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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