Janet Jaquis PM Buyer’s Guide · Updated August 2026 Preventive Maintenance Software: A Practical Buyer’s Guide The real question isn’t whether preventive maintenance software works — it’s which system fits how your team actually operates, and which one you’ll still be using in three years instead of abandoning after a painful rollout. Key Takeaways PM software services … Read more
Hidden Inefficiencies in Maintenance Scheduling Most Teams Miss Maintenance scheduling assigns preventive and corrective work to technicians at a specific time. Schedulers base it on asset needs, staffing, and priority. In manufacturing, a schedule that looks reasonable on paper often breaks down once staffing gaps, parts delays, and travel time enter the picture. A CMMS … Read more
Maintenance Budget Waste: 8 Places It’s Hiding Maintenance budget waste is spending that looks like normal maintenance on paper but doesn’t reduce downtime or extend equipment life. In manufacturing, budgets run thin, so money lost to inefficiency can’t fund the preventive work that actually prevents failures. A CMMS makes this waste visible by tying cost … Read more
Why Maintenance Teams Lose Time on Maintenance Time Management (and How to Get It Back) Maintenance time management refers to how well a team plans, tracks, and executes work orders. Done well, technician hours go toward actual repairs. Done poorly, hours disappear into searching, waiting, and re-entering the same information twice. In manufacturing, this matters … Read more
The True Cost of Reactive Maintenance in Facility Operations Reactive maintenance cost is everything a facility spends fixing equipment after it fails, rather than before. That includes emergency labor, rush parts, and the damage a failure causes on its way down. In facility operations, this matters because run-to-failure work rarely shows up as a single … Read more
How to Build Organized Maintenance Operations in 10 Steps Organized maintenance operations means a structured approach. Teams plan, track, and execute work orders, preventive maintenance schedules, and asset records on a consistent system, rather than handling them ad hoc. In manufacturing, this matters because plants running on scattered spreadsheets, paper logs, or tribal knowledge lose … Read more
How Small Maintenance Delays Turn Into Major Operational Costs Maintenance delay is the gap between when someone first spots an equipment issue and when a technician actually resolves it. In manufacturing, this matters because a delay that looks small on paper — a few hours, a missed shift, a part ordered a day late — … Read more
What Maintenance Records Reveal About Hidden Equipment Problems Maintenance records refer to the ongoing history of work orders, repairs, parts usage, and technician notes tied to each piece of equipment. In manufacturing, this matters because the earliest sign of a developing equipment problem is rarely a single failure. It’s a pattern buried across dozens of … Read more
CMMS Software: The Complete Guide A CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) is software that centralizes work orders and asset records. It also tracks preventive maintenance schedules and parts inventory in one system. That replaces spreadsheets, paper logs, and disconnected tools with a single source of truth for how maintenance gets done. This guide covers what … Read more
Your PM Compliance Rate Is Lying to You (And What to Measure Instead) A high PM compliance rate tells you that work orders got closed. It does not tell you whether the preventive maintenance was done on time, done thoroughly, or scheduled against the right interval — and those are the things that actually keep … Read more
