The expansion of industries both in terms of volume and variety creates the need to understand the importance of maintenance besides production. It is always difficult to manage a large and cumbersome amount of maintenance and technical data in any industry. To deal with it, a computer-aided tool is required to make the system reliable, precise and fast. The paper deals with the development of Computerized Maintenance Management Information System (CMMIS) for Rico Industries, Gurgaon. The system is designed and developed by C# (C Sharp) as front end and SQL Server as back end. The system includes modules and their reports such as equipment details, tools and spares, preventive maintenance schedules, maintenance staff and safety records, condition monitoring techniques and calibration, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and feedback.

Maintenance is a low priority when it comes to attention from data processing. Work on maintenance systems is not usually viewed as mission criteria. Maintenance refers to keeping equipment fit for use. The maintenance function in an organization is confronted with the challenging task of affecting significant reductions in cycle time, setup time, cost, facilitating quality improvements, capacity expansions and affecting improvements in organizational working environment. Thus, an effective maintenance program can make significant contributions towards enhancing production efficiency, plant availability, reliability and organizational profitability. In every organization, two factors are primarily responsible for its survival and growth, i.e., cost and quality. Manufacturing industries have no option other than maximizing the plant productivity, reliability of plant equipment and the full capacity utilization of plant. The primary saving has to be gained in manpower by implementing a computerized system, to ensure that the detailed clerical tasks necessary for maintenance department are greatly simplified. The purpose of developing the Computerized Maintenance Management Information System (CMMIS) lies in the best utilization of the available resources at the least cost. Record keeping, updating and modifying details are made easier. The computer is a tool that maintenance managers think will allow them to predict, affect, analyze and control the maintenance tasks easily. Computerization is done to avoid costs, improve quality, control costs, ensure uptime, improve service, etc. A CMMIS provides historic information for various types of work—availability of materials, costs by job, facility or type of work, etc. It can increase the effectiveness of planning, scheduling and cost tracking. The effectiveness of a CMMIS depends on how well the software accomplishes this integration, the acceptance of the user community and the quality of the maintenance data loaded into the CMMIS. Maintenance engineers, planners, analysts and managers have to adopt all the new changes, challenges and culture in technology. Successful implementation of CMMIS, selection of right vendor and right package are the challenges faced by maintenance systems, no matter how much they are computerized. CMMIS techniques have become more necessary than ever to ensure productivity, quality, timely delivery, availability, low cost and safety, particularly in lean manufacturing.

Mechanical Engineering Journal, Computerized Maintenance Management Information System (CMMIS), Condition Monitoring Techniques, Root Cause Analysis (RCA).