Keys to CMMS success at Chelan county PUD

Author

Blackmore, Joseph W.

Author_Institution

Chelan County PUD, Wenatchee, WA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

573

Abstract

This paper details how the Public Utility District (PUD) of Chelan County (WA, USA) formed a process evaluation team (PET) to review processes related to the operation and maintenance of their hydropower facilities. While investigating solutions to problems identified in PET, the team learned of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS). These systems enhance job planning and scheduling, maintenance processes, inventory control and data collection and recording. These software systems provide a large database and the analysis tools with which to make improvements based on recorded history. Costs can be reduced while equipment maintenance is enhanced by the use of a CMMS. This system also provides the user with one program that supports a multitude of functions other than maintenance

Keywords

electricity supply industry; maintenance engineering; management information systems; project engineering; USA; computerized maintenance management systems; data collection; data recording; electric utilities; equipment maintenance; hydropower facilities; inventory control; job planning; job scheduling; maintenance processes; process evaluation team; Coordinate measuring machines; Data analysis; Databases; History; Hydroelectric power generation; Inventory control; Positron emission tomography; Process planning; Processor scheduling; Software systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Columbus, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6672-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESW.2001.916911

Filename

916911