Integrated data system means better maintenance.
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has consolidated six databases into one integrated facilities management system. In the first year of implementation, the system has saved about $150,000 by cutting personel costs and reducing inventory by 27%. Keys to successful implementation include completely shutting off the old system before starting up the new one and testing the system in-house to work out glitches before it went on-line.
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