Structured equipment register
Asset hierarchy, location, criticality, warranties, technical documentation and full history attached to each machine.
Maintenance
CMMS in Algeria: industrial maintenance management software
Without usable history, maintenance stays reactive. It then costs twice: in parts and in downtime.
A CMMS (computerised maintenance management system) centralises the equipment register, preventive maintenance plans, work requests and orders, spare parts and their costs. Deployed on Odoo it shares one database with inventory, purchasing and accounting: a part consumed on a job leaves stock and is charged to the asset's cost with no double entry. ARTEC INT configures the register, the maintenance schedules and the indicators, then trains the technical teams for daily use.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.
What the solution covers
Preventive and corrective
Maintenance plans triggered by calendar or usage counter, work requests, work orders, technician assignment and completion tracking.
Spare parts
Parts stock linked to purchasing: consumption charged to the job, reorder thresholds and visibility on critical spares.
Costs and indicators
Maintenance cost per asset, downtime, preventive ratio, failure history — what you need to decide between repairing and replacing.
Scope
Concretely, you get
- Equipment register with full history per machine
- Preventive maintenance triggered by date or counter
- Work requests accessible from a phone
- Spare parts linked to inventory and purchasing
- Maintenance cost and downtime per asset
- Training for technical teams on daily use
CMMS by sector
A useful CMMS mirrors how your equipment actually fails. These are the priorities in the Algerian sectors we meet most often.
Cement and materials
Kilns, mills and conveyors tracked by running hours, planned shutdowns prepared in advance, long-lead critical spares.
Food and beverage
Scheduled cleaning and checks, equipment compliance, fast interventions to limit production losses.
Heavy industry and steel
Critical assets, many subcontractors, traced lockouts and work permits.
Energy and oilfield services
Assets spread over several sites, regulatory inspections, history required by clients.
Buildings and technical plant
Air conditioning, lifts, generators, contractor agreements and periodic inspections.
Vehicle and machinery fleets
Servicing by mileage or engine hours, tyres, downtime and cost per machine.
What we add to Odoo's standard maintenance
Odoo's Maintenance module lays the foundation. Our in-house modules and configuration turn it into a complete industrial CMMS.
Meters and readings
Hours, kilometres or cycles read on a phone; preventive work triggers itself at the threshold.
Maintenance task lists
Checklists, planned parts and time per job type, so work is consistent from one technician to the next.
Requests from the shop floor
The operator reports a fault from a phone, with a photo; the request reaches the right supervisor.
Critical spares
Minimum stock, usual suppliers and parts linked to each asset, connected to purchasing.
Subcontracting
Contractor interventions, agreements, costs and reports attached to the asset.
Maintenance KPIs
MTBF, MTTR, availability, preventive share and cost per asset, calculated automatically.
Choosing a CMMS in Algeria: 6 criteria
These questions apply to any vendor or integrator, us included. Ask them in writing before signing.
Usable in the field
Technicians must be able to report and close a job from a phone, even on a weak connection.
Meter-based preventive
Calendar-based preventive is not enough for machines that run irregularly. Insist on triggers by hours, kilometres or cycles.
Parts linked to stock
A consumed part must leave stock and be charged to the asset automatically, without double entry.
Actual cost per asset
Parts, labour and subcontracting grouped per machine, to decide between repairing and replacing.
KPIs without spreadsheets
MTBF, MTTR, availability and preventive share should come out of the software, not a reworked export.
Local support and evolution
Someone reachable in Algeria, documented custom developments and version upgrades handled for you.
Deploying a CMMS in five steps
A CMMS is worthless if nobody feeds it. The approach targets adoption by technical teams first.
1. Asset inventory
Equipment hierarchy, criticality, location and documentation, starting with critical machines.
2. Preventive plans
Maintenance task lists by asset type, triggered by date or meter, validated with the maintenance manager.
3. Parts and purchasing
Parts linked to assets, minimum stock and suppliers, connected to purchasing.
4. Field go-live
Technician training on mobile, first requests and jobs in real conditions, adjustments.
5. Steering
Maintenance KPIs, review of repeat failures and extension to the rest of the asset base.
Paper records, standalone CMMS or CMMS inside the ERP?
Many Algerian maintenance departments still keep their history on paper or spreadsheets. Here is what each level changes.
| Criterion | Paper and spreadsheet | Standalone CMMS | Odoo CMMS with ARTEC |
|---|---|---|---|
| History per asset | Scattered, incomplete | Yes | Yes, with actual costs |
| Preventive | The supervisor's memory | Yes | Yes, triggered by date or meter |
| Spare parts | Separate stock | Interface with inventory | Same stock, same purchasing |
| Maintenance cost | Unknown | Outside accounting | Charged in cost accounting |
| Link with production | None | Rarely | Stoppages declared in MRP |
| Systems to maintain | None, but hidden costs | Licence and interfaces | One system |
The maintenance indicators to track
A CMMS is judged by its ability to answer five simple questions.
| Indicator | What it measures | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| MTBF | Mean time between failures | Equipment reliability |
| MTTR | Mean time to repair | Team responsiveness and parts availability |
| Availability | Running time over required time | Real production capacity |
| Preventive share | Preventive hours over total hours | Maintenance maturity |
| Cost per asset | Parts, labour and subcontracting | Deciding between repair and replace |
Frequently asked questions
Do we need to be on Odoo already to deploy the CMMS?
No, but that's where the gain is clearest: linked to inventory and purchasing, the CMMS charges consumed parts automatically and gives you a real maintenance cost. Deployed on its own it still structures the register and the preventive plan, with an interface to your existing system.
Our technicians aren't sitting at a computer.
That's the norm, and it's accounted for: requests and job reports are done from a phone or tablet. A CMMS that assumes a desk doesn't get fed, and a CMMS that isn't fed is worthless.
Can our failure history be migrated?
Yes where it exists in usable form. If it's on paper we'll tell you plainly: better to start clean and build history from now on than to spend weeks entering an approximate past.
What is the difference between preventive and corrective maintenance?
Corrective maintenance repairs after a failure; preventive maintenance acts before, on a calendar or usage meter. A CMMS is first a tool to shift work from corrective to preventive, which is where downtime and parts savings are.
Does the CMMS also handle vehicles and plant machinery?
Yes. A vehicle or machine is an asset like any other, with its meters (mileage, engine hours), scheduled servicing, parts and history. Mobile and fixed assets can share the same CMMS.
How much does a CMMS cost?
Cost depends on the size of the asset base, the number of technicians, data migration and the link with inventory and purchasing. We price it after a free scoping session, and the project is delivered in phases at a fixed budget.
Structure maintenance before buying more parts
A conversation to review your asset register, your preventive ratio and what a CMMS would change in downtime costs.
No commitment — you leave with an order of magnitude.