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An Excel file is a manual tool, does not synchronize in real-time between multiple users, and makes no link between a part withdrawal and the intervention that generated it. The CMMS tool, on the other hand, centralizes everything: each stock movement is automatically recorded as it occurs, visible to the entire team, and linked to a work order.  <\/span>"},{"faq__question":"How is CMMS Stock Management Different from Classic Inventory Software?","faq__answer":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A classic inventory software manages goods receipts and issues. CMMS does the same job, but with even greater precision and by making connections with maintenance: each part is linked to the equipment it can repair, to the interventions in which it was consumed, and to the suppliers from whom it can be reordered. 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