Applications of Computers

Computers can be used in the maintenance department in various ways. A few applications are given below:

• Computers can be used for information flow about the breakdown of certain machines through e-mails.
• For maintenance scheduling.
• For reliability calculation which are difficult and tedious to calculate manually.
• For calculations of maintenance parameters such as MTBF, MTTF, MTTR, etc.
• For calculations of Mean Down Time (MDT), Optimal Maintenance Interval, etc.
• For maintenance cost analysis.
• For Maintenance Information System.
• For spare part management and controlling through ABC,VED or such analyses.
• For Preventive Maintenance scheduling.
• In purchase of spares, for selection of vendors, cost comparison, stocking, etc.
• For codification and standardization of the parts

With the use of computers the following benefits can be had:

• Elimination of human error in maintenance requisition, maintenance scheduling, and maintenance reports.
• Reduction in record keeping of equipment, and spare parts, and information regarding breakdowns and maintenance work undertaken.
• Reduction of paper work and clerical work.
• Reduction in inventory time and cost in preparation, identification, searching spares.
• Reduction of ordering cost, lead time of spare parts.
• Time in selection of vendors for spare parts, etc.