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

"We already have the necessary hardware, server, and operating systems in place. As well we have MSSQL 2005 Standard with 50 CALS purchased as well 25 TSCALS."
-- MIS/IT, Manufacturing, San Antonio, TX

"Must be work order based, and able to run on a standalone PC system. Also need ability to include stockroom inventory."
-- Partner/Principal, Manufacturing, Gretna, LA

"Manages inventories, relieves direct to RO, automatic re-order orders,repair history by unit licensing and registrations, fuel management module equipment history, multiple location functionallity,shop employee management tools, selectable customizable pre printed PM repair orders."
-- Consultant, Other Business Services, Port Washington, NY

"This would be used for landscape maintenance of 158 residential lots."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Real Estate, Gold River, CA

"Must be facility specific as well as machinery specific for a faility maint. tech."
-- General Manager, Manufacturing, Denver, CO

"The objective is to utilize the sofeware to track work orders, preventative maintenance and predictive replacement. Also, whether or not the software has a compatibility to BackNET or Lonworks for interface with building automation systems."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Harrisburt, PA

"We are looking for a computer program which will not only save our vehicle records but also allow us to sort through by vehicle/equipment. It will be updated everytime we undergo maintenance or repair on any vehicle or piece of equipment. A program that is easy to use for those competent and incompetent with computers."
-- Buyer, Agriculture, Troy, MI

"Want to input historical data, then utilize as an ongoing PM program for vehicles and equipment."
-- Facilities/Operations, Construction/General Contracting, Vancouver, WA

"Mac and pc formats. pictures need to be easily added for training purposes. work schedules must be automatically generated on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis."
-- Consultant, Consulting, Brooklyn, NY

"Weekly Dispatch display board showing all jobs open/pending at a glance with description of project, and str number with state. Currently using QB Enterprices and "A Better Way" T-card system."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Folsom, LA

"HEAVY EQUIPMENT MACHINERY REPAIR, EARTHMOVERS - Repair, Rebuild or Replace Analysis. Compares costs of used, rebuilt or new parts."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Riverside, CA

"It is very important for me to have a program that does not require my maintenance staff to invest a large portion of their time dealing with logging work orders or inventory changes. I want a quick program with heavy automation."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Other Business Services, Grand Junction, CO

"Need to run on internal company servers.Primarily need, facilities maintenance, mapping office workers to desk locations, planning support & reports, conference room booking functions.Want to be able to integrate with AutoCAD diagrams.Want to be able to integrate the appearance of the application into our intranet design."
-- Buyer, Computers - Hardware, Cary, NC

"Ability to link repair cost to piece of equipment. for repair history of equipment."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, North Hills, PA

"We are an HVAC mechanical contractor with preventative maintenance requirements for specific clients. We would like to keep better track of their equipment, equipment details, misc. data, etc. and be regularly prompted on various items to check for or schedule for service. We want to be better informed and be more efficient in the process."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Saco, ME

"Webbased or Client Server based. Preferrably with PM Template base including Fossil generation templates. Software has a significant market share with active user group."
-- Engineer/Programmer, Telecom/Utilities, Kennett Square, PA

"I have in some of my proprtys rent cotrol and rent stablize"
-- Partner/Principal, Real Estate, Brooklyn, NY

"Looking to set up and associatin of aircraft owners who want to lower maintenance costs and improve service."
-- Consultant, Transportation/Logistics, Park City, UT

"I Need a software for maintenance system activities, for history, prevention schedule & part stock control."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, East Java, NE

"I would like a maintenace program I could give to my clients, to track their fleet."
-- Sales/Business Development, Retail, Santa Ana, CA

"Cnc machine oiling, greasing, filter cleaning and changing and other general fluid changes and related list to note trouble shooting and repair solutions including machine model and serial #s etc."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Fairfield, NJ

"We need generate and print out PM WO weekly, quaterly, semiannual, annual and daily. We need to print an open WO.Actually we have no CMMS, so we're looking for some advise for CMMS implementation in our Mexico facility. Thank you."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Calexico, CA

"Overview of PM maintenance records seperate from general maintenance records, applicable filter listings for individual equipment, some inventory management,general listing of parts w/ cost & vendor, pm interval options."
-- Buyer, Agriculture, Stanley, NY

"Looking for a system that can link pm, work order, cost, trackable data based scalable."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Deerfield Beach, FL

"Needs to be adaptable to small power equipment,trimmers mowers.snow equipment."
-- Facilities/Operations, Construction/General Contracting, New Holland, PA

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