Equipment is being pressed into longer service today than at any time in history. With funds for new equipment continually getting tighter, products originally intended to last 10 to 20 years frequently are in service for 30 years or more. The result is much greater emphasis on maintenance, repair, and overhaul services, or MRO.

Repairs and overhauls of large systems are inherently complex. While organizations building new products can predict labor, material, and other requirements with confidence, MRO operators face a unique set of circumstances with virtually every job they approach. Despite their best efforts to plan the job scope, many variables remain unseen until the work begins.

As a result, anywhere from 30% to 70% of MRO requirements cannot be accurately planned for in advance putting cost and schedule commitments automatically at risk, every time. MRO customers, meanwhile, require faster turnaround times, higher unit availability, lower cost, and an accurate picture of when equipment will be returned to service.

The solution to this paradox: Speed; driven by teamwork, flexibility, and visibility. CBS WorkFlow® can equip your MRO team with production improvement, management processes, and support tools that provide the speed that your customers demand. These include:

• Lean 6 Sigma Continuous Process Improvement
• CBS WorkFlow for MRO™ - Real-time MRO shop work task coordination
• CBS MRO Analyzer™- TAT delay Analysis and Improvement
• CBS MRO Production Controller™- Job work task coordination and control
• CBS MRO Materials Manager™- Control and Coordination of materials for all key parts and repair component suppliers
• CBS MRO Resources Manager™- Control and coordination of job support resources