Objectives of Maintenance Management

The basic purpose of evaluating output and identifying the best methods and procedures within a given sector is shared by all types of maintenance management.

For example, reviewing data from a CMMS helps you to monitor costs, properly and accurately plan operations, and ensure that errors and breakdowns are held to a minimum. The key maintenance management priorities include:

Cost control/budgeting: Maintenance management tools provide managers with the information necessary to properly allocate funds from the budget.

Cost control is important because some costs are a better use of the company’s funds than others. For instance, a maintenance manager might need to buy a replacement part for an asset.

She might have to choose between a cheaper part that’s less durable and a more expensive, longer-lasting part.

Scheduling work/allocating resources: Scheduling work and allocating the resources of time and labor so they’re at their most productive play a key role inefficiency.

Maintenance management gives a manager an ultimate understanding of the overall process to help decide priority levels of various activities.

For example, if the maintenance manager needs to verify the timely delivery of a product, she might be inclined to prioritize forklift maintenance to ensure the product can be moved around the warehouse and onto the delivery truck without interruption.