How EAM Evolved from CMMS ?

EAM Definition :
Enterprise – Spanning across Multiple organization, Multiple departments

Assets – Any Equipment or Facility that plays a vital role in core business of the organization

Management – Involves utilization of assets and improving returns on investment

• CMMS – Computerized Maintenance Management System

• CMMS was the buzzword of maintenance industry in 1980s

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• CMMS was a computerized version of the Manual Maintenance Management System

• CMMS supported a single facility or a plant

• CMMS evolved into EAM

• To support an entire enterprise using one Maintenance System

• An MNC with 10 plants will support one EAM system rather than 10 different CMMS system

• Share data across multiple facilities or plants of an enterprise

• Web based solution

• To integrate with Financial and other ERP Solutions.