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Western Michigan University Facilities Management. Personal Digital Assistant. August, 2010. Overview. Maintenance Services Aspects Of The Personal Digital Assistant System What Did We Want To Achieve What Items Did We Include Paperless Implementation. What did we want to achieve.
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Western Michigan UniversityFacilities Management Personal Digital Assistant August, 2010
Overview • Maintenance Services • Aspects Of The Personal Digital Assistant System • What Did We Want To Achieve • What Items Did We Include • Paperless Implementation
Improve the work order process Technician Enters Comments On Work Orders and Fills Out Time Sheets Service Center Enters Exact Same Information What did we want to achieve
Accuracy Of Information Between trades & Service Center Loss of paperwork Real-Time Data Information of work order is updating several times a day No lag time between completed work orders and Service Center entering information What did we want to achieve
What were our requirements • Defined Requirements • Wireless • Bar coding • Durability • Time clock capability • PM task procedures • Technician’s comments • User-friendly • Researched Hardware & Software • Compatible with our CMMS TMA (The Maintenance Authority)
Purchase Hardware & Support Equipment Personal Digital Assistant Implementation
3 Trade 1 Supervisor Zone Supervisor 4 Trades 1 Supervisor Zone Supervisor 4 Trades 1 Supervisor Zone Supervisor 4 Trades 1 Supervisor 4-6 Trades 6 Trades 6 Trades 6 Trades 4-6 Trades Personal Digital Assistant Implementation 1 Month 1 Month • Created A Systematic Training Program Gradually Across the Organization • 2-day training – classroom / field per phase
Methods of receiving requests CampusCommunity Phone Web Email
Customer Interface Student/Faculty/Staff Request
Customer Interface Student/Faculty/Staff Request Web Request
Customer Interface Student/Faculty/Staff Request Web Request Email Response
Service Center Interface Service Center Receives Web Requests
Service Center Interface Service Center Receives Web Requests Coverts Request To Work Order
Service Center Interface Service Center Receives Web Requests Coverts Request To Work Order Email Response
Service Center Interface Service Center Receives Web Requests OR Accepted REJECTED Coverts Request To Work Order Email Response
Transferring Data Electronically Service Center
Transferring Data Electronically Zone Supervisor Service Center
Transferring Data Electronically Zone Supervisor Service Center TMA Scheduler
Transferring Data Electronically Zone Supervisor Service Center Field Technician TMA Scheduler
Service Call/Do It Now Reads request Performs tasks Completes technician comments Post labor tasks Preventative Maintenance Reads PM procedure Performs task/ “checklist” Completes technician comments Post labor hours Types of Work Orders
Track labor hours Buy materials Locate and verify utility shut offs Additional Features
Trade Completes Work Order and “hot syncs” Requester Receives Email Customer Survey Closing Out Work Orders
PDA Returned to Docking Station Supervisor Review and Analyze Closed Work Orders Daily At the End of the Work Shift
Thank You Questions?