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Most computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) come with bar-code capability either included or as an add-on feature. Storeroom supervisors can use bar-code technology to link work orders, purchase orders (PO), spare parts, and equipment. Then, they can track and collate costs per event, as well as identify and directly address those out-of-limits costs. Supervisors also can account for parts, tools, PPE, or supplies leaving the storeroom and bill those materials back to the user.
Bar coding offers many benefits. The technology:
When technicians scan bar codes, a data-collection device — the bar-code scanner — gathers the data. The CMMS then transmits the data from the scanner to the appropriate CMMS module, either by batch mode or radio-frequency identification (RFID). In batch mode, the user loads the scanner into a cradle, receives a prompt from the CMMS, and sends the data to the appropriate modules via a download cable.
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