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documented, but any area involving management of labor, inventory control and/or individ– ual machine history (down-time, up-time, repair costs, repair items, etc.) are instantly retriev– able with this software and can be converted to a MS Access/Excel file." Warren added that MainBoss can also turn any maintenance department into more than a "break-even" venture. "This software can actually assist companies in cutting costs. In a three-year period after the installation of a CMMS sys– tem, a local manufacturing com– :(>any actually saved over $100,000, thanks to information gained from implementing the program," he stated. Warren explained the company involved implemented "proactive maintenance" instead of the more traditional "reactive main– tenance" approach. "With the MainBoss software,

t endencies no longer include technicians waiting for the next machine to break down or a rush for parts to repair machinery and/or a loss of production because the predictivemainte– nance dictated by the CMMS on the machinery almost complete eliminates the dreaded loss of J production. The money saved in the budget - due mainly to the saving of'expedited fees for ship– ping'- enabled the hi.rlng of addi– tional maintenance technicians work in areas that increased both up-time and efficiency of production machinery," Warren stated. Warren said he encourages

Industry and business repre– sentatives are invited to attend _ aseminar previewing MainBoss - a Computerized Maintenance Management Software (CMMS)– scheduled January 25-27 at the East Central Community Col– lege Productivity Enhancement ; Lab located at the Philadel- 1 phia/Neshoba CountyCareer- 1 Technical Center. :! Sponsored by the ECCC Work- force Development Center, the ' three-day seminar is part of the ; College's continuing effort "to provide training for the area's workforce," said Blake Warren, 1 who serves as Productivity Lab– trainer. In describing the Preventive Maintenance Software package, Warrensaid MainBoss "is a data– base that tracks all aspects of maintenance areas regardless of company size or type. Not only are PMS checks organized and

Computerized Maintenance Software industry and business represen- more information contact Blake tatives to attend the MainBoss Warren, ECCC Productivity Lab seminar and learn first-hand trainer, Phone 601-656-8642 or what the software can do for a email bwarren@eccc.edu. company's maintenance depart- ment.

"It is my belief - as a mainte– nance technician with 30-plus years of experience - that adding this component to the technical skills and leadership training that ECCC offers could help to develop a workforce that will make local companies more effi– cient, productive, profitable and

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