On average, a quality system can decrease downtimes by 20 to 30 hours per year.\u00a0 What does your downtime cost per hour?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decreases Overtime Costs:<\/strong>\u00a0 Using employee management tools, included with most high quality systems, the average plant can save about 10% of their projected overtime costs by simply managing their staff more effectively.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Decreases Inventory Costs:<\/strong>\u00a0 When you know how many parts and supplies you use during a given period, you can accurately order inventory based on this history, and eliminate the common mistake of ordering inventory that you already have.\u00a0 And by using advanced technologies such as barcode scanners, you can manage your inventory even more efficiently.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u201cBut this isn\u2019t FREE, is it?\u201d\u00a0 No\u2014every productivity tool requires an initial investment, which can vary depending upon the system and the features.\u00a0 But some companies who have worked in earnest have seen a return on investment within six months, with any savings after that going back into the company\u2019s bottom line.\u00a0 So, what are you waiting for?\u00a0 There may not be a better time to invest in Preventive Maintenance Software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every productivity tool requires an initial investment, which can vary depending upon the system and the features.  But some companies who have worked in earnest have seen a return on investment within six months, with any savings after that going back into the company\u2019s bottom line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[41],"tags":[6,32,10],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"psp_head":"<title>Preventive Maintenance Software?  We Can\u2019t Afford THAT! \u2013 PSIwebware - Hometown of TAMS<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many companies feel that maintenance is not as important as other aspects of thier business, incurring higher costs without really knowing why.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index,follow\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/cmms-software-5\/preventive-maintenance-software-we-cant-afford-that\/\" \/>\r\n","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2ATPx-ay","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=654"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":716,"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/654\/revisions\/716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psiwebware.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}