http://www.polarisllc.net Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:14:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Polaris Consulting offers an enhanced Computerized Maintenance Management System (eCMMS) package to deliver maximum impact for work order management, bottleneck analysis, and mobile deployment. The system is designed to easily integrate with SAP and Maximo ERP/EAM offerings, but can also serve as a stand-alone system. The premise is simple: Data In Ease of ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=303 The Orion Mobile Work Manager extends the Orion eCMMS Suite by providing the skilled trades members and their management with a solid tool to perform and monitor work. Core features include Large buttons and easy navigation for efficient usage. Download & synchronize work orders with ability to work online or offline in ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=335 Most organizations only capture a fraction of their downtime. Orion leverages best practises that have been proven to increase data entry by over 300% . Orion Unplanned Maintenance enables workers to quickly capture breakdown information and prepare appropriate countermeasures. Context-sensitive screens per employee and location. Cascading drop-downs speed data entry and validate ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=306 Planned Maintenance workflow is optimized for team members to quickly find & complete PM Work Orders, Follow Up Work Orders, Approved Work Requests, and Countermeasures. Both Planned and Unplanned Maintenance also capture: Material Usage (spare parts), Related Items (pictures/documents), and Associated Labor. Orion Preventive Maintenance can supplement your existing CMMS or be standalone. Features ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=285 The Orion eCMMS Suite has several enhanced features that are either rarely or poorly implemented in other CMMS systems. Note the following: Search Entries - Simple data miner / graphical query builder to quickly find and summarize work orders. Results are hyperlinked to planned and unplanned maintenance screens. Batch option to close ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=315 Orion eCMMSimplements reporting best practises that have literally generated millions of reports for both skilled trades members and their management.  Orion's extensive core reporting library includes reports for: Bottleneck Analysis Work Order Tracking Spare Part Usage Key Performance Indicators In addition, the core Orion eCMMS Suite include a basic reporting portal with easy-to-use intelligent drop-downs, free Crystal Report ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=329 Orion eCMMS has a number of additional features to maximize your CMMS investment. These include: Work Request Module - allows for cross-departmental work requests and approval. Work Scheduler Module- simple and efficient planning and assignment of labor. Plan Do Check Action Module - work based off of bottleneck analysis / predictive maintenance. Repeat & Duplicate Module- ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=331 Thanks for visiting! I serve as President and Principal Consultant of Polaris Consulting, LLC. I have over 10 years experience in the IT industry with extensive background in training, development, and project management including a Master's degree in Communications. You can check out some of my projects on the clients page. ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=259 For the past six years Polaris Consulting, LLC has served onsite at the largest auto-manufacturing facility in the United State throughout various departments including: plant maintenance, production engineering, and information systems. The feeds below highlight some of our key projects by our Principal Consultant. http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=204 It has been estimated that up to 80% of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) installations end in failure (at least from the user's perspective). In this $200-million / year industry how can this be? From my experience CMMS adoption is signifgantly tied to pure usability: the ability to get information in and out ... http://www.polarisllc.net/?p=158