Do we really have to talk about this? Maximo has had Inventory Management functionality for many, many years. Not only is the function present, but it interconnects to many of the other Maximo modules such as Purchasing and Work Management. Ok. We can talk. ...
As you well know, Inspection Forms are a function in MAS Manage and legacy Maximo too! They are proving themselves to be quite versatile and well-accepted for those clients who need to capture information about equipment and then act based upon the results....
When companies implement an EAM tool, like Maximo or Manage, they often struggle with the initial development of their location and asset hierarchies. Often the structure is fragmented, incomplete, and does not allow the maintenance crews to logically find or organize their assets. This prevents the company from collecting and rolling up cost, performance, and other business-essential information.
You might be thinking, “No! Not a new acronym to learn!” You would be right… FRACAS is not a new idea by any stretch. It is a proven approach with a long history of assisting organizations in managing equipment failures and the actions to take as a result. What is a...
No matter if your move from your current Maximo to MAS is near or longer term, there are several things you should begin aligning in preparation for the upgrade. As with any enterprise application suite upgrade, it is a good opportunity to take a hard look at some...
While the move to Maximo Application Suite (MAS) may appear to be largely a technical and user experience change project, the licensing approach to it is completely different. This new approach does demand that you look at licensing in a different way that in the...
Whether you are upgrading an existing Maximo 7.6.1.2+ to MAS 8.5+, or are implementing MAS as a blank slate, there are several things you need to line up before you get started. Let’s talk through the major points of your implementation so you can have a clear...
As an organization looks to move from the current Maximo EAM to the Red Hat OpenShift based Maximo Application Suite (MAS) there are differences that are worth understanding from the beginning. While some functions largely stay the same, other aspects of the...
Let’s continue our conversation about AppPoints for Maximo Application Suite (MAS) and cover how your organization can get ready for the switch and the options available to you. We will talk about: Overview of AppPoints Committed Term Licenses The...
Often it is far more convenient to use a hand scanner to read barcodes and QR codes than it is to manually enter data into application fields. Given that most hand scanners are recognized by a device as a “keyboard,” it is an easy tool to adopt in most situations....
Unlikely. Why do we invest in enterprise level software suites, yet we only use a small percentage of their functionality? Why does the typical mid-sized company have 2 or 3 enterprise level applications in use across the organization, each one operating in their...
What’s All the Buzz About? There is a lot of buzz surrounding the release of IBM Maximo Application Suite (MAS) version 8. This integrated suite of applications includes Manage (EAM) which most of us know as Maximo, plus Monitor, Health, Predict, Mobile, and a bevy...
