Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) tools allow managers, especially in companies with a high number of dispersed assets, to have a broad view of the asset life cycle and its relationship to operations. These tools go far beyond a simple Maintenance Manager (GMAO/CMMS) and can include in their analysis financial issues such as full cost of [...]
Within the activity of large stores and shopping centres, the generation of wastewater and discharges presents a problem that, if not properly managed, can cause serious economic or image damage to the company. Efficient management of wastewater in shopping centres reduces the cost associated with the sanitation fee (known as the K factor), but also [...]
There was a time when managing corporate physical assets was, by nature, a time-consuming process. Technicians had to pick up their tasks at the office and then return their forms at the end of the day with a lot of paperwork, including timesheets and repair request forms. Now, there is a better way. By becoming [...]
All physical business assets that require some level of maintenance or repair service are generally purchased with appropriate insurance or warranties. Good monitoring of asset warranties can often reduce the cost of repair and maintenance, as keeping a record of warranties allows us to identify which assets are covered, the period of coverage, the cost [...]
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), also generally called Asset Management, is the discipline that seeks to manage the entire life cycle of an organisation's assets in order to maximise their value. Businesses around the world need to reduce the cost of their assets, increase productivity, keep up with changing rules, regulations and economic changes in the [...]
The BIM methodology has made a quantum leap in standardizing asset construction. Although the concept has existed since the 1970s, it did not become popular until 2002 when Autodesk, the company that created Autocad, acquired the software company Charles River Software, which a couple of years earlier had developed a program called Revit, which was [...]
The integration of BIM systems into CMMS asset maintenance tools makes it possible to have accurate, up-to-date information on the company's assets in real time, increasing business knowledge to facilitate maintenance and technical management, but also to make well-informed strategic decisions. This integration makes it possible to significantly reduce the time it takes to put [...]
Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is the treatment of the entire life cycle of an organisation's physical assets in order to maximise their value, covering all processes from incorporation (design and acquisition) to disposal. This approach, although broader than maintenance management, still has a large reactive component. Incorporating a strategic vision into asset management allows managers, [...]
If you work in the field of enterprise asset management and maintenance, you have probably used or at least heard the terms CMMS and EAM. They are often used interchangeably and have primarily the same purpose - to maintain and control company assets. However, there are important differences between CMMS and EAM that you may [...]
Hotels are establishments that, due to their characteristics, include a large number of regulations to be taken into account: they do not just consist of a building through which customers can walk with a certain freedom or rooms where they have absolute independence. They also include multiple installations, for example, air conditioning, plumbing, fire protection, [...]
