e-Logics

Physical Asset Software

Our software has helped companies to increase asset reliability, availability and safety by enabling effective control over asset condition and maintenance activities.

Through consistent planning and decision making maintenance budget of assets is applied optimally by prioritising and aligning activities. This leads to a reduction in operating costs and improved profitability of infrastructure and assets, as well as prolonging their lifetime.

This robust technology allows for easy customisation, integration and scalability. The PHYSICAL ASSET Software is divided into the following module:

Asset Repository I Condition Assessment I Asset Performance & Risk Analysis
Asset Maintenance Planning I Work Management I Stores & Material Management

The asset management function is structured around a flexible asset repository. This repository allows for functional separable structures and asset classification such as functional and priority.

Through the location, classification and the association of data our software is geared for comprehensive reporting and analysis.

The asset repository can be displayed graphically. The graphical displays include maps, linear schematic or diagrams with thematic as well as numerous reports and charts.

Deviations of asset condition from the expected performance are caused by many environmental and operational factors. It is therefore critical that the conditions of asset are monitored and the results analysed to combine condition based and cyclic maintenance activities for a true preventative maintenance approach.

e-Logics PHYSICAL ASSET incorporates a number of Condition Assessment Tools, namely:

Visual Inspection Forms that can be configured for a PC/Laptop or on a Hand Held Device.
Integration to devices that measure specific defects and measurements.
Obtain asset utilization characteristics through integration to devices or other systems.
Incorporate Video and Image files as a physical record or used to perform assessment.
Index value configuration and calculation.
Detection of condition or index exceedences.
Data validation, spatial and linear referencing abilities through GPS coordinates.

Asset performance and risk analysis are instrumental in preventative maintenance identification, prioritization and planning. The identification of poor performance and risks drives the prioritisation of maintenance activities. The analysis also highlights poor and inefficient maintenance tactics. The analysis points out “hot spots” where the location of problems overlay and impact on each other. Asset performance enhancement and risk reduction are achieved through the continuous monitoring of the factors that impact the performance and identifying the appropriate preventative action. Thus, the maintenance requirements that arise and the actions taken to counter them are based on current asset condition, utilization, impact and criticality.

The analysis functions assist in: Integrating information on asset criticality, utilization, condition assessment, failures and maintenance history. Calculating deterioration rate from historic condition assessments or measurements (improvement in areas where maintenance have been performed). Visualization of condition measurements, operations (hours, tonnage, speed) and maintenance history to identify problem areas. Evaluating effectiveness of maintenance (Maintenance at the right locations and assets). Creating KPI’s based on user defined criteria and failure modes. Establishing high maintenance locations, assets and related components.
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When performing maintenance planning, the following key elements and functions are provided:

Set up work packages with the associated material, resource and equipment requirements.
Link maintenance tasks to pre-defined condition levels and or incidents such as failures to facilitate automated activation of maintenance tasks.
Cyclic tasks are scheduled at the hand of fixed time intervals or operating statistics like “operating hours”.
The prioritisation of maintenance requirements is based on condition and asset/component criticality.
Long term (12 months) budget planning and design of maintenance strategy.
Medium term (4 weeks) planning.
Review workload per workshop/resource/individual.
Allocate the cost of maintenance activities.

The Work Management Tools are used to create work orders and assign specific resources.

The following functionality is available:

Short term (daily) scheduling of maintenance activities.
Issue work order instruction with associated tasks to be performed.
Compile a material list required for the tasks and issues from store.
Feedback forms are used to record actual maintenance activities and location, effort and to return unused material.

Maintenance Performance is monitored through predefined reports indicating the efficiencies of maintenance and feed into the Asset Performance and Risk Analysis Module.

The Stores and Material Management Tools provide functionality to:

Manage supplier information and performance.
Set re-order quantities.
Generate purchase orders for material.
Capture materials received from supplier and consolidate purchase orders.
Issues material for maintenance activities and capture returns.
Perform stock count.

The Reports include material and stock on hand and material consumption statistics such as lost and used stock.