Until 2001, those shops were free to choose their own maintenance software or none at all. But that year, the company decided to implement an enterprise wide maintenance management solution that would track costs.

Ease-of-use was a key factor in the ultimate decision, as was functionality and the ability to provide essential reports. AMCS Fleet Maintenance met Republic’s criteria and more.

Republic found it was carrying over $2 million worth of parts, some that were totally obsolete and others that had not been used in over a year. They reduced their parts inventory by about 22 percent.