Building Maintenance Optimization Consultants, Inc. (BMOC)

When organizations realize it is time to “retool” their asset management program and to improve the effectiveness of their CMMS (computerized maintenance management system), one of the early decisions that needs to be made is what type of asset numbering system should be used. There are two basic choices – a “smart” numbering system or a “simple serialized” numbering system. The decision you make has a significant impact on the effort and cost. We at BMOC frequently run into legacy “smart” numbering asset identifier approaches. A “smart” number is an asset identifier that incorporates some basic information about an asset such that it can be rapidly understood by the staff fulfilling the work order. A “simple serialized” numbering system is simply that, a number – nothing more, nothing less. “Smart Number:” B1234-AHU-004 vs. “Simple Serialized Number:” 3530298 We strongly urge organizations to avoid “smart” numbering systems. For the reasons why, read a recent blog post about the two systems authored by Jon Thomas (President of BMOC). #cmms #assetmanagement #maintenancemanagement

Are you responsible for operating and maintaining buildings on your property? Do you ever build NEW buildings on your campus? Ever struggle with the turnover process going from the design/construction phase to the operations phase? Do your operational stakeholders dread the prospect of taking over a new building??Would you like to consider a better way of turning over a building to "operations?" If so, we would like to talk to you about our "Turn Over Workgroup" process. One of the main tenets of our "TOW" program is that the turnover process must be planned and implemented by the operational stakeholders (not delegated to the design/construction team) and MUST start early in the design phase. Please contact Doug Litwiller ([email protected]) if you'd like to know more! #assetmanagement #buildingconstruction #facilitiesmanagement #buildingturnover

Does your organization attempt to leverage the value of a CMMS to assist in making data-driven maintenance decisions? Do you lack confidence in the data mined from the CMMS? If so, the problem might be due to poor data (e.g., asset inventory information) quality that is in the CMMS. The BMOC team feels strongly that having an accurate, complete, and comprehensive asset inventory in the CMMS, and is kept current, is the "gateway" to data-driven facilities management. ? Jonathan Thomas, PE, CEM, CRL, founder and President of BMOC, recently uploaded an article to the BMOC website titled "Asset Inventory: The Gateway to Data-Driven Facilities Management" which may be of interest to you. We hope you are able to glean some helpful tidbits from the article. Let us know how we can help you improve the quality of YOUR asset inventory data! #cmms #assetmanagement #assetinventory #facilitiesmanagement #maintenancemanagement