A work order (WO) is the unit of maintenance work. It starts as a request or a scheduled PM task, is assigned to a person or team, and is closed when the job is done — capturing what was found, what was done, time spent, parts used and cost.
Typical fields
- Asset and location
- Type — preventive, corrective, inspection, calibration
- Description and task list
- Priority and due date
- Assignee
- Status — open, in progress, on hold, completed
- Labor, parts and cost
- Findings and follow-up
Why it matters
Work orders make maintenance visible and accountable. Closed work orders become the asset's service history, which drives MTBF, MTTR, cost-to-date and repair-or-replace decisions.
Example
WO-3317 · Conveyor 2B · Corrective · High · Replace drive-end bearing · 1.5 h · Bearing 6205 ×1 · Completed 11:40.
In Asetavo
Work orders (Business plan) carry status, assignee, cost and parts, are linked to the asset and appear in its maintenance history.