Given the need for a quick response to today's dynamic market, the maintenance function is considered increasingly important for industrial companies. Waste elimination, in particular the reduction of work in process and overproduction, required by Lean Manufacturing methodology that has spread across industries, highlights and also increases the impact of failures or malfunctions of equipment on productivity. Managing maintenance involves several activities such as: planning of preventive maintenance actions; scheduling of activities considering available resources and planned production; management of spare parts; analysis of data to reduce the occurrence of failures and to improve performance of the maintenance function. To support this function, companies adopt information systems designated by computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to provide timely and accurate information. Several CMMS are offered in market. However, its main drawback is that they do not perfectly match the particularities of each company. Thus, many companies prefer to develop their own system. This paper presents an ongoing project aiming to develop a CMMS for a manufacturing company. Crucial phases of the project, involving the identification of requirements and the specifications of the system, are described in detail, showing the approach that was followed and reflecting about its effectiveness and efficiency

Spare parts management is a function of maintenance management that aims to support maintenance activities, giving real-time information on the available quantities of each spare part and adopting the inventory policies that ensure their availability when required, minimizing costs. The classification of spare parts is crucial to control the vast number of parts that have different characteristics and specificities. Spare parts management involves mainly two areas, maintenance and logistics. Therefore, the integration of both input information is recommended to make decisions. This paper presents a multi-criteria classification methodology combining maintenance and logistics perspectives that intends to differentiate and group spare parts to, subsequently, define the most appropriate stock management policy for each group. The methodology was developed based on a case study carried out in a multi-national manufacturing company and is intended to be included in its computerized maintenance management system to support decision-making.