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Facilities Management Benefits for Upper Management Through Use of a CMMS

Whether a Company Officer, Executive or a Property Portfolio Manager, today’s leadership teams face many challenges in ensuring their organization is thriving. In business, we either hope we are doing the right thing, or we trust we are doing the right thing. ...

How a Business’s Image Can Be Improved Through Asset Management

Tracking and Managing Surplus Artwork and Furnishings Reduces CostsA business’s first impression often has as much to do with appearance as it does performance. Having management that maximizes the ROI you’ve made in your own facilities, furnishings, and equipment is...

CMMS and the Maintenance of Medical Facility Equipment

Medical or healthcare facilities require extremely specialized and precise maintenance of their equipment. The work done on this equipment is vital for the safety and well-being of patients and healthcare workers, so it is essential that these maintenance tasks are...

What CMMS can do for Behavioral Health Facilities Asset Management

Behavioral health organizations are tasked with managing numerous types of assets, from medical equipment and furniture to supplies. Their facilities require an effective asset management strategy that can help them keep track of their resources, optimize utilization,...

The Importance of Standardized Maintenance for Medical Facility Equipment

Maintaining medical facilities is a vital part of providing quality care. Medical facility equipment must be kept in top condition to ensure the best possible health outcomes for patients. However, keeping up with maintenance can be challenging and time-consuming,...

How a CMMS Makes Senior Facility Maintenance More Efficient

For Senior Care Facility Managers, the main goal is to provide a care environment for their residents in a safe, properly functioning facility. The day-to-day operations are the foundation for providing excellent medical care and meeting compliance. Many senior...

5 Signs its Time to Replace Your Healthcare Facilities Management Solution and What to do About it

Replacing an existing healthcare facilities management solution can be a daunting task. But when the signs are obvious that it’s time to make a switch, ignoring them could mean putting your facility’s performance at risk. Here are five surefire signs that it might be...

How Maintenance and Facility Management Software Improves Asset Management in Medical and Healthcare Facilities

Maintenance and facility management software, a solution that can be found in a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), can play a key role in improving asset management and meeting compliance requirements in healthcare facilities. By leveraging the power...

CMMS and the Maintenance of Medical Facility Equipment

How Mobile CMMS Improves Responsiveness

A BETTER BUILDING MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONHAVE YOU NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE WORKPLACE? OF COURSE, YOU HAVE. LET’S MEET OUR NEW NORMAL WITH A BETTER BUILDING MANAGEMENT SOLUTION. Now more than ever, it’s critical that managers and technicians not be tethered to their...

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Optimize your Maintenance Workflow Using Process Mapping and CMMS | Property Trak

Are you familiar with all the processes within your organization, and did you properly map them? Is your maintenance team aware of those process maps and are they following them?

If the answers are yes, then you’re already halfway towards optimizing your maintenance workflows. If not, there’s still some road ahead of you.

University saves $120,000 annually with CMMS

An integrated PropertyTRAK solution for Operations Maintenance has empowered and amplified the Kansas City University staff’s ability to efficiently accomplish more.

Financial benefits of more than $120,000 annually are accruing directly to the University due to the system’s capability to control staff size while extending the useful life of assets.

Schools Reopen Safely with the Help of Facilities Management Solutions

Maintaining school infrastructure is hard enough, but with added COVID-19 protocols there is even more to prepare for. A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) can help schools implement new safety protocols and keep the building clean.

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CMMS can Maximize ROI for Construction and Remodel Projects

Incorporating the involvement of your CMMS/CAFM into your construction or remodel will return benefits both during and long after the job is done.

Before the AIA Contracts are signed, agree to an integrated approach so the documentation for future operation and maintenance of the new space can be assembled during the project.

COVID-19 Drives Innovation in Managing Critical Equipment

We covered the impact of COVID-19 on Facilities Management budgets last year in a webinar we presented. The issues we raised then are playing out now in the budgets of some of our clients. New, expensive, specialized COVID-19 equipment is being placed into service…

4 ways QR Codes are making facilities maintenance and management easier

As remote access becomes even more critically important to today’s businesses, new and expanded technologies are helping improve efficiencies and processes. One of these advancements? Quick Response Codes or QR Codes for short.

3 P’s of Emergency Response

Emergency Preparedness makes sense for everyone. But you need to Plan, Prepare and Practice to assure a successful outcome. Thankfully, we are not all affected by hurricanes or forest fires but there are many other…

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3 Reasons why Technicians need Mobile Access

Now more than ever, it’s critical that workers not be tethered to their workspaces to get the job done. The freedom to work remotely and utilizing mobile apps has revolutionized the way we do business and improved efficiencies and workflow along the way. Here are 3 reasons Facilities and Operations Managers prefer mobile CMMS solutions

There Is Never A Better Time to Start

Starting new projects at work might seem like starting a diet – there is never a good time. For facilities management, there always seems to be new issues to address – that is why it’s so important to set goals, be organized and get started.

Work Smart with Automated Recurring Work Orders

Recurring work orders save you time and help you stay organized. They are tickets for work that repeats according to a set schedule, such as preventive maintenance.

Budget Time

Most articles on Facility Budget Management advocate implementing a modern CMMS. They point out that readily available CMMS data helps identify and justify needs and plans for the future. Without it, many Facility Managers are overwhelmed when…