🔍 Key Concepts

• Purpose of each maintenance system module (inventory, equipment, requisitions, planned maintenance) • How costs and spending are initiated, tracked, and approved in a maintenance system • Difference between physical control of parts/equipment and financial control/budgeting

💭 Think About

• Which module is most directly involved when you must request money or authorization to purchase something, rather than just record what you already have? • If the company wants to compare budgeted vs. actual spending for spare parts and services, which module’s data would they primarily pull from? • Think about where the purchase process starts: which module creates the document that eventually becomes a purchase order and affects the budget?

✅ Before You Answer

• Identify which module actually triggers a purchase and therefore affects the budget lines • Separate modules that mainly track what exists on board (stock and equipment) from the one that drives financial commitments • Confirm which module would naturally store information like requested cost, supplier quote, and approval status