Efficient Plant May 2022 - 14

feature | CMMS applications
dard-bearers and avoid
unauthorized changes.
EFFECTIVE
INVENTORY
Uptime is oſt en the primary
goal in today's plants. Th at
uptime depends on having
an eff ective inventorymanagement
system in place
to decrease the lead time for
critical spare parts. Successfully
managing spare parts
inventory is about having
the right parts on hand and
getting them to the right
person when they're needed.
A modern CMMS off ers
parts inventory management,
as well as reports and
dashboards to help track
parts usage and lifespan.
To do that, a CMMS identifi es where parts
belong in a physical inventory environment.
Th ose parts can also be assigned diff erent
levels of criticality and be stocked using
those levels. With increased availability for
critical spare parts, maintenance managers
oſt en fi nd they can help signifi cantly
increase plant reliability.
Harnessing predictive-maintenance
strategies and gaining actionable insights
depends on IIoT connectivity. With condition-monitoring
sensors and soſt ware,
potential failures are fl agged before damage
or downtime occurs.
Th e right CMMS soſt ware seamlessly
integrates with technology such as vibration
and power-monitoring sensors to amplify
asset management. By viewing condition-monitoring
data in your CMMS, you
can help lower costs, reduce asset failures,
and ultimately extend asset lifespan.
TRACK KPIS
It's diffi cult to measurably improve plant
reliability without tracking maintenance
14 | EFFICIENTPLANTMAG.COM
Some CMMS software can integrate with technology such as vibration
and power-monitoring sensors to amplify asset management.
IMPROVE
RELIABILITY
To ensure your CMMS is a
success and that you get the
most out of your system,
follow these key steps:
Document standard
work processes. It's easier to
identify potential failure and
prep for compliance audits if
your team has detailed documentation.
Get started by
setting priorities based on
asset criticality, establishing
work control functions, and
defi ning and accounting for
all labor and parts.
Plan and schedule work.
Establish a planning and
scheduling process. Monitor
how much proactive work
your team is doing and
metrics. Maintenance KPIs (key performance
indicators) help teams compare their
performance with goals tied to a variety of
factors, including machine failures, repair
times, work backlogs, and maintenance
costs.
A CMMS is among the best ways to track
maintenance KPIs because it lets users
create baselines to measure against and
reveals opportunities for improvement. If
you already use a CMMS, you can likely
transform your existing data into measurable
insights that help empower data-based
decisions and ultimately improve reliability.
Maintenance KPIs can be bucketed into
leading and lagging indicators. Leading
indicators are about future events and
include maintenance metrics such as
Preventive Maintenance Compliance or
Estimate vs. Actual Performance. A lagging
indicator includes metrics such as Mean
Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean
Time to Repair (MTTR). To drive the
greatest increases in reliability, CMMS KPI
tracking should include a mix of both.
develop work schedules for planned work.
Manage MRO materials. Bridge the
maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO)
reliability gap by designating critical and/
or capital spare parts, tracking warranty
information, and documenting processes
for refurbishment/repair.
Audit processes for continuous
improvement. Treat your CMMS as your
most valuable asset. Evaluate ongoing
improvements year aſt er year and conduct
regular reviews of processes, workfl ows, and
data to maximize value. EP
As a mechanical application and product
specialist with Fluke Reliability, Everett,
WA (fl uke.com), John Bernet works with
customers from all industries to successfully
implement their reliability programs. He
has more than 30 years of experience in the
maintenance and operation of commercial
machinery and as a nuclear-power-plant
electrician in the U.S. Navy. He holds a Category
II Vibration Analyst certifi cation and is
a CMRP.
MAY 2022
http://www.uke.com http://www.EFFICIENTPLANTMAG.COM
Efficient Plant May 2022

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Efficient Plant May 2022
