5. Conclusion

The first step in implementing a CMMS is to identify and quantify the challenges facing the company concerned. This essential phase is often preceded by a diagnosis of the company's maintenance function, carried out either in-house or by an external consultant.

• Common mistakes :

  • computerize without organizing or reorganizing :

    • objectives,

    • what's at stake,

    • priorities,

    • expectations ;

  • consider CMMS as a means of imposing an organization or political choices by obtaining staff approval;

  • insufficient consideration of the database to be built ;

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