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Barcode Scanning on Smart Devices – Assets & Inventory

September 2020

Barcode Inventory

Barcodes have primarily been captured by using highly expensive and effective dedicated scanning devices.  With the evolution of mobile technology, you can now move to a user-friendly and easy to use software-based solution to manage your inventory and assets. 

Whether you are using a barcode scanner or a smart device, incorporating barcode technology into eWorkOrders CMMS solution, you can easily manage your entire maintenance operations from one centralized system. Read more…


Importance of Enterprise Asset Management (EAM)

August 2020

What is Enterprise Asset Management?

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Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) is the process of managing the maintenance of physical assets and equipment of an organization throughout each asset’s lifecycle.   The objective of EAM is to maximize asset/equipment lifespan, reduce costs, optimize the quality and utilization of assets, increase efficiency, and improve safety. Learn more about EAM and what is can do for your organization.


eWorkOrders Named Top FrontRunner in Facility Management and Asset Tracking

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eWorkOrders, a leader in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) solutions for companies of all sizes, has been named by Software Advice as the Top FrontRunner in Facility Management and Asset Tracking.  This recognition confirms eWorkOrders commitment in providing the highest quality CMMS software tools that help businesses needing a simple, secure platform to manage their assets, maintenance and facilities operations.

“We are excited for the recognition as the Top FrontRunner for our CMMS software by Software Advice,” said Jeff Roscher, President and Owner of eWorkOrders (Information Professionals, Inc.).  “We continue to work hard to support our customers with updated technology, streamlining processes, and providing high-quality web-based services at an affordable price.  We are extremely proud that our customers are excited and take the time to share their experiences about our CMMS offer and how it has helped their businesses grow.  We work with our customers in providing them with a solution that best fits their needs.  We listen to our customers and are continually enhancing our CMMS tools to give them the best applications to meet their growing needs.”

eWorkOrders CMMS software has been an established player in the market for over 25 years, providing companies with first-class maintenance and facilities management software, best practices and expertise. eWorkOrders is used throughout all industries by market leaders and has been the recipient of many Five Star awards.

About eWorkOrders CMMS

eWorkOrders is an easy to use, affordable and powerful, web-based CMMS that helps organizations easily manage and report on daily operations and plan for future requirements. A CMMS provides the tools and features to help manage and track service requests, work orders, equipment/assets, workers, inventory levels, expenses, and more. Some of the benefits of implementing a CMMS are to improve accountability, decrease business disruption due to equipment downtime, keep historical information on repairs and issues for better preventive maintenance scheduling, extend the lifespan of assets/equipment, provide better distribution and management of resources, and be able to create detailed and accurate reports on your organization’s activities. Implementing a CMMS will help minimize expenses and maximize ROI (Return On Investment). Learn more at https://eworkorders.com/.

About Software Advice

Software Advice is the leading online service for businesses navigating the software selection process. Advisors provide free, personalized software recommendations, helping companies of all sizes find products that meet their business needs. Software Advice also features objective research by industry experts and reviews from validated users, saving buyers time and resources. Software Advice is a Gartner company. For more information, visit softwareadvice.com.

FrontRunners is published on Software Advice, the leading online service for businesses navigating the software selection process. FrontRunners evaluates verified end-user reviews and product data, positioning the top scoring products based on Usability and Customer Satisfaction ratings for small businesses.

 


eWorkOrders Named #1 Software Leader in Maintenance Management & Facility Management Categories

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eWorkOrders, a leader in computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) solutions for companies of all sizes, has been recognized by GetApp as the #1 Software Leader for both Maintenance Management and Facility Management Categories.  This recognition confirms eWorkOrders commitment in providing the highest quality CMMS software tools that help businesses needing a simple, secure platform to manage their maintenance and facilities operations.

“We are excited for the recognition from GetApp as the #1 Category Leader in Maintenance Management and Facility Management,” said Jeff Roscher, President and Owner of eWorkOrders (Information Professionals, Inc.).  “We continue to work hard to support our customers with updated technology, streamlining processes, and providing high-quality web-based services at an affordable price.  We are extremely proud that our customers are excited and take the time to share their experiences about our CMMS offer and how it has helped their businesses grow.  We continue to work with our customers in providing them with a solution that best fits their needs.  We listen to our customers and are continually enhancing our CMMS tools to give them the best applications to meet their growing needs.”

eWorkOrders CMMS software has been an established player in the market for over 25 years, providing companies with first-class maintenance and facilities management software, best practices and expertise. eWorkOrders is used throughout all industries by market leaders and has been the recipient of many Five Star awards.

