Title :
Keys to CMMS success at Chelan county PUD
Author :
Blackmore, Joseph W.
Author_Institution :
Chelan County PUD, Wenatchee, WA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, 2001. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Columbus, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6672-7
DOI :
10.1109/PESW.2001.916911
