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

"I need to schedule Pm activities as well as track costs associated."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Chattanooga, TN

"Because our industry is highly regulated by the FDA, is is imperative that the software we choose meet at least the minimum requirements for software as enforced by the FDA."
-- Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Tempe, AZ

"I am looking for a program that I can monitor the maintenance of a number of Fitness Center(Gyms) Exercise Equippment. I need to list ALL of their equippment and make several notes on them.Schedules and etc. Also I am looking for a Preventive Maintenance Proposal Form."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Other Business Services, Pittsville, MD

"Scheduling reports based upon due dates reports based upon machine I.D.pm requestspm record/loguser friendly interfacedepartmentalizationlockout/tagout records."
-- Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Harbor Springs, MI

"I need to be able to issue a work order for non-routine repairs, scheduled maintenance maintenance jobs and repair requests. The system must be flexible."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Bristol, PA

"We're looking for a service writer type program for our test fleet."
-- Administrative Assistant, Transportation/Logistics, Portland, OR

"We are lloking for a better way to log our PM's. We currently use a spreadsheet and there is no way to cross referance information. We will have a program like this in all our laptops so it needs to have a updating feature for our server and all other info that will apply. We would also like to implicate this into a location setting so we will need all info from location to be sent to our server through the internet."
-- Marketing/Public Relations, Other Business Services, Waverly, IA

"We are looking for simple software that can track work for each unit and so on."
-- Facilities/Operations, Travel/Hospitality, Park Hills, MO

"I need a program that will give me periodic service due reports."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Norcross, GA

"I oversee the maintainence of seven fire stations , with the planned addition of of three more within the next two years. We employ 200 firefighters that would be using the software for work orders and repair requests and six people to analyize the data for future forecasting and budgeting."
-- Facilities/Operations, Government, Naples, FL

"Pm for our crane trucks and our entire fleet of trucks.have aprox.15 or so.also pm on cranes in our shop,5. various fabrication mach. and welding mach too."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, College Park, GA

"Work ORders, collect, organize, issue and track maintenance requests and status. Iniates and track pm taskes, manage assets and report results. Work performed reports, work history,maintenance schedules,asset tracking."
-- Facilities/Operations, Agriculture, Milford, IN

"Pre- and post-trip data collection which may lead to work order issuance. mechanic log-in and log-out times. user defined mileage and/or hour meter alerts."
-- Administrative Assistant, Transportation/Logistics, Romulus, MI

"I need a low cost, easy to use CMMS for my company. I also want to purchase it from a well established company."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Foley, AL

"We are a non profit organization which serves four neighborhoods, sponsors various youth programs including energy assistance, free tax preparation and adult education."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Non-Profit, Baltimore, MD

"We are a defense contractor that specializes in the repair of material and weight handling equipment, (forklifts and cranes). Looking for a program that can track PM scheduling, repair actions from cradle to grave, asset management, manhour accounting, supply tracking, data reports. History reports."
-- Facilities/Operations, Government, Moyock, NC

"E-mail capabilities. Create a shortcut for work order requests thats user friendly and can be prioritized and printed out automatically for technicians to schedule work."
-- Facilities/Operations, Education, Gary, IN

"We have a motorcycle shop and want a way to keep up with or customer's maintenance."
-- Administrative Assistant, Retail, Azle, TX

"Hi, we're a property investment/management company, looking to replace currently installed system to incorporate our other properties. Thanks."
-- CIO, Consulting, Austin, TX

"Want ease of use.Ability to use PDA's for work order processing in the future."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Elkin, NC

"Priority=critical spare parts inventory tracking for a continuance mfg process 24/7PM scheduling."
-- CFO, Manufacturing, Cincinnati, OH

"Preventative Maintenance Schedulingsimple work request processwork order ceationPurchasing and Inventory functionality."
-- Facilities/Operations, Manufacturing, Superior, WI

"HVAC systems, office equipment, well/water tests, vendor/suppliers info. is most important at this time."
-- Facilities/Operations, Non-Profit, Somers, WI

"Rudementary management and input simplicity are required with this application. Limited computer skills of users and managers is one paramount concern with an electronic management application. Too many bells and whistles will only muddy the waters. In most part complexity will cause user confusion and paralysis of its purpose and functionality."
-- Buyer, Manufacturing, Oxford, NC

"Our manufacturing is adjacent to the barns for material supply. Must have ability to evaluate and maintain animal facilities as well."
-- General Manager, Agriculture, Le Center, MN

See More: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41