4 razones por las que la gestión de operaciones de activos es esencial para los equipos

We’ve outlined what Asset Operations Management means for maintenance, reliability, and operations teams, but now it’s time to go deeper. For the next few weeks, we’ll outline the eight pillars of Asset Operations. These are the core ideas behind the larger concept, and they’ll provide a better understanding of what Asset Operations truly encompasses. 

So far we’ve covered:

• Pillar 1: Maintenance, Reliability, and Operations Must Operate Together and Be Aligned on Achieving a Common Goal

• Pillar 2: Data Must Flow Into a Single Repository

• Pillar 3: Measure Teams Based on Why They Do Something Rather Than What They Do. 

• Pillar 4: Relentlessly Collect the Right Data, Display the Best Insights, and Provide Actionable Feedback Through a Centralized Command Center

Today we’re covering Pillar 5: Asset Operations Is an Abundant Life Cycle, Not Just a Point in Time.

State of the Industry

There’s a big labor shortage and high turnover currently happening in the manufacturing industry. At the same time, demand for maintenance workers is projected to increase by 13% over the next ten years due to the continued adoption of new technologies. 

But what we’ve also seen is that over as many as 2.1 million manufacturing jobs in the U.S. are going to remain unfilled through 2030. Employers are saying it’s 36% harder to find talent today than in 2018. Additionally, attrition rates are as high as 25%. Imagine turning over your entire workforce every four years. That’s what’s happening right now. 

When we talk about the shift in our thinking toward teams being better supported, valued, and finally understood, we believe that a shift in mindset is not just important, it’s absolutely critical for our industry. 

Four Reasons Asset Operations Management Is Essential for Teams

An Asset Operations Management solution isn’t just a term we’re talking about; it’s a very different shift in regards to how systems work within companies. It’s purpose-built to bring together all of these teams and their data, so they can inform business decisions. That’s the key phrase: inform business decisions.  

It’s not just about managing assets. Teams must think about how those assets and their utilization impact the business. By doing so, maintenance, reliability, and operations teams will get a seat at the revenue table. But in order to do that, these teams have to have that full visibility across the entire life cycle. 

It might be tempting to write Asset Operations Management off as just another flavor of the month campaign, but there are four elements to it that guarantee its placement in your company as a continuing, holistic system. 

Unifies Maintenance, Reliability, and Operations 

Asset Operations Management is a purpose-built solution designed for the way maintenance, reliability, and operations personnel work. It tracks asset, cost, and revenue data—not just one or the other. This gives teams a tool powerful enough for complex, multi-team workflows. Now a company is one team working on asset operations together to achieve a common goal.

Is Intuitive for Every Employee to Use

While it might seem overwhelming, Asset Operations Management is actually simple to adopt with minimal training required. Productivity and decision-making are immediately improved due to the system’s consistent evolution to deliver value.

Provides a Command Center for Data

An Asset Operations Management solution combines data from active and passive sources; organizes team data from maintenance, reliability, and operations; and connects asset data to executive metrics. A command center also acts as a dynamic knowledge base for all teams, which increases cross-functional collaboration and communication. 

Employs an Ecosystem Approach

When we mention an ecosystem approach, we mean integration, the ability to connect into other systems because the platform itself is designed to unify data. So Asset Operations Management has an emphasis on integration, where it’s oriented toward a constellation of solutions versus being a standalone system intended to keep you captive.

Secure Buy-In From All Levels

An effective change management process is essential to Asset Operations Management implantation. Adding this mindset and system to your process will most likely represent a change in the way your company goes about its business, and staff might be resistant to that change. 

In addition to making sure the technical aspects are handled correctly, the cultural and changeover process itself needs to be conducted in a way to help everyone get on board. Whether it’s maintenance personnel or high-level executives, training employees on the purpose of Asset Operations Management and illustrating how it will improve the workplace can help secure buy-in. 

Not only does there need to be employee buy-in, but teams should also be well-informed on new processes, how they’ll work, and what will be expected of them. If the implementation process isn’t handled well, teams could lose faith and opt for the old ways.

From Disconnected Silos to a Growing Ecosystem

It doesn’t matter if you’re out in the field doing the maintenance, you’re just as important as the people making operational decisions and performing asset management. Asset Operations Management is about every stakeholder being unified within one system. The next generation of work is possible, necessary, and it starts with all of us.

For more on Asset Operations Management, check out:

• What Asset Operations Management Means for Maintenance Teams

• What Asset Operations Management Means for Reliability Teams

• What Asset Operations Management Means for Operations Teams