Plant Services - August 2008 - (Page 22) ASSET MANAGER that track a technician’s location report productivity gains of 30% or more because people know they’re being monitored. e downside, however, is the potential pushback by technicians because “Big Brother is watching.” Some feel such close scrutiny of one’s every move fosters mutual mistrust, thereby straining labor relations. As usual, it’s more likely that a change-management snafu will initiate such attitude problems. Make sure your objective in adding GPS is seen primarily as a benefit to the technicians, such as dispatching the technician closest to the work, improved safety and security, assisting with route optimization and eliminating traffic problems. spots for drilldown to more detailed information about a given asset or location (eg, static data, condition history, repair history, and move history, including splitting linear assets and maintaining parent/child data) • Draw a polygon on the GIS map from within the CMMS, for fi ltering and displaying specific information such as a list of assets of a given type within the polygon, past-due PM work orders for equipment within the polygon, or a list of affected assets if service is interrupted in the area • Redline the GIS map from within the CMMS in the field, for example, if technicians discover an asset has moved or to show where repair work was done. e demand for integration between GIS systems and CMMS packages has caused at least one GIS software vendor to develop its own fully integrated CMMS modules to capture market share. E-mail Contributing Editor David Berger, P.Eng., partner, Western Management Consultants, at david@wmc.on.ca. CMMS/GIS integration e CMMS-GIS software interface can be as basic as access to simple maps to sophisticated features: • Synchronized static asset data, including the asset numbering scheme for cross-referencing and location references within the CMMS and GIS applications • View a GIS map from within the CMMS, showing hot We Rent Solutions Cooling Heating Dehumidification Rental Experts We keep manufacturing plants running at peak capacity. Don’t let temperature or humidity control problems degrade production rates or quality. Our engineers speak your technical language. Chillers Cooling Towers Pumps Heat Exchangers Air Conditioners Spot Coolers Air Handlers Dehumidifiers Heaters Boilers Generators 800-586-8336 CarrierRentals.com 22 We are the rental cooling, heating and dehumidification experts. .PLANTSERVICES. A http://CarrierRentals.com http://CarrierRentals.com http://www.PLANTSERVICES.com
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