ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Asset management solutions result from coordinated improvements to organizations, people, work practices and information technology. Westin applies our experience to guide you through the challenges of implementing a comprehensive asset management program.

Organizations and People

Westin creates a program to address changes required in the organization and people. We do this in a manner that generates stakeholder commitment from executives, managers, system users, maintenance crews, engineering, finance and other departments.

Westin’s proven approach helps you:

• Create awareness through organization-wide communication and training
• Promote participation through interviews and surveys
• Foster collaboration and validation of strategies and tactics
• Achieve faster acceptance of system functions and processes through contribution of ideas
• Create advocates and champions who will carry the project to completion

Processes
The greatest improvements in efficiency result from streamlining work flow and business processes. Effective asset management programs align business process improvement with the realities of new technology and your changing organization. Westin collaborates with you to:

• Create “to-be” business processes aligned with appropriate industry best practices
• Eliminate duplicate processes or improve those that are ineffective
• Optimize work flow, document flow and decision processes utilizing system automation
• Measure and demonstrate savings and return on investment
  

Technology
Implementing and running your Asset Management Program requires reliable, timely information about equipment operation, cost, location and status. Implementation and integration of core information systems (e.g., CMMS, Finance, GIS, CIS, SCADA) are powerful enablers of Asset Management programs. Utilities that leverage data generated in daily business and maintenance operations have the information they need to make informed decisions.

Westin helps you:

• Identify what information is required to perform asset management
• Select applications that fit your unique requirements
• Configure systems to your specific business requirements
• Implement information technology and related processes
• Integrate core systems such as GIS, finance, timekeeping, billing and customer service
• Validate data and manage migration from legacy systems
• Test installed systems to validate requirements
• Support go-live activities
• Integrate systems to improve process automation, work efficiency and decision support
• Execute projects on schedule and budget
  

Westin applies our proven SILC™ methodology to ensure that all aspects of complex programs are managed proactively to guide you from plan to full implementation.

Your core systems may already capture data needed for Enterprise Asset Management. Integration between core systems turns that data into practical, actionable information. This helps you make planned and predictive maintenance a reality; accurately determine life cycle costs; improve, monitor and manage maintenance activities; improve customer service; optimize asset life span; and prioritize decisions about capital improvement.