About eWorkOrders CMMS

eWorkOrders is an easy to use, affordable and powerful, web-based CMMS that helps organizations easily manage and report on daily operations and plan for future requirements. A CMMS provides the tools and features to help manage and track service requests, work orders, equipment/assets, workers, inventory levels, expenses, and more. Some of the benefits of implementing a CMMS are to improve accountability, decrease business disruption due to equipment downtime, keep historical information on repairs and issues for better preventive maintenance scheduling, extend the lifespan of assets/equipment, provide better distribution and management of resources, and be able to create detailed and accurate reports on your organization’s activities. Implementing a CMMS will help minimize expenses and maximize ROI (Return On Investment). Learn more at https://eworkorders.com/.

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Category Leaders constitute the subjective opinions of individual end-user reviews, ratings and data applied against a documented methodology; they neither represent the views of, nor constitute an endorsement by, GetApp or its affiliates.


eWorkOrders Named In Capterra’s Top 20 Asset Tracking List

August 2020

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Whitehouse Station, NJ August 12, 2020: eWorkOrders, a leader in asset tracking and computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) solutions for companies of all sizes, announces their inclusion in Capterra’s Top Asset Tracking Software list. This recognition affirms eWorkOrders commitment in providing CMMS asset management tracking tools that help businesses needing a simple, secure platform to track and manage their assets.

“Our continued recognition by the Capterra community is a testament to the exceptional work of our team,” said Jeff Roscher, President and Owner of eWorkOrders (Information Professionals, Inc.). “Our commitment is to continue to develop and deliver outstanding Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) and Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) solutions to meet our customer’s needs. I want to personally thank our customers for their loyalty and taking their time to provide us with such outstanding reviews.”

eWorkOrders continues to enhance their customer experience with an Interactive Asset Mapping feature that gives users the ability to view, manage and use icons to identify assets on an interactive map. With eWorkOrders CMMS Interactive Mapping feature you can display drawings, site maps, floor plans or any other image.

Our CMMS Interactive Mapping feature gives users the ability to view and manage exterior assets and the multiple floors of assets within their facilities. With the interactive icons, users can access asset details and work orders directly from the map. Need to enter a work order on a broken pump? Need to update an asset? No problem, users can click on the icon and enter a work order or update an asset right from the interactive map.

We listen to our customers and are continually enhancing our CMMS tools to give them the best applications to meet their growing needs.

About eWorkOrders CMMS

eWorkOrders is an easy to use, affordable and powerful, web-based CMMS that helps organizations easily manage and report on daily operations and plan for future requirements. A CMMS provides the tools and features to help manage and track service requests, work orders, equipment/assets, workers, inventory levels, expenses, and more. Some of the benefits of implementing a CMMS are to improve accountability, decrease business disruption due to equipment downtime, keep historical information on repairs and issues for better preventive maintenance scheduling, extend the lifespan of assets/equipment, provide better distribution and management of resources, and be able to create detailed and accurate reports on your organization’s activities. Implementing a CMMS will help minimize expenses and maximize ROI (Return On Investment). Learn more at https://eworkorders.com/.

Capterra Top 20

Top 20 Most Popular Asset Tracking Software is an independent assessment that evaluates user reviews and online search activity to generate a list of market leaders in the asset tracking space that offers the most popular solutions. The Top 20 Asset Tracking report is available at https://www.capterra.com/asset-tracking-software/#top-20/

Top 20 constitute the subjective opinions of individual end-user reviews, ratings and data applied against a documented methodology; they neither represent the views of, nor constitute an endorsement by, Capterra or its affiliates.


Grab The Power Of A CMMS To Help With The COVID Pandemic

August 2020

powerful cmms-maintenanceAs businesses begin to stabilize and COVID-19-related healthcare and demand decreases, it is important to put new processes in place and try to get back to some type of normal.  In addition to trying to keep up with the routine and backlog of tasks, there will be significant increases for equipment maintenance and facilities sterilization.   Facilities/Plant Operations will need to manage the increase in requests for space alterations, air quality management, area cleaning and sanitation, and parts and materials.  Most teams will see increases in necessary Preventative Maintenance (PM) for equipment and assets.

