Maximo is an Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system that provides more than just maintenance or work management functions. It is a comprehensive solution that optimizes the overall lifetime performance of assets from acquisition to end-of-life. A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is an older term that refers to a simpler system that is generally focused on just maintenance or work management1. Maximo is more than a CMMS, as it also includes modules for asset monitoring, predictive maintenance, reliability planning and more3. Maximo is a market-leading technology that uses AI, IoT and analytics to help organizations manage their assets more effectively and efficiently.
Start Center
A Start Center is a page that gives you quick access to the tools and key performance indicators (KPIs) that you use most frequently. You can change the appearance of the Start Center and can have multiple Start Centers. All your Start Centers are accessible from the main Start Center page.
To see the most up-to-date data in your key performance indicators (KPI), click Update in the KPI section.
Each Start Center is based on a template. Each security group is assigned a Start Center template. When you log on to the system, you see a Start Center that is based on the template for the security group to which you are assigned. If you belong to more than one security group, you might see more than one tab. Each tab is a Start Center for a different security group.
Work orders
Work orders can be created to manage the work and related costs for assets and locations. You can associate customers with work orders and specify the associated assets, locations, plans, service level agreements, customer agreements, and price schedules that are specific to the customer.
When you create work orders, you initiate the maintenance management process and create a historical record of the work that is requested and performed. Work orders specify the operations, labor, materials, services, and tools that are needed to complete the work.
Many work orders are created in the Work Order Tracking application, but you can create work orders in many other applications.
You can apply customer agreements and price schedules to work orders. You can view cost and price information, including referenced pricing agreements, and included and minimum pricing, in the View Costs and Prices window. You can view a list of all open or billed bill batches for a work order in the View Customer Billing History window. Review details about the bill batch, customer agreement, copy status, prices, and costs.
