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on all assets. This information can include data on all maintenance work, inventory, and supply chain management; and can also be extended with mobile apps to provide the benefits of EAM to your field workers.
Increase efficiency and reduce costs By having good business process designed to meet your business strategy, combined with a solid and supportable solution configuration, EAM solutions delivered via the cloud for flexibility, can reduce operational costs by up to 30%. Receiving real-time data on all company assets whether that’s a potential issue with the equipment, a stock request, or a predictive maintenance alert, EAM systems ensure assets are used more effectively and extend the life of the equipment. Eliminating paper-based processes also reduces the risk of human error and helps keep organisations fully health and safety compliant.
“All too often data insight is of limited value to a facilities manager. Information is
frequently siloed in separate and fragmented IT systems that have been poorly implemented.”
There are a variety of EAM systems available, varying in functionality and cost. For larger organisations it is unlikely that any recently established EAM system will have the range of functions that they need. Any organisation which needs to incorporate legacy systems or data, will need a well-established system, in order to be sure that they will be able to import their data.
EAM systems such as IBM Maximo, which is used by eight of the 10 largest UK FM companies today, manage complex FM processes in a single application. They support maintenance planning and scheduling, with tools ranging from graphical assignment planner through to fully optimised scheduling, to match the maturity and scale of the organisation. EAM systems can include work order and supply chain functionality to manage work seamlessly between contract and direct workforce - ideal for FM businesses who typically contract-out much of their work.
If you have BIM data for a building, this can be added to your EAM system, so you can use that data in the maintenance of assets for decades to come. This results in better maintained buildings, and reduced costs over the asset lifetime.
Get the data you need EAM systems makes it easy for FM businesses to get the data they need for planning, including:
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Work order response times: Facilities managers can investigate repair delays, and create process improvements to reduce response time.
Cost per repair: Certain EAM solutions like Maximo can give you comparative figures for different contractors and in-house staff, helping you to make purchasing decisions and plan budgets.
Energy use and audits: Diagnostic analytics can outline where inefficiencies exist and where streamlined solutions can cut costs.
AI driven predictive maintenance The latest versions of some EAM systems also leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technology to add AI-driven predictive maintenance – sensors on your assets can feed back usage and wear data to your EAM system automatically, which can then automatically schedule maintenance, subject to any other parameters you set. Data can also be added manually, to achieve the same automatic scheduling benefits.
Some EAM systems have been designed to run in either a fully cloud-based environment, or on an internal server. Most large organisations with geographically diverse assets will derive significant benefits from using an EAM system in the cloud, as it can be accessed from anywhere with no limitations. A cloud-based implementation also brings easy scalability, so usage and licences can be scaled up or down, for example to deal with a specific project. An EAM system can usually be implemented on your existing cloud, e.g. Azure or AWS, or using a complete managed cloud service.
Some EAM systems can be configured to accept data from a wide variety of external and legacy systems. For example, Peacock Engineering has developed APIs and tools to check the veracity and order of incoming data, to ensure that incorrect or suspect data is stopped from entering the EAM system, which helps to ensure maximum uptime.
Extend EAM into the field The benefits of your EAM system can also be extended into the field, which is vitally important for FM businesses, who are typically dealing with geographically diverse assets. Some mobile apps, such as Fingertip for Maximo, provide a complete mobile suite that has the ability to record calibration detail and work offline for use in ATEX environments, to fully support your work requirements in the field.
These apps feature a range of powerful functions in a single app so work orders can be issued in the field, inventory changes or order stock can be made during site visits, and signatures can be captured for all work to create a full digital audit trail. These are all essential to keeping the organisation and its assets running efficiency, effectively and fully compliant for maximum business potential.
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