CMMS — Maintenance module
CMMS built into the ERP: equipment, work orders, spare parts and invoicing
The AVIA ERP Maintenance module manages the equipment fleet, preventive and corrective work orders, spare parts and their cost — on the same data as production, inventory and invoicing.
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Hierarchical equipment fleet
CMMS — Maintenance module
Parent and child equipment tree, criticality, status (operational, under maintenance, broken down, decommissioned), manufacturer, model, serial number, warranty, last and next maintenance dates, manual and image.
- Status
- Available
- Module
- CMMS
What links maintenance to the rest
- Parts leave real stock, with movements and lots
- Overdue maintenance can block an operation from starting
- A work order can be proposed for invoicing
Short answer
A CMMS is maintenance management software: it holds the equipment fleet, schedules preventive work, and tracks corrective work orders, spare parts and their cost. In AVIA ERP it is not software beside the ERP but a module of the same foundation: consumed parts leave real stock, overdue maintenance can block an operation from starting on the workstation concerned, and a work order can be proposed for invoicing. The module is included from the Professionnel pack.
What the Maintenance module does
Every capability below exists in the product. Those whose scope is narrower than their name suggests are marked “Partial” and explained.
- Available
Hierarchical equipment fleet
Parent and child equipment tree, criticality, status (operational, under maintenance, broken down, decommissioned), manufacturer, model, serial number, warranty, last and next maintenance dates, manual and image. Technical locations are managed separately.
- Available
Preventive and corrective work orders
Automatic numbering, priority, assigned technician, links to a project or an after-sales ticket, start and close, printable work order sheet (problem, solution, parts, labour, machine downtime). Closing updates the equipment’s last maintenance date; a declared breakdown feeds its breakdown and downtime-hours counters.
- Partial
Preventive calendar
Due dates per equipment or per workstation, in days, weeks or months, with a checklist stored in the plan. The calendar schedules and feeds the production block; it does not create the work order by itself, which is created from the portal.
- Available
Spare parts on real stock
Parts attached to each equipment, required quantity, critical-part flag and an alert when their stock falls below the threshold. From the work order, issuing creates a consumption voucher with a stock movement and lots; removing a part credits the stock back.
- Partial
Work order invoicing proposal
The customer is found through the ticket, the project or the contract; hours are valued at the maintenance billing rate, parts at sales price, and the contract coverage is deducted. A contract’s yearly cap on work orders is not applied.
- Available
Overdue maintenance: production blocked
A configurable business rule refuses to start an operation on a workstation whose maintenance is overdue, with a clear message. It is the same rule engine as approvals and quality controls.
What the module does not do
Better to read it here than at commissioning. These points decide whether the module is enough or needs to be complemented.
- No trigger by meter (running hours, cycles): due dates are calendar-based.
- No automatic generation of preventive work orders from the calendar.
- Checklists are stored in the plan, but they are not run or validated on the work order sheet.
- No dedicated maintenance mobile app and no equipment QR code: the portal is used as is.
- No time-stamped downtime log: downtime is accumulated per equipment. MTBF and MTTR indicators are not presented as established, and predictive maintenance is not offered.
How it is deployed
The Maintenance module is included from the Professionnel pack (deployment in 2 to 4 weeks) and in the Enterprise pack (6 to 12 weeks); it is not in Essentiel. It builds on the inventory, workstations and customers already in place in the ERP.
Going further
A guide to choose between a dedicated CMMS and a built-in module, two guides on the shop floor, sectors where equipment weighs heavily, and neighbouring product pages.
Guides
Production
CMMS or built-in maintenance module: where the line really falls
9 min read
Production
Industrial Production Management: how an ERP aligns your shop floors and your margins
5 min read
Production
SMED: what your changeovers really cost you
9 min read
Sectors
- PlasticsMould and tooling fleet, cycle times, scrap and regrind ratios, traced granulate batches.
- MachiningRoutings and machine times, CNC centres, subcontracting, dimensional inspection and true cost price.
- Metal fabricationMaterial certificates, optimisation of cuts and offcuts, cutting, bending and welding.
Related pages
Frequently asked questions
What is a CMMS?
A CMMS is computerised maintenance management software. It lists the equipment, schedules preventive maintenance, and tracks corrective work orders, spare parts and costs.
Is the AVIA CMMS separate software from the ERP?
No, it is the Maintenance module of the same foundation. It shares inventory, workstations, customers and invoicing. The guide “CMMS or built-in maintenance module” details when a built-in module is enough and when a dedicated CMMS is justified.
Are preventive maintenance orders created automatically?
Not today. The calendar schedules due dates (in days, weeks or months) per equipment or workstation, and feeds the production block when overdue; the work order is then created from the portal. There is no trigger by running-hours or cycle meter.
Do spare parts leave real stock?
Yes. Issuing from a work order creates a consumption voucher with a stock movement and lots, and removing a part puts the quantity back into stock.
Which pack includes the Maintenance module?
The Professionnel and Enterprise packs, not Essentiel. Deployment takes 2 to 4 weeks for Professionnel and 6 to 12 weeks for Enterprise.
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