Computer Aided Maintenance Management (CAMM)

There are many reasons for using automated techniques rather than manual methods. For certain computer applications not related to maintenance management, automation provides a tool to ease the maintenance engineers’ workload. Most of the computer software that deals with maintenance management have the following advantages :

w They are based on AutoCAD, so the facilities management drawings always match the floor layout and services drawings

w They connect to industry standard database formats, including Microsoft Access, Oracle, SQL Server, Dbase, etc.

w They are easy to learn.

w They allow you to report space usage accurately. As you update your drawing, you simultaneously update the database table that generates your space usage reports. Departments and sub-departments can be 'rolled-up' to whatever level you need.

w The graphic reports are generated using AutoCAD Map's capabilities. For example, you can use AutoCAD Map queries to generate a floor plan in response to the request to "...provide me a drawing highlighting in red all of the vacant workstations currently assigned to my department."

w You can post drawings to the web using in a DWF file format.

The 5 days workshop will focus on :

Day one

Building Maintenance Automation

Building Maintenance Function

Computer Aided Building Maintenance (CABM)

CABM Application

Day Two

Determining the Need for Automation

Key Automation Indicators

Establishing objectives

Automation alternatives

Needs Analysis

Estimating the cost

Cost/benefits analysis

Day Three

Implementation and Evaluation

Importance of benchmarking test

Training requirement for the maintenance management system

System performance criteria

Making the system work

Day Four

Software and applications

Database management system

Space planning

Space layout

Assets management

Records management

Day Five

Hands on experience on a CABM system

Demonstration on using a system for different cases .