Infor10 to drive asset management transformation at AWE
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UK-based defence specialist AWE has selected Infor10 EAM (enterprise asset management) software to support what it describes as a business transformation across its plant management operations.
The ERP-plus software giant is also supplying Infor10 ION – Infor's lightweight middleware – and its Infor10 ION Workspace, which provides business intelligence functionality.
Ken Chapman, asset management manager at AWE, believes that the application will improve visibility, business intelligence and rigour across the organisation's 315,000 assets – so reducing risk, boosting productivity and extending the lifecycle of its plant and equipment.
ION in particular, he says, will help the defence company to achieve a more comprehensive picture of its assets, processes and people – by integrating multiple databases and applications.
"A key driver of our business transformation programme was to understand the age and complexity of our asset base – and from that baseline, we sought to improve both our risk profile and operability," explains Chapman.
"Infor10 is crucial in providing a comprehensive and detailed picture of all of our plant equipment, related processes and workforce, to ensure we can focus attention appropriately," he continues.
"[It] puts us in the best possible position to react to the changing demands of the environment in which we operate."
In brief detail, ION is due to replace a network of current integration infrastructures at AWE and, through its lightweight middleware, will also integrate asset management with production, down to the level of BoMs and inventory – as well as fleet management, calibration and security systems.
Meanwhile, Workspace will deliver 'in context' business intelligence from AWE's asset-related applications in a single portal – the point being to support decision-making, help optimise maintenance performance and improve parts procurement lead times.
As part of this, Infor10 EAM's OpenCAD capabilities will provide users with links to CAD drawings of assets – so improving AWE's visibility and helping for risk management and compliance.
