Overview of Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is a multipurpose software tool used to create a working record of a facility's maintenance management data, including but not limited to equipment records, maintenance schedules, and work reports. A CMMS can even be used for managing inventory and placing external work requests.[1,2]
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