What is a CMMS ?

CMMS stands for Computerized Maintenance Management Systems. A CMMS is a software package that provides the tools to manage equipment maintenance. These tools should include scheduling, work orders, preventive maintenance planning and asset performance analysis along with the functionality for purchasing, spare parts management and inventory stores.

What is 4Site ?

4Site is a full featured and easy to use CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) that streamlines business processes across the enterprise and provides a wealth of information and analysis to support fact based decisions. The 4Site package offers seamlessly integrated asset maintenance tools with purchasing and inventory management, as well as complete accounting and financials including general ledger, appropriations and project management, check writer and financial reporting packages.

What products are included in the 4Site family ?

The 4Site family of products is comprised of Asset and Maintenance Management, Purchasing, Inventory Management and Accounting/Financials. These modules are completely integrated for end to end processing and also function in standalone mode. Additional web, mobile components and reporting components are available.

How can I determine whether 4Site will meet the needs of my organization ?

If your organization has not already undergone a study of goals and requirements, 4Site team members can meet with your company representatives to identify your CMMS needs and resources. The combined team can then match those needs with 4Site functionality to determine whether there is a positive fit, and to produce a comprehensive specification.

What is the cost of 4Site and implementation services ?

The cost of the software license depends on factors such as the number of users and the system components required. Implementation depends on the scope of the project, training, data migration and interfaces to existing software if required. Whatever your CMMS needs, you can rest assured that our products have always been the value leader and our implementation one of the fastest.

How can I submit a feature suggestion for a future release of 4Site ?

The 4Site team welcomes suggestions from all customers. Our valued customers are the experts in their business and we appreciate both the experience they bring and the time they spend reviewing and outlining their ideas. Submit your feature to the 4Site Request System.

How does 4Site handle international language support ?

4Site's built-in customization facilities that are available to all 4Site users allow language and terminology changes for display screens and reports throughout the system.

Does 4Site offer a Bid or Quotation management feature ?

Yes. 4Site Bid Management has the tools to easily develop bid documents that can be emailed, faxed or mailed to the prospective suppliers. When returned the responses can be analyzed and bids awarded to one or several vendors. This application has proven to be a significant cost saver.

Is there electronic Work Flow with 4Site, and if so, is it actually part of the system or from a third party vendor.

4Site Work Flow is a core system feature developed as part of 4Site to manage the step-by-step progress of documents such as work orders, requisitions and project appropriations.

Does any HR software come with the system?

4Site includes a complete Timesheet application and a Persons record to maintain important information about each individual. This is not a complete HR package but the 4Site team would be pleased to discuss your requirements with you and explain how we can add any functionality that you might require in this area. We'd also like to note that we have existing interfaces to HR/Payroll packages.

Are there any Project Management capabilities?

Yes. 4Site provides tools to track costs and management the scheduling requirements of any size project. Also provided with 4Site is a two-way interface with Microsoft Project ®.

Are there any Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) provided with 4Site ?

Yes, the 4Site team understands how useful KPI's are for viewing performance results at a glance. Also, as part of an implementation process we can develop more individualized KPI's that give you exactly the data you need.

Can 4Site be run wirelessly on a Handheld, PDA or Mobile Device ?

4Site Mobile is a suite of applications specifically designed to operate on Handheld/Mobile devices. A few of the applications include Work Orders, Stores Requests, Timesheets and Bar Coding.

What is the cost of system upgrades and how are they handled ?

All system upgrades are included under the single standard support agreement. As upgrades become available the Support team delivers them across the Web or on CD, and provides an automated install facility to complete the operation.

What hardware/software is needed to run 4Site ?

4Site system specifications are described in the 4Site System Requirements page.

How long does 4Site implementation generally take ?

With the help of data conversion specialists and on-site training personnel, 4Site implementation and startup times are among the lowest in the industry. And with the modular design of 4Site, different departments can start using 4Site at their own pace.

Is 4Site Scalable ?

4Site can scale from the small workgroup environment up to the large enterprise arena. Server processing can be combined onto a single machine in the workgroup, or be distributed onto numerous networked servers.

How can I learn more about 4Site ?

You may use the Request for Additional Information form to have a 4Site sales person e-mail you, or refer to our Contact page for other options.