One of the largest hydroelectric power stations in Latin America has just selected ENGworks together with the University of Misiones to implement the YouBIM software on their entire Plant. YouBIM will be integrated with IBM Maximo.
Recently I had a conversation with the members of our leadership group concerning steps we need to take to improve the reliability posture of our business. I was charged with, of all the initiatives that are out there, the critical few we need to focus on to improve our competitive position for our business. With that in mind, I did some data mining and looked at our recent unplanned events and came to a not so unique conclusion.
Asset management systems do not fail during implementation. Rather, they fail during subsequent operation. Implementations may go longer than planned. But eventually everyone goes live. IT may have driven the implementation but it is up to the stakeholders to "right the ship". It is never too late to create a vision. And if you are lucky enough to have a Core Team then this sets a strong foundation for success.
All industries are focused on improving asset reliability. This can only be achieved by having a high performance asset management program in place, with the ultimate goal of achieving
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We can learn wonderful lessons from the clever literary characters Lewis Carroll created. The exchange between Alice and the Cheshire Cat illustrates the need for purpose and context in the decision-making process. We often face pivotal decisions at work, but without empirical insight, we're left aimlessly chasing white rabbits.
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired privately-held Nexala, a provider of enterprise solutions for the rail transport industry, headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Abu Dhabi Transmission & Despatch Company (TRANSCO), a leading company in water and electricity transmission, celebrated receiving the International Accreditation of Asset Management (ISO 55000).
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eAsset Management Limited (“eAssetM”) and Gaussian Engineering (“Gaussian”) today announce the launch of a joint venture, bringing together reliability engineering and strategic asset management services, delivering significant business value for the North American market.
Management periodicals are unanimous in advocating the integration of services into core product offerings. Servitization is the term for these integrated packages of client-focused combinations of products, services, support, self-service and knowledge. 1 Historically, most of a product's value was added during the production process, which transformed raw material to a useful product. Today, value comes from technological improvement, styling, branding and other attributes that only services can create. 2, 3, 4
AVEVA software helps plant operators increase control, efficiency and safety of asset maintenance work in potentially hazardous, high-risk environments