BuyerZone users' maintenance management software requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their maintenance management software purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of maintenance management software other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: maintenance management software purchasing requirements

"Knowlege base on processesability to add comments from all users."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Northbrook, IL

"We are in the "gathering information" mode at this point but serious about acquiring a system to improve our maintenance program."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Wichita, KS

"I would like to be able to have the option of sending P.M's via email to each technician, rather than printing them out."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Bellingham, WA

"Growing company with field service. Dedicated to multisite surveys and development of lubrication specifications. HACCP conpliant, ISO 9000, Capable of moving machine components from site to site. Clear diagrams/photos of machine lube points."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Mount Prospect, IL

"Would like software to be able to assign and print out work orders; print out costs of maintenance jobs assigned to techs; establish and maintain a spare parts inventory; create maintenenace tasks; print out daily,weekly,monthly,quarterly,smi=annual and annual maintenance tasks automatically."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Other Business Services, Orlando, FL

"Need a simple, low cost, off the shelf software program."
-- Purchasing Manager, Transportation/Logistics, Piperton, TN

"These condos are 22 years old and presently going through a major renovation. I work directly for the board in a consulting manner, I,m doing some investigation work for the association."
-- Consultant, Construction/General Contracting, New Smyrna Beach, FL

"To be able to tranfer info back and forth to palm treo 680"
-- Educator, Education, Waggoner, IL

"Would like for software to include PM, equipment history log, parts inventory, passdown/changeover log."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Osseo, MN

"Reports to customers, online access for customers to see where maintenance projects are in the queue."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Golden Valley, MN

"We are a manufacturer of 1-1/2" dia. parts x 2.0" long, at a volume of 1.0 mil./month.most of our equipment is screw machines and punch presses."
-- Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Tampa, FL

"I am seeking a simple preventitve maintenance schedule program that will notify myself when a weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual job is due on my computer."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Redlands, CA

"Ability to incorperate historical documents. Ability to import cut sheets and manufacture data for parts breakdowns."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Rutland, VT

"We need a CMMS system that can grow as the company grows and is compatable with EAMS system."
-- Facilities/Operations, Biotech/Pharmaceuticals, Jennings, LA

"We are looking for something to assist with job costing, invoicing, and collection of employee hours and materials purchased for specific jos."
-- General Manager, Equipment Sales & Service, Cincinnati, OH

"It needs to be able to generate monthly, quarterly, annual reports as well as monthly, weekly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual work requests."
-- Facilities/Operations, Construction/General Contracting, Floral Park, NY

"1. Ability to customize reports.2. Data archived from prior years.3. Accessed by entire campus via the internet to enter work requests directly into the program."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Nashville, TN

"What maintenance needed and whenlist all equipment, inventorycompile work orders,enables tech to add notespossibly include bldg control system."
-- Facilities/Operations, Information Services, Vallejo, CA

"Need the software to alert me when a pm is due."
-- Buyer, Transportation/Logistics, Long Island City, NY

"This would be used to track repairs and cleaning schedules for plastic and rubber injection molds as well as assembley fixtures,machines and tools. It would also need to be able to accept pictures of the problem areas."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Valparaiso, IN

"We need this package to provide at a minimum runtime and work ticket generation Our front end is a Honeywell EBI system."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Construction/General Contracting, Dublin, OH

"I'm just looking into this for the company I work for. We're needing to be able to track our time and numbers."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Charlotte, NC

"We would like to have pricing including satellite global tracking incorporated within the system."
-- Buyer, Construction/General Contracting, Plain, WI

"I would like a good preventive maintenance program,like alerts or print PM task sheets when scheduled."
-- Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Indianapolis, IN

"Track Assets, Track Key, Manage Buildings (floor plans, sq footage etc), Track Work Orders."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, New Orleans, LA

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