Likelihood to Recommend Everyone has assets, everyone has people, and everyone has to do some work on those assets with those people. Maintenance Connection strives to provide an efficient solution to help get the work done while making it simple to record that you did. Aggregate that data and make decisions for the future based on real information.
Read full review I believe Accruent is well suited for companies with a large amount of leased assets that need to be accounted for under the new accounting standard. Companies with fewer leases would not need an intricate tool of this size. It is suited for both real estate and equipment leases, which makes up the entirety of our portfolio.
Read full review Pros Customer Service is Outstanding. Changes are made by MC through the entire network that makes suggestions. The software is simple to use so even the most seasoned mechanic can navigate it. Read full review Lucernex does an excellent job of listening to its customers to continue enhancing the product to make it the best in the industry and to continue to partner with their customers on this endeavor. Lucernex's product is an intuitive product that allows its end users to customize and manager their own fields and pages to tailor individual company's needs. Read full review Cons No improvements at this time. Read full review The sales person we worked with seemed to have some communication gaps when passing off to the implementation team. The implementation start was rocky due to enduring disconnect on our needs versus what was included in the SOW. As a client, we were not clear on what was fundamentally included in our SOW and how that would impact the end-product. Read full review Likelihood to Renew If I find a product with better support and some additional operational asset functions I would be willing to make a move.
Read full review Usability Its very user friendly and works well in a manufacturing setting.
Read full review Support Rating They are timely, responsive, and resolve issues within a day. I only give them one less point because in their recent acquisition by Accruent they lost the MC Support portal they used to have, and in its place they are using Accruents version. Which is well, just not as good.
Read full review In-Person Training The trainers were knowledgeable and engaging in presenting the materials, and their emphasis on important concepts was helpful (I would rate the trainers themselves a 9!). However, I do not believe there's anything we learned in the in-person training that could not have been taught via live web-classroom. Traveling a significant distance (in our case) to Austin, TX for only approx. 12 hours in the classroom was (in my opinion) not necessary, since the same material could have been presented via live web-classroom and saved us the expense and travel-time. I would encourage Lucernex to consider moving to a live web-classroom format in the future; an online live format would still allow for participation and questions from the participants while saving clients' time and money
Read full review Implementation Rating If you do not have a scheduler for the PM and work order program hire one first. They can help with the migration and know how everything works in your facility.
Read full review Alternatives Considered It much more user-friendly and does not have a lot of wasted information that you would never use. I did a lot of research on other CMMS programs and questioned other users and was allowed to use the test module for 3 months. That pretty much sealed the deal for everyone except for those afraid of change. Eventually, they all fall in line and accept the new CMMS system.
Read full review I cannot recall exactly what other products we reviewed before choosing Lucernex, but one of the leading factors was how highly customizable the software was. We had previously been using Retail Lease which was an older program with buckets of data stored everywhere. During the data mapping process, we were able to easily find a home for all of this "random" data
Read full review Return on Investment Our parts cost overall has had a great positive impact on our ROI. We are able to track parts in a more efficient manner that helps us to optimize inventory and reduce stock outs, in addition to helping us identify items that have no turn over. Equipment downtime with regards to Corrective vs Preventive type work orders has made a big impact to our ROI. With the use of the Preventive Maintenance Module in Maintenance Connection, we have made a good shift towards more planned machine maintenance and less corrective type failures. Read full review Lucernex was able to complete our business objective to manage and process all of our Lease Accounting entries within the software. Lucernex has enabled all of our departments to become better connected, work together to create synergies and transparency to better meet business objectives. Read full review ScreenShots