Business Case: Asset Maintenance Solutions

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Executive Summary

Over 55% of the 304 industrial executives interviewed in the Verdantix 2023 operational excellence global survey stated plans to increase investment in asset maintenance software to elevate operational efficiency, ensure compliance, and optimize overall maintenance practices (see Verdantix Global Corporate Survey 2023: Operational Excellence Budgets, Priorities and Tech Preferences). However, the market is still witnessing difficulty in quantifying the benefits of such solutions, and asset maintenance software project leads therefore struggle to justify investment. In this report, we provide operations executives with guidance to help them develop a numbers-driven business case to support an asset maintenance investment plan. We show how the core asset maintenance tools – computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS), enterprise asset management (EAM) solutions and asset performance management (APM) software – can help firms save millions in work order management, production losses and maintenance costs, as well as in insurance and inventory expenses. We set out the key activities needed to achieve a successful deployment and outline the applicability of the various solutions for firms’ needs. 
Asset maintenance solutions emerge as key investment targets in 2024
Asset maintenance solutions improve asset uptime, reliability and integrity
Successful budget allocation for asset maintenance solutions depends on differing priorities across key stakeholders
Building a business case for asset maintenance software
Usage scenarios for asset maintenance solutions
Figure 1. Projected changes in asset management software expenditure over the next 12 months
Figure 2. Applications of asset maintenance software
Figure 3. Aligning asset maintenance solution investments with stakeholder interests
Figure 4. Steps to creating an asset maintenance business case
Figure 5. Benefits, risks and costs of asset maintenance strategies
Figure 6. Quantifiable benefits of asset maintenance solutions
Figure 7. Software fees associated with asset maintenance solutions
Figure 8. Unquantifiable benefits of asset maintenance solutions
Figure 9. Operational capabilities of asset maintenance software 

About the Authors

Kiran Darmasseelane

Kiran Darmasseelane

Principal Analyst

Kiran is a Principal Analyst at Verdantix, delivering data-driven insights on emerging technologies and global market trends for asset-intensive sectors such as energy, manufa...

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Malavika Tohani

Malavika Tohani

Research Director

Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations to become safer, more ef...

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