COMPUTERIZING YOUR EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM

Computers are today helping construction firms to manipulate equipment data at potential cost savings of 5 to 30 percent of their annual repair and maintenance expenses. Software vendors are offering equipment maintenance programs tailored to the construction industry incorporating the latest data-base techniques. Most software programs contain information on the following: equipment list (to locate every piece of equipment); maintenance schedule (to identify for each vehicle every maintenance inspection and service to be performed); overdue maintenance report (maintenance tasks for a piece of equipment that is over its service frequency); component tracking (determines how much wear or hours a particular component has); costs (analyzed by labor, repair parts, fuel, oil and filters and operating costs); and parts inventory. This article also discusses the justifying of the computerization of equipment information.

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    Associated General Contractors of America

    2300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400
    Arlington, VA  United States  22201
  • Authors:
    • Chidester, B
  • Publication Date: 1984-2

Media Info

  • Features: Photos; Tables;
  • Pagination: p. 20-23
  • Serial:
    • Constructor
    • Volume: 66
    • Issue Number: 2
    • Publisher: Associated General Contractors of America
    • ISSN: 0162-6191

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00384772
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 30 1984 12:00AM