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IAM vs EAM vs CMMS

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There are many terms which looks and feels similar but actually they differ in their detail meaning and definition.

For  +IBM MAXIMO , there are 3 very common terms which are being used when someone speaks about the product and its capabilities. These terms are -


  • CMMS
  • EAM
  • IAM
CMMS-  stands for Computerized  Maintenance Management System. As full form signifies , all software/ packages/products which can be used for maintenance management and tracking cost of production or non-production line assets.
CMMS is basically more focused on need of one plant.  It does all the work order control , inventory control , Equipment history and Preventive maintenance for One plant and its department.


EAM- stands for Enterprise Asset Management. EAM is very closely related with CMMS. The task which can be done by CMMS are same for EAM , but the most important difference between them is scope of operation. While CMMS is more focused on one plant , EAM is focused for one enterprise which can have multiple plant. 
There can be common processes which an enterprise or organization want to implement across all its Plants. EAM gives you extra capability and features to achieve this. EAM systems are intended to used for making maintenance solution Global for an enterprise. Plants can have their respective processes while some of the processes can be unique across all the plants in organization. 

IAM- stands for Integrated Asset Management. IAM is the newest and most  powerful member in the family of maintenance softwares. IAM software has ability to integrate and exchange data with other products which is being used for different tasks in an organization. 
For example- An enterprise can use different product like SAP or Ariba to purchase item and material which need to be used for maintenance or integrate your system with SCADA to generate work order in case of any break down.

So after looking at capabilities of Maximo , we can classify it today as IAM product which gives you ability to perform maintenance management for an entire Organization and provide you ability to exchange data with other products.
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  1. GMAO Cahier des chargesAugust 27, 2017 at 10:11 AM

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  3. GMAO Cahier des chargesAugust 27, 2017 at 10:31 AM

    Thanks for this article, in my automative companie we use Maximo CMMS and we connect it to Mobility Work . We will start connect Maximo and Mobility Work to some Iot and to our ERP next month probably.

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