It is important to have all your work requests and maintenance process documented into a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) so that information is easy to retrieve, analyze and report on for the anticipated increase in inspections and meeting new regulations.  A CMMS provides you with the tools to ensure more efficient maintenance management from anywhere, despite any health constraints or unexpected disruption in business operations.

CMMS Helps Businesses Recover From Disasters

Whether you are going through a shutdown due to the COVID, or equipment breakdowns, these issues can cost a business a lot of time and money.  Under normal operations, a good maintenance plan in place provides for better management and control of resources and scheduling.  A good preventive maintenance plan ensures that equipment breakdowns and business operations will be at a minimum.   

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eWorkOrders CMMS Named FrontRunner for Maintenance Management Software

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Whitehouse Station, NJ  July 30, 2020: eWorkOrders is excited to announce that today we were named a FrontRunner for Maintenance Management Software by Software Advice. FrontRunners is designed to help small businesses evaluate which software products that may be right for them.

“We are honored to be recognized as a FrontRunner for Maintenance Management Software by Software Advice,” said Jeff Roscher, President and Owner of eWorkOrders (Information Professionals, Inc.). “Our customers are number 1 and for over 25 years we continue to provide them with a high-quality service offer and exceptional support. We have fantastic customers, who we want to extend our appreciation for their business and taking the time out to provide us with such great reviews.”

FrontRunners is published on Software Advice, the leading online service for businesses navigating the software selection process. FrontRunners evaluates verified end-user reviews and product data, positioning the top scoring products based on Usability and Customer Satisfaction ratings for small businesses. FrontRunners for Maintenance Management software is available at https://www.softwareadvice.com/cmms/#top-products  

About eWorkOrders CMMS

eWorkOrders is an easy to use, affordable and powerful, web-based CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) software solution that helps organizations easily manage and report on daily operations and plan for future requirements. A CMMS provides the tools and features to help manage and track service requests, work orders, equipment/assets, workers, inventory levels, expenses, and more. Some of the benefits of implementing a CMMS are to improve accountability, decrease business disruption due to equipment downtime, keep historical information on repairs and issues for better preventive maintenance scheduling, extend the lifespan of assets/equipment, provide better distribution and management of resources, and be able to create detailed and accurate reports on your organization’s activities. Implementing a CMMS will help minimize expenses and maximize ROI (Return On Investment). 

About Software Advice

Software Advice is the leading online service for businesses navigating the software selection process. Advisors provide free, personalized software recommendations, helping companies of all sizes find products that meet their business needs. Software Advice also features objective research by industry experts and reviews from validated users, saving buyers time and resources. Software Advice is a Gartner company. For more information, visit softwareadvice.com.

FrontRunners constitute the subjective opinions of individual end-user reviews, ratings, and data applied against a documented methodology; they neither represent the views of, nor constitute an endorsement by, Software Advice or its affiliates.

Contacts
Name: Janet Jaquis
Organization: eWorkOrders (Information Professionals, Inc.)
Address: 25 Oakland Dr W, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
Phone: +1-888-333-4617
Website:  https://eworkorders.com/


12 Preventive Maintenance Management Planning Tips

July 2020

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Whether you have a few pieces of equipment/assets or thousands, keeping them working at peak performance is important. Having business operations coming to a complete halt because of an equipment breakdown is devastating to the bottom line

With better preventive maintenance planning and scheduling of routine tasks, you can make your maintenance team more effective in handling equipment maintenance and reducing those unexpected emergencies.

Below are some tips to help improve preventive maintenance planning.

Equipment Maintenance Management Planning Tips

1. Equipment/Asset Assessment
Do an assessment and create a baseline of your facility and equipment/assets. Gain an understanding of the number, age and types of machines, the OEMs of your machinery, any historical maintenance issues. This will help you identify the strengths and weaknesses of your equipment, for better preventive maintenance planning.

2. Historical Documentation
Review repair records and identify the equipment breakdown trends. There are a lot of things that may have an impact on equipment breakdown, such as seasonal, weather, machine stress, etc. Identifying these trends ahead of time will allow for better planning, purchasing parts and managing resources.

3. Establish Standards
Working with your maintenance team, it is important to identify and establish a maintenance management plan that meets the needs of your entire organization. It is important to establish and document guidelines to measure performance and improve efficiency. Create and document processes, procedures and schedules that need to be followed. In CMMS software, checklists can be created and managed within work orders to ensure that tasks are never missed.

