Enhancing Major Projects and Plant Turnarounds with a Computerized Maintenance Management System
Changes in technology, the market and the economic environment have all boosted the value of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) for industrial facilities. This is true not only for daily maintenance management but also for special projects, such as plant expansions and retrofits, that necessitate total or partial outages. Given that planning and executing a […]
Tero Helps Regional Government Boost Insight and Control of Infrastructure with Customized Azzier Interface
When a government serving more than 4 million residents wanted to ensure preventative maintenance (PM) activities could be performed in the most efficient, effective manner, they turned to Tero and Azzier, Tero’s computerized maintenance management (CMMS) program. The government’s Infrastructure department wanted to ensure Azzier extracted the most current building information possible for all properties, […]
Maintenance Spares: The Hidden Cost Center in Your Storerooms
With carrying costs alone amounting to 40% of yearly organizational revenue, there is no dispute that poorly managed storerooms can be a major financial drain. However, many companies don’t consider the impact of inadequate maintenance spares management, which in itself can become a significant issue. Poor spares management leads to excessive inventory expenses and can […]
Web Work Azzier Helps a Government Agency Eliminate Storeroom Theft
When a government agency made headlines because it was losing money due to either theft or mismanagement, leadership approached Tero for help. The agency wanted to clean up the storeroom inventory located at one of its facilities. Tero experts proposed implementing Web Work Azzier as a best-practices tool to facilitate asset/inventory management and alleviate the […]
Unplanned Downtime: A Continuing Challenge for Organizations Everywhere
Modern facilities are expected to contribute value to the company’s bottom line by continuously improving asset performance. Process industries in particular are extremely asset intensive, which can make their challenges even greater. One area that continues to negatively impact profits, and diminish overall asset performance metrics, is unplanned downtime. If manufacturing operations are to be […]
Williston Basin Oil & Gas Firm Achieves Better Purchasing Control; Saves Money with Tero Consulting Initiative
After a major Williston Basin petroleum firm upgraded to a comprehensive deployment of Tero Azzier, firm management wasn’t certain it was using all the Azzier modules to their fullest potential. Stakeholders felt the Azzier Purchasing Module in particular was being underutilized. Workflow inefficiencies were also a challenge and issues arose during the invoicing and payment […]
Tero Migrates Textron Systems to Azzier
Tero Consulting Ltd., the developer of Azzier CMMS, has recently migrated Textron Systems from their legacy Web Work CMMS to our latest version, Azzier 7.2. Textron Systems is a world leader in unmanned air, surface and land products as well as services and support for aerospace and defense customers. Its innovative businesses design, manufacture, field […]
Offshore Exploration Firm Enjoys Flawless Migration to Azzier
Prior to upgrading to Tero Azzier, an offshore exploration services firm had been using Tero Consulting’s legacy computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), Web Work, for five years. Part of the attraction in continuing with Web Work was the user-friendly interface. The client wanted reassurance that Azzier would be just as easy for personnel to use. […]
Reduce the Cost of Planned Downtime with Maintenance Automation
In all production facilities, maintenance is involved in a variety of activities, from special projects, outages and equipment refurbishing to daily maintenance programs. All these efforts require planned downtime. Product changeover, when a manufacturing plant switches from producing one product to another, also occurs during planned downtime. These efforts generally shut down production, even if […]
Controlling the Cost of Maintenance Materials: A Business Necessity in the Modern Era
Manufacturing facilities and other plant operations are facing considerable economic challenges in their operating environments as they struggle to adapt to a rapidly evolving business landscape while controlling costs. While such developments as the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technology and Industry 4.0 offer promise, there are much more fundamental (and easily accomplished) ways for […]
