MainBoss Advanced Maintenance Management Software

MainBoss Advanced Maintenance Software is a new generation of CMMS, building on the success of our trusted MainBoss Basic package.

MainBoss Advanced accesses its data using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (SP2, Version 9.0.0.3042 or later) or SQL Server 2008. SQL Server comes in a variety of versions in order to provide effective service, no matter how much data you have to handle. (There's even a free version for smaller sites.) SQL Server is also a known quantity to IT departments; you may already have it installed at your site for use with other software packages.

MainBoss Advanced is licensed on a modular basis. You can pick the functionality you need, without getting any extras...but more functionality is ready when you are. The following modules are available:

Work request management (Can be purchased on its own or with other modules) When someone reports a problem with your equipment and facilities, you can't let the report fall through the cracks. Work request management lets you record the problem reports you receive and make sure they're being handled. For some organizations, work request management is all you need: simple information on the work you need to do. @Requests (Requires the "Work request management" module) @Requests builds on work request management by letting authorized users submit problem reports by e-mail. Submitters receive automated e-mail acknowledgements at various points in the progress of the work, keeping them informed and in the loop without needing "hand-holding" from maintenance personnel. The less you have to talk to people on the phone, the more time you have for actual maintenance work. Work order management (Can be purchased on its own or with other modules) Work orders are the heart of maintenance: detailed instructions for a job, including personnel assignments, lists of parts needed, and labor/material costs. Before the job, you can estimate what labor and materials will be needed. After, you can record exactly what was used, as well as information such as the cause of the problem, the length of time that equipment was down, and suggestions that might reduce problems in future. Work order management also provides comprehensive reporting facilities. You can get a quick list of overdue jobs, a summary of all work done on a particular piece of equipment, detailed labor histories, and much more. Planned Maintenance (Requires the "Work order management" module) Scheduling inspections and preventive maintenance is one of the most important functions of a CMMS—you can switch from reactive maintenance (where you're always playing catch-up) to proactive maintenance (where your work is more predictable and things go wrong less often). MainBoss Advanced can schedule maintenance jobs by calendar (e.g. "every three months"), by meter (e.g. "every 3000 miles"), or both. Inventory Management (Requires the "Work order management" module) Your work depends on the parts and materials you use—if you don't have the parts, you can't do the job. MainBoss Advanced has facilities that let you record what you have in every storeroom, letting you find parts quickly. (No more wandering from storeroom to storeroom looking for what you need.) You can easily get reports on current inventory levels, including a list of materials that need to be reordered. In this way, you can make sure you never run out of the parts you need. Purchasing (Requires the "Work order management" module) Your department uses purchase orders to pay for materials and for the services of outside contractors. The MainBoss purchasing module lets you create such purchase orders so that you can track your expenses. Even if you already have purchase order software, you can use the MainBoss purchasing facilities as a "purchase request" system: an easy way to write up preliminary purchase orders before creating real ones with your existing processes.

We offer a variety of ways to see MainBoss Advanced in action, from a free download of evaluation software to a free account on a demonstration computer that can be accessed over the web. Click here for more details.   For an introduction to MainBoss Advanced, check out our slide-show.

MainBoss Advanced gives you the opportunity of an affordable annual support plan that provides you with both technical support and whatever upgrades/releases become available. In this way, you can stay current with the state of the art, obtaining constant improvements for your operation.

You can also obtain information about MainBoss Advanced by checking out our online documentation pages. These show actual documentation for the software.