Types of Maintenance: The 4 Main Maintenance Strategies
What are the 4 Main Types of Maintenance Strategies? The main maintenance strategies include reactive maintenance (RM), preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and [...]
Understanding a CMMS System and How it Works
CMMS, stands for Computerized Maintenance Management System. A CMMS system, also known simply as a CMMS, is a cloud-based solution that centralizes all information related [...]
What is FMEA? Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
What is Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)? FMEA is an acronym of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis, a process where all possible equipment [...]
5 Advantages of CMMS for Pharmaceutical Companies
Pharmaceutical companies are held to strict standards by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other international standards. Ensuring compliance with regulations [...]
How CMMS Helps Medical Device Manufacturers with Regulatory Compliance
Like all life science organizations, medical device manufacturing companies are held to strict standards set by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [...]
PM Compliance: What it is and Why it Matters
Preventive Maintenance (PM) compliance is an important metric for your preventive maintenance program that measures how successfully a team can complete preventative maintenance activities. In [...]
4 Benefits of CMMS Software: A Case Study
A computerized maintenance management system, or CMMS, is a suite of software tools designed to record and store information about a company’s maintenance activities. Since [...]
What is a Maintenance Backlog?
What is a Maintenance Backlog? The maintenance backlog is a maintenance metric that assigns a numeric value to maintenance tasks that are still in [...]
21 CFR Part 11 Compliance: A Quick Guide
Pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, labs, and other life sciences organizations need to be 21 CFR Part 11 compliant. The right maintenance software can [...]
What Is Planned Maintenance Percentage (PMP)?
Planned Maintenance Percentage (PMP) is a maintenance key performance indicator (KPI) that evaluates the effectiveness of your planned maintenance by comparing your planned maintenance [...]