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

"Need basic system to generate pm tasks and workorders as well as tracking completion."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Midlothian, IL

"We have 3 Distribution centers so webb base is what I'm looking for."
-- Facilities/Operations, Retail, Jacksonville, TX

"This is for a not for profit organization. Any discounts would be greatly appreciated."
-- Consultant, Education, Allentown, PA

"Low cost, bare bones program, I don't need pages of reports or forms for equipment."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Minneapolis, MN

"Looking for ability to track and advise when pms are due.also want program to keep track on common supplies that will be needed for pms so we can have on hand ahead of time. not a big need for work order program as i am happy with current program. also would like to keep track of hours spent at each building on pm's."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Erie, PA

"We need to manage both preventative and repair maintenance of Glouchester and CMD equipment used in manufaturing of plastic bags."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Agriculture, Savoy, TX

"We are looking for a simple application that will enable us to schedule and track routine preventive maintenance tasks and help plan for replacement of mechanical equipment such as HVAC. Our budget is limited."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Virginia Beach, VA

"I am new into this and am wanting to compare pricing of different software to help me manage my maintenance department. Curently I am usint excell spread sheets and find this to be data entry intensive."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Gardner, KS

"I would like easy that a 5th grader could use it."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Richmond, IN

"Create, control, work orders and equipment. Would like an overview calendar for periodic, preventive maintenance. We need to control a parts department and would like to be bar code capable."
-- Buyer, Government, Lewis Center, OH

"Looking for more of an inexpensive immediate implementation for general PMs and work orders."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Abingdon, VA

"Water utilities records of useage and pricing cal. per tenant. mim and max pricing."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Newport, NC

"Arlington County Government Transportation Department request a database that will allow all pavement markings per street segment to be detailed or associated to the GIS mapping database, to include the pavement maintenance schedule,linear feet used and the capability to predict future budget monies to be spent."
-- Buyer, Government, Arlington, VA

"Accountability and peak performance of fleet mqaintenance staff. We were thinking of out sourcing to reduce cost and keeping a healthy fleet. Approximate cost of various labor services and parts."
-- R&D, Transportation/Logistics, Cleveland, OH

"Farm Equipment is the main use that I am looking for"
-- General Manager, Agriculture, Leavenworth, WA

"We are looking for a low cost solution that allows us a single database for multiple locations and allows us to report and work within single locations and enterprise wide."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Wholesale, Aurora, CO

"Work orders for scheduling & performing facility related work, PM work orders for generating reg. schuled work, multiple propertiew for which work effort can be managed, parts & supplies inventory/cost, equipment and other items involved in work orders, asset tracking, workers who are assigned and perform the work on work orders, vendors who perform work or contarct works, vendors costs, staff persons who can request work orders, building tensnts ability to generate work orders via the web, standard checklists for performin work orders, reports etc."
-- Facilities/Operations, Government, Pittsfield, MA

"Tracking of critical parts,and preventative maintenance preformed and machine efficiency and down time."
-- Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Pearland, TX

"Not sure we never had a PM software But we need something that going to help."
-- Facilities/Operations, Biotech/Pharmaceuticals, Hammonton, NJ

"I just need a quote for budgeting and to determine if it will be feasible.As soon as you have time would be helpful."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Government, Salt Lake City, UT

"I work for a relatively small (13,000 customers) Electric Utility in Marshfield, WI. We are planning on implementing a CMMS program for a combustion turbine and our 3 substations. We need this product to be cost effective for us to purchase and on somewhat of a smaller scale than may be needed at some of the larger facilties."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Telecom/Utilities, Marshfield, WI

"We only need this for approx 7 vehicles and only needs to be installed on one computer."
-- General Manager, Retail, Marysville, WA

"Must be pc based and simple to use and easily modified."
-- General Manager, Manufacturing, Eau Claire, MI

"Windows based, easy to import and export from to excel, easily to talk with other data base programs, Purcha orders, inventory, stock room, hand held managing wireless."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Heber, CA

"Hi, i need informetion progran for manufactu plant,aprox 75 diferent machine,prevente maintenace."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Manufacturing, Hialeah, FL

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