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

"Needs are primarily HVAC equipment and electrical power distribution hardware."
-- Facilities/Operations, Government, Ft Gordon, GA

"I want a full itemized list of all expenses to ecluded at least the following:3 licenses for a web based system.validation option pricing.Annual fees.PDA and supporting software for 4 techs.Training and implementation, travel expences, etc.21 CFR part 11 compliancy if it is an option."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Minneapolis, MN

"We want to keep spare parts records on it also. Better if a purchase req can be prepared out of the program. Cycle counts for inventory. Able to get history reports to predict new activities and see trends. Completely user friendly. Compatible with Microsoft Windows XP platform."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Luquillo, PR

"I own an electrical wholesale business that services and sells to industrial customers. One of my customers has requested that I find a good maintenance software program for his plant. They have various types of equipment they would like to set up maintenance schedules for."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Wholesale, Paragonah, UT

"Need a way to keep track of all maintenance done and prevenitive."
-- General Manager, Real Estate, Fayetteville, AR

"I am looking to replace PMC with a easier to use system software."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, West Paducah, KY

"Need more user-friendly maintenance software. Primary use is to maintain production equipment at our manufacturing facility. Would like to be able to implement a similar solution overseas, too (Shanghai, China)."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Manufacturing, Broomfield, CO

"Before I saw your site I ordered sample programs from a few places already. One was manager plus.I run 30 school buses and 15 vans. I am looking for a computer program to help with preventive maintenance. The program we are using now is a home made one that one of my college students made for me."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Transportation/Logistics, Merrillville, IN

"Need CMMS solution for tracking man hours and specialized tasks."
-- Administrative Assistant, Government, Hurlburt Field, FL

"Initial cost and continued support after installation is very important to us."
-- Facilities/Operations, Health Care, Piscataway, NJ

"Auto generate work orders for preventive maintenance, slidingdue dates when completd late."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Cheshire, CT

"Ease of installation and Support are also a must. If I can't make it work easily it is of no use to me. I'm tracking equipment inventory, factory recommendad service recomendations, repairs made to each item and prompting for upcoming servicing by machine hours, mileage and or date.Reports would include costs associated with each machine and the service/repaires made during the reporting time frame, Quarterly and likely monthly as well."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Equipment Sales & Service, Rocheport, MO

"We are and Oil and Gas Exploration company with trucks, dozers, and other heavy equipment. We currently use Microsoft Access to maintain basic equipment information. Preventative maintenance is very important to us. We currently do not use work orders for our mechanics, but would consider it. Depending on how the software fits our organization we are willing to spend no more than $1500."
-- Partner/Principal, Other Business Services, Ellenboro, WV

"To not waste anyones time, my comapny is looking at something between the 500-800 price range."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Siler City, NC

"Simple preventative maintenance work orders for heavy equipment and excavation business."
-- Administrative Assistant, Other Business Services, Redmond, OR

"Looking for a system that will take work order requests from several sources, allow them to be approved or declined, assigned to an individual or vendor and track action taken. Report of requests and action taken. List by status, date due, person assigned, dept./category etc."
-- MIS/IT, Wholesale, Los Angeles, CA

"We currently have a excel pm program that just is'nt working. We have over 400 doors on access control each consisiting of several different parts, HUGS infant protection system, over 250 cameras, 24 20" flat panel monitors, 4 42" flat panel monitors, several fiber tx & recievers....the list goes on. What I'm wanting is to put all of these items and what is required into a software program that will print out each morning, automaticaly if possible of what needs to be pm each day. I want to show that we are at least at a 95% or higher rate on pm's."
-- Facilities/Operations, Health Care, Huntsville, AL

"We do injection and transfer molding. besides that equipment, HVAC systems and clean room maintenance will be part of the maintenance covered."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Delano, MN

"Desire to creat a planned maintenance system for a 70 foot hovercraft."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Manufacturing, Tinton Falls, NJ

"We have 10 locations that will need to run the software. Need a basic system so facilities with a very basic maintenance staff can use it. OTher facicilities will ahve a larger maintenance staff that may want more functions."
-- Manufacturing, Manufacturing, New Albany, IN

"Easy to use.Mechanics usually don't have alot of computer skills."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Lumberton, NC

"Just trying to get better control of my vechile maintenance, looking for preventive maintenance reminders, cost to run vechiles, etc..."
-- MIS/IT, Other Business Services, Cumberland, MD

"Absolutely must be able to automatically generate workorders from a PM service contract or schedule, and notify users of new workorders via e-mail plus internal memo. Ayanova was cheap ($250) but not easily configurable for our needs -- new system must also be cheap (<$1000)."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Equipment Sales & Service, Ambler, PA

"I need the ability to assess manpower vs. the work load. I also want the ability to pull data from the manufacturing software by resource for actual run hours. I also want reporting ability by employee."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Wallkill, NY

"My biggest concern is to set up a preventive maintenance program."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Wartburg, TN

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