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Peer through the Mist with Asset Monitoring Solutions

By Daniel Stouffer

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Every advantage, no matter how small, is important in today's competitive workplace. Can there be such a thing as too much information in this scenario? Certainly, information overload is not helpful, yet when systems are designed and integrated to help decipher the real meaning of any information gathered, competitive advantage can certainly follow.

Many organizations fail as a result of poor business intelligence, or due to a decision-making process based on inaccuracies. Still more organizations exist, but fail to realize their potential, as they are essentially operating in a grey mist of uncertainty. Each piece of equipment, scattered throughout the organization, is part of the puzzle. Is each asset performing ultimately? Real-time asset management solutions are the only answer, linked to a proactive method of interpreting data.

Every advantage, no matter how small, is important in today's competitive workplace. Can there be such a thing as too much information in this scenario? Certainly, information overload is not helpful, yet when systems are designed and integrated to help decipher the real meaning of any information gathered, competitive advantage can certainly follow.

The process of dissecting data should not be underestimated. Often, organizations are divided into many different locations, in different geographic regions, subject to a diverse array of external drivers. In short, an identical asset in one location could be configured and expected to perform according to very different parameters, when compared to the same asset elsewhere.

There are so many different assets and so many different processes to take into account, that the slightest miscalculation or poor assumption made can have far-reaching consequences. Asset maintenance and management should not be left to the vagaries of a manual process, or subject to decisions made by individuals, no matter how experienced they may be. While the strength of the business may well be in its dynamism, asset monitoring solutions should be steadfast and predictable.

Equipment maintenance has, for far too long, being mainly reactive and not proactive in the typical organization. While the piece of equipment in question may well have a great track record and be manufactured by a most trustworthy supplier, any number of factors can interrupt its productivity. Without a dedicated asset monitoring solution, unexpected failure can result in expensive downtime and a flurry of nonproductive activity.

Business chiefs hate unpredictability. Indeed, this is the greatest enemy. If productivity is less than 100% in real terms, the business starts to lose ground. A system of asset monitoring and alarming should help to reveal problems before they even exist in terms of real impact. Service providers can be summoned whenever predetermined triggers are exceeded.

The beauty of real-time and comprehensive asset monitoring is that it provides benchmarks and traceable performance data. Imagine how this could enable the construction of a proactive maintenance plan based on a variety of different scenarios?

Asset monitoring and alarming not only helps to ensure that the piece of equipment is less likely to fail without warning, but it also helps to cut down on the total cost of ownership of the asset, as well. From an expense budget view, service rates are reduced and those expensive emergency callout rates are diminished.

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