EAM groups related functionality into the following modules:

Use Maintenance to drive work order functionality for maintenance and repair operations (MRO):

Use Inventory to manage parts (inventoried and non-inventoried) across single or multiple plants, analyzing usage and reserves, and improving cost effectiveness:

Use Purchasing to manage indirect purchasing (stock, non-stock, services):

Use Finance to manage accounting, taxes, overhead, and any money-related aspects of EAM operations:

Use Project Accounting under Finance to plan, track, and control detailed project budgeting for:

Project Accounts make status information on the entire budget or each job/phase of the budget readily available and visible by job spending limit or budget level.

Use General to set up common system properties:

Use Analysis to display key information in an easy-to-use graphic format:

Use System Administration to alter menus, user permissions, roles, and system-wide configurable features:

EAM trades certain types of information with QAD’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, which are hosted through an easily accessible, common .NET interface called the AppShell. Your EAM installation integrates seamlessly into the AppShell.