= Why use a CMMS? =

=== Save on costs, perform better. ===
According to a survey conducted by A.T. Kearney and [http://www.industryweek.com/ Industry Week] in the United States on 558 companies,  [[BR]]
a properly implemented CMMS resulted in averages of:

 * 28.3% increase in Maintenance productivity 
 * 20.1% reduction in equipment downtime 
 * 19.4% savings in lower material cost 
 * 17.8% reduction in MRO (Maintenance, repairs, operational) inventory 
 * 14.5 months average payback time of the CMMS they used