Understanding Condition-based Maintenance

Oracle's PeopleSoft Maintenance Management condition-based maintenance (CBM) enables you to make maintenance decisions based on the actual condition of the asset. You can identify equipment problems early, when they are less costly to correct, and perform maintenance only when needed.

Condition-based maintenance in PeopleSoft Maintenance Management:

• Requires the setup of Web Services and Integration Broker to enable communication to external monitoring systems, as well as the setup of PeopleSoft workflow and condition-based maintenance rules for PeopleSoft Maintenance Management.

• Uses alerts generated from real-time equipment monitoring devices that assess equipment conditions against predefined, normal operation parameters.

• Provides real-time alerts when equipment is operating outside of normal bounds so appropriate maintenance action can be taken.

• Initiates appropriate maintenance action, including creation of a work order, and PM schedule updates.

External systems measure and analyze current equipment readings and determine whether the condition of the equipment is outside of normal operating parameters. When the condition is outside normal operating parameters, an alert triggers a response and follow-up action. Users can manually create an alert or an external software program can create an alert.

Then, depending on the setup rules, the system sends a message to the CBM coordinator by email or through a worklist indicating the condition exists. The CBM coordinator reviews the alert and can either create a work order, or, if the alert can be handled using a preventive maintenance work order, the coordinator updates the PM schedule, which is used by the Preventive Maintenance process to generate a work order. The system tracks the status of an alert throughout its life cycle.