Teoria De Antenas

CWorks Implementation Guide
Implementing CWorks CMMS is no easy task, but if done correctly, CWorks may bring huge benefits. There are many implementation methods and this paper outline one of these methods. To implement a solution such as CWorks, many steps are required due to the amount of information that can be collected. However trying to benefit from all of them at once is akin to tryingto pass too many cookies through a small bottleneck. So we will break the implementation into various modules. Setting Objectives Before embarking on an implementation we have to be precise in the objectives. There are two main objectives that can be achieved by implementing CMMS, they are namely, reduce maintenance costs and increase equipment uptime. The table below shows how each of theobjectives may be achieved. Objective Reduce Maintenance Costs Strategy Reduce labor costs Tasks Control jobs Plan labor/materials CWorks modules Work Order Location Employee Requester Inventory Asset Location Employee Requester Work Order Inventory

Reduce inventory storage costs Increase Equipment Uptime Reduce mean time to repair

Analyze usage Analyze investment Keep equipment data Keep locationdata Keep bill of material Keep employee info Keep contractor info Keep supplier info Manage spares stock Keep equipment history Analyze breakdown Schedule PM

Increase mean time before failure

Work Order Asset Location Preventive Maint.

Each of the strategy above can be implemented by itself. It is advised that the user chooses which objective and strategy that is most urgently needed andthen implement it first. After that each of the other strategies can be implemented as needed. Implementing by objectives allows for the benefits of CWorks to be attained sooner. This is due to the fact that the implementation will be focussed and the tasks broken done into smaller doable chunks. Now let us look at the implementation tasks required. Know the subject After you have decided whichobjective, strategy, tasks and modules you want to implement, then scan through the user manual. There is no need to read everything but do get an understanding of each module that is to be implemented. It is imperative that it is understood how each module works.

Try the software At this stage of the implementation, install CWorks. Installation steps are outlined in the user manual. Uponinstallation, two Cworks copies will be installed. One is the main CWorks and the other one is called CWorks Demo. Run Cworks Demo and you will find a Cworks that is filled with some example data. Look through the examples and create some dummy data on this database. Try different real-world examples on the modules you have selected to implement and this should give a better understanding of CWorks. Atthe end of this stage, the following need to be understood. • • • What are the required fields What data need to be collected and when What information can be reported

Set benchmarks Now go back to the objectives that have been set and do an audit of where the operations are currently. For example, if the objective is to reduce manpower costs then break down the costs into cost components suchas overtime pay. Then calculate how much overtime is being paid currently. This figure will now be the benchmark against which improvement is to be targeted. Keep this list of benchmarks because it will be referred to throughout the use of CWorks as the basis of improvement works. Develop, design, and document process CWorks is a tool. The tool will not bring any benefit without being used. So weneed to develop work processes to use CWorks. A process is a set of linked activities that take an input and transform it into an output. Also each activity should not only be defined but also assigned as a responsibility to someone. An example of a process for service call processing is displayed below.
Service Call Process Initiate request

Customer

Receive notification

Duty Desk...