MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT WITH EXCEPTION REPORTS

Tool-Track includes Machine and Tool PM Exception Reports which show how many hours or cycles are left before the next Planned Maintenance is due. It also displays how many hours or cycles remain for completion of the current job. As a result you can carry out your maintenance at the same time as a job change or during a period of non-production for the tool or machine concerned. You should make this information available to all maintenance staff, either on screen or printed report, to ensure that they all work to the same priorities. In this way management effort is reduced through better communication.

The Inventory Exception Report warns of shortages of parts and consumables required for maintenance tasks. You define for each part a re-order threshold and minimum order quantity. You set up kits of parts to be associated with each PM task and also book parts against open repairs. This means that Tool-Track can calculate the difference between what you have and what you need and warn you of what items are in short supply. Consequently you get advance warning of problems which will reduce or even eliminate instances of machines or tools being unavailable to production because they are waiting for parts. You can either get the parts in good time or delay stopping production until the needed items arrive.

All the above benefits increase your profitability by increasing the available production capacity. Downtime is reduced and quality improved by more effective preventative maintenance. Improved planning means that resources are used more efficiently and less management and administrative time are needed. However, on top of all this, Tool-Track saves even more money by helping to measure and control your variable costs.

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