Are Downtimes Getting You Down? PMX Can Help

To get the most out of your equipment, it has to actually be available. So - do you ever wonder why certain pieces of equipment seem to be down more than they are up and running?

Well, you can use PMXpert to easily track the Downtimes of your assets, whether they result from scheduled maintenance services or unexpected events.

You can record Asset Downtimes in two different ways.

• First, when closing a service in a work order, the Close Service Wizard allows you to record the downtime(s) required by the service.
• Second, if the downtime is unrelated to a service, you can record it in the Assets screen under the Downtimes tab.

You can view all of an asset’s downtimes under the Downtimes tab in the Assets screen. In addition to the dates, times and hours of the downtime, you can also record the related Work Order, a Description, and a Downtime Type. You define the Downtime Types in PMXpert, so you can set up as many as you need: Repairs, Scheduled PM, Out of Service, Part Not in Stock, Accident, etc.

PMXpert’s built-in Reports can then help you review the information you recorded.

• The Asset Downtime report displays the days of downtime for each asset during a date range you select.
• The Asset Downtime Hours report displays the hours of downtime for each asset, including the percentage of time each asset is down.

Once the information is in your hands, you can look for a way to reduce equipment downtime. Perhaps maintenance has to be re-scheduled so that it addresses problems before they arise. Maybe maintenance could be performed more efficiently by linking services together. Perhaps that piece of equipment is just a lemon!

You can find out more about recording downtimes in the PMXpert User Manual at Chapter 3: Assets, Asset Downtime and Chapter 6: Work Orders, Close a Work Order Service.


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