Asset Management Articles | Maintainly CMMS | Maintainly ![](/containers/main/energy.svg) Asset Management ================ Whether you're a facility manager, maintenance professional, or business owner, our expert-curated content offers insights to track assets and boost their performance, optimize workflows and reduce downtime. Stay updated on the latest trends and practical tips to harness the power of CMMS and maintenance management software. 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One crucial aspect that benefits immensely from this shift is asset management. Embracing cloud solutions for asset management not only offers a plethora of advantages but also necessitates adherence to best practices to maximize its potential. [ View article → ](/articles/asset-management-in-the-cloud-benefits-and-best-practices) July 7th, 2023 ![Take action now graphic with clock | Maintainly](/img/containers/articles/istock-2022701899.jpg/8fc57ec7b5f8662dc95fbb853b48e88a/istock-2022701899.jpg) ### Time-based preventative maintenance management explained Time-based maintenance management refers to a maintenance strategy that involves performing maintenance tasks based on predetermined time intervals or schedules. This approach assumes that assets will require maintenance at regular intervals to prevent failures, ensure reliability, and extend each asset's useful life. [ View article → ](/articles/time-based-preventative-maintenance-management-explained) July 7th, 2023 ![CMMS| Fixed production assets from elevated view on factory floor](/img/containers/articles/cmms_fixed_asset_manufacturing_production.jpg/5ade0f8dbd25bb9375b6c94f7cf88661/cmms_fixed_asset_manufacturing_production.jpg) ### What is Fixed Asset Management? Fixed asset management refers to the process of tracking, monitoring, and maintaining a company's physical assets throughout their lifecycle. [ View article → ](/articles/what-is-fixed-asset-management) July 6th, 2023 ![CMMS | A hierarchal structure of chess pieces](/img/containers/articles/cmms_asset_hierarchy_chess.jpg/9969f2df7ff85a5be841a7849f2ef3c7/cmms_asset_hierarchy_chess.jpg) ### Setting up an Asset Hierarchy - a Guide to Selecting Which Equipment to Include The exact make-up and format of an asset hierarchy will depend on many factors, such as the type of assets being tracked, their complexity in terms of sub-assets (child assets), the industry, as well as your company's maintenance management and reporting goals. [ View article → ](/articles/how-to-determine-what-equipment-should-be-tracked-when-setting-up-an-asset-hierarchy) May 31st, 2023 ![Woman sitting with laptop on legs celebrating success with yellow background](/img/containers/articles/cmms_successful_user.jpg/2cf71bd8be677cc07bb8d1a7d9fde684/cmms_successful_user.jpg) ### Benefits of CMMS CMMS will aid and inform technicians out in the field, as well as decision makers, on maintenance work that has been done, will be done soon, or is planned to be done in the future. Broadly speaking, the benefits of CMMS can be broken down into three categories: management; visibility; and cost control. [ View article → ](/articles/benefits-of-cmms) May 18th, 2023 ![maintenance worker inspection on field of solar panels](/img/containers/articles/cmms_solar_panel_technician.jpg/894e038d069048fac6fe0ce9b3010253/cmms_solar_panel_technician.jpg) ### What is CMMS? A Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is a software solution that streamlines and automates maintenance management processes, including work orders, preventive maintenance, asset tracking, and inventory management, to optimize the efficiency and performance of organizational assets. But let's dig into the details... [ View article → ](/articles/what-is-cmms) [ ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/7) [ 1 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management) [ 2 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/2) [ 3 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/3) [ 4 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/4) [ 5 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/5) [ 6 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/6) [ 7 ](https://maintainly.com/topics/asset-management/page/7) 8