INTELLIGENT ASSETS REPORT
INTRODUCTION
Intelligent Assets
Intelligent Assets reduce downtime , increase efficiency and empower employees to secure greater resiliency throughout the supply chain
Acting as the backbone of any Industry 4.0 organisation is the Intelligent Asset . Gathering and analysing data from connected equipment and machinery gives employees greater control over how to increase efficiency , remove unplanned downtime , and reduce overheads by eliminating the need for unnecessary maintenance .
Intelligent Assets is one of the four pillars of SAP ’ s Industry 4.0 initiative , alongside Intelligent Factories , Intelligent Products and Empowered People . Rachel Romanoski , Solutions Manager , Digital Assets , SAP , says : “ Intelligent Assets allow businesses to ensure that they have a resilient supply chain , by making sure that the products are where they need to be when they need to be there , regardless of who the end consumer , user , operator , or service provider might be .”
Here she explains what an Intelligent Asset is and how it can influence all facets of an organisation ’ s operation , from design and manufacturing , to delivery .
Intelligent Assets allow businesses to ensure that they have a resilient supply chain
More than half of maintenance leaders report that their companies have strategies to implement Industry 4.0 into plants and processes
Source : The Power of Industry 4.0 in Asset Management report / MPI Group