4. Manage Assets By Criticality
When setting schedules for preventive maintenance, identify the tasks that are:

* critical that must be done on time
* ones that are less critical that can be rescheduled for another time and
* those tasks that are important, but do not have a major impact on the business and can be rescheduled

With CMMS software all of these tasks can easily be managed from your computer, smartphone or mobile device.

5. Employee Training
Ensure that technicians are properly trained in the operations and maintenance of equipment. For example, ignoring equipment warnings and other indications can cause major breakdowns. Having technicians trained to fix routine issues will ensure less downtime or disruption to your business operations. Employee training and certification records are easily stored and managed within CMMS.

6. Spare Parts Inventory
Breakdowns are unpredictable. Having an inventory of spare parts sitting on shelves can be costly. When equipment breaks down, trying to find parts can be expensive and very time-consuming. With a CMMS, you have access to all of the repairs and historical data which will give you a good idea of the spare parts and supplies you need to have on hand to handle most types of breakdowns.

7. Resource Management
Having the right skilled people available to work on equipment at the right time is important. With a CMMS, you can schedule preventive maintenance around the schedule of your resources. Being able to schedule technicians during off-peak hours will save the organization time and money.

8. Mobility
In today’s environment, especially with social distancing, having the ability to manage your data from anywhere at any time is valuable. A CMMS gives managers the freedom and flexibility to properly manage and track all their maintenance activities on the go. CMMS Mobile gives you all the power, flexibility and features you need to streamline your maintenance processes from anywhere.

9. Reporting – Compliance Regulations
CMMS software provides the essential reporting tools that give you the power to assemble the data you have been collecting within your CMMS and transform it into reports that are meaningful to you and others in your organization. With the wide variety of reports, you are able to retrieve pertinent information needed to demonstrate compliance for regulatory standards set forth by various agencies.

10. KPI Dashboard – Measurements of Success
Get an overview of your CMMS data. Create dashboards to provide you with a quick and easy way to view all of your systems. Some dashboard widgets are presented in a graphical format making it simple to quickly see trends or maintenance items that require immediate attention. View daily reminders of how well your facility and your team are doing. Modify and customize multiple dashboards to meet your needs. The dashboard may be set as the default screen so that it loads when the user logs in or added to your toolbar, giving you easy access to view the status of your systems

11. Review Your Maintenance Plan
Maintenance plans are built to be modified. It is important to always analyze the results of a preventative maintenance program and adjust or improve it as necessary. If something isn’t working, change it.

12. Improve Preventive Maintenance with CMMS Software
Preventive Maintenance planning requires the collection and analysis of maintenance data. CMMS software provides you with the tools to track and maintain data regarding maintenance schedules, procedures, processes, and resource disbursement. Monitor and keep track of inventory levels and manage resources. A CMMS is a powerful system that helps you manage resources more efficiently, maximize asset performance and control costs by minimizing equipment downtime.

Contact eWorkOrders today to learn more and get a free demo. https://eworkorders.com/


eWorkOrders Named #1 Maintenance Management Software Leader

July 16, 2020

GetApp recognizes eWorkOrders as the Number 1 Maintenance Management Software Leader for 2020. Our Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) software, provides maintenance and facilities teams with the tools to optimize their maintenance operations.

Press Release: https://www.newswire.com/news/eworkorders-is-recognized-as-the-1-maintenance-management-software-21178107

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Category Leaders Criteria

The methodology used by GetApp to determine the category leaders is based on:  Ease of Use; Value for Money; Likelihood to Recommend; Customer Support and Features.  Additional information regarding this category can be found at https://www.getapp.com/operations-management-software/maintenance-management/category-leaders/.

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How We Created a Software that Helps Facilities Manage Their Maintenance Operations

July 2020

Jeff Roscher had a great interview with Nathan Grieve, from Project Hatch, that was released this morning. The article will take you through Jeff’s successful journey in the building of an award-winning computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).


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GetApp Category Leader Award for CMMS, Preventive Maintenance, Fixed Asset Management, Work Order, Fleet Maintenance, and Facility Management      #1 Rated Maintenance System for CyberSecurity      Capterra Shortlist Award for CMMS, EAM, Asset Tracking, Fixed Asset Management, Fleet Maintenance, Facility Management, Field Service Management, and Preventive Maintenance