Sustained Management Systems (SMS)

All of our software systems belong to the SMS family. With years of engineering research and development invested in the production of these programs, there is no need for you to reinvent the wheel. Proactive management is the central theme of the EMS suite:

Some general concepts for all programs include:

Inventory—This is the physical description of the system being managed and allows connection to GIS. This is information that tends to change very seldom with attributes such as size, location, material of construction, and date of installation. Changes can be made as the inventory changes.

Inspection—This is a structured procedure used to gather data needed to determine the condition of each item in the inventory. The data collection process is consistent from one inspection to the next and is as independent as possible from the subjective judgments of the individual inspector. Inspection typically involves the documentation of “distresses” (defects or indicators of problems), the severity of the distresses, and the quantity of each distress.

Condition Assessment—This is where the programs interpret the results of the inspection. In most cases, this is displayed in the form of a condition index (CI). The CI is a quantifiable, repeatable measure of facility health that is calculated from the inspection data. The CI is expressed on a scale of 0 to 100 and provides a common language for comparison of diverse facilities.

Condition Prediction—A method for forecasting the future condition index of items in the inventory so that repair decisions may be timed correctly.

Project Formulation —The grouping of individual maintenance requirements together to form projects that can then be entered into an installation’s work management system.

Several of the programs include GIS compatibility. This allows the user to represent inventory and report data in a geographical format:

 

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