Too many options, cannot decide!
Too busy with production routines!
Far away in the globe, want a benchmark!
An
ERP software solution covers multi-functions
of various business sectors.
CMMS covers maintenance and materials functional
requirements combined or separately. The ERP/CMMS solutions
available around the globe, come with the best practices
followed in all functions and all sectors of business.
A company planning to change into an ERP environment
or to implement CMMS might need to evolve changes in
some of its concepts adopted till-date, to be an EFFECTIVE
user of the ERP/CMMS.
Hofincons, a plant healthcare and safetycare company,
with its vide experience in implementing asset management
solutions, is ideally placed to guide a company to move
into ERP/CMMS during the change period. All functions involved
in maintenance and materials are evaluated, gaps identified,
mapped to suit the ERP/CMMS
solution and the best practices are suggested.
Hofincons will involve in selection of an appropriate
ERP/CMMS solution
for the client to suit their need. Further, it can engage
in maintenance and materials functional tasks involving
strategy study, planning and creation of a comprehensive
data in compliance with the ERP/CMMS solution.
Strategic or Pre-Implementation phase includes,
Evaluating maintenance philosophies
Reviewing
procurement and ware-house logistic strategies
Identifying strength and weakness
and the gap towards world class strategy
Measuring the current performance
Suggesting KPIs for change management
Preparing the master list of asset
and spare parts
Prioritizing every function
(FCA), asset (ECA)
and material (ICA)
with Criticality scores
Classifying assets towards RCM
and RBI maintenance approach
Categorizing materials for the
options of MRP
Surveying the Safety and environmental
regulation
Planning phase is in-between strategy
and implementation. This includes:Risk and reliability
studies for asset and materials as applicable
Risk and reliability
studies for asset and materials as applicable
Determining
maintenance requirements based on
Criticality scores –
as Periodic / Shut down / Conditioned
Nature of asset – as
hourly / calendar
Addressing the frequency &
task requirement
Analyzing man-hours, crew and resources
Optimizing resources with peck-board
Regulating stock decision covering
stock-out risk
Optimizing stock levels and Planning
procurement frequency based on criticality scores,
failure pattern, maintenance practices, shelf life,
etc.
Setting up ware-house statistics
tuning to the ERP solution
Suggesting workflow, roles and
responsibility
Comprehensive
data creation includes:
Creating the basic data for assets,
materials and vendors structured to the ERP/CMMS
requirement
Developing a functional and logical
hierarchy (Vertical/Horizontal) of the asset and
the materials
Creating bill of materials for
all assets, establishing interchangeability and
relating to materials master
Updating Maintenance tasks and
allocating material & special resources specific
to frequencies and task
Creating MRP data
Training the users in the re-engineered
strategies and the use of the data prepared will be
the post-implementation support services. This will
facilitate in future modifications and expansions.
Benefits
Outsourcing the functional support for implementing
ERP/CMMS includes:
Identifying
the right solution
Realistic
gap analysis
Achievable
change management
Enormous
data with relevancy and accuracy
Novice team achieving a smooth
implementation among busy schedules
Closure
Hofincons has been involved in implementation support
services for many leading ERP/CMMS solutions in different business
sectors, ensuring improvement in availability, reliability
and productivity. Hofincons has rich experience in solutions
like SAP, Maximo, Oracle Apps, Ramco Virtual works,
Facili-works, Impact and Maveric, and in industrial
sectors like oil/gas, chemicals, manufacturing, dairy,
textile, steel, cements and ceramics.
Companies tied-up with the routine operation and production
tasks, when migrating to an ERP/CMMSenvironment, should use external
sources to judge their requirement, orient them for
best practices, minimize their burden and tailor them
towards the ERP/CMMSsolution.
