Work and asset maintenance management have been boosted with the launch of software giant MRO Software`sMAXIMO 5.0, an Internet-based enterprise asset management solution. MST, the local distributor of MAXIMO and business solutions provider, is based in Pretoria.
Large asset intensive companies such as Eskom, Foskor, Rand Water, Umgeni Water and Coca-Cola Canners in SA, as well as Chilanga Cement (Zambia) and Bamburi Cement (Kenya) further a field in Africa have benefited from the MAXIMO work and asset management system in the past. In fact, MST has installed MAXIMO at more than 200 plants throughout the Southern African continent. These clients will soon be able to upgrade to MAXIMO 5.0 to streamline their operations and reduce the cost of ownership realised through Web technology.
MAXIMO 5.0 uses a 100% pure Internet component-based architecture that allows customers to support their enterprise via a Web-browser. This lowers the total cost of enterprise application portfolios and eases operations by reducing the time and cost associated with hardware, deployment, maintenance and training. The product`s distributed component-base architecture (DCA) forms the foundation for the next-generation of application deployment.
MAXIMO`s functionality supports the entire indirect/industrial supply chain through unequalled data integration capabilities and has subsequently enabled companies to remove costs from their indirect supply chain through improved demand side planning and reduced investment in the resource supply side..
MAXIMO was designed to help organisations reduce equipment downtime, closely control and track maintenance expenses, cut spare parts inventories and costs, improve safety, increase purchasing efficiency and more effectively deploy productive assets, personnel and other resources.
With MAXIMO 5.0, all of the above capabilities will still be in place, with the added bonus of a Web-architected design. Gone are the days of spiralling expenditure on hardware upgrades to satisfy the need of resource hungry business applications. Cost of ownership is reduced by Web-architected products because applications can be accessed through a web browser, which significantly reduces hardware requirements on the client`s side while support is only centrally required. No plug-ins are required - the browser is the only software required on a PC or a handheld device. A Web-architected solution also expands access to applications globally, by way of a simple Web browser. An additional benefit is that deployment options are improved. Customers can now choose either centralised or decentralised deployment approaches, including multiple organisations or multiple sites on a single database.
MST`s Sales Manager: Africa, Danie van Vuuren believes MAXIMO 5.0 will greatly benefit enterprise asset management in Africa. Capital asset intensive companies in Africa can now benefit from a solution that is corporately hosted and maintained, but accessed by remote sites. Information availability and communications between remote plant operators and their HQs will be greatly enhanced. HQs will be able to audit, support and give IT related services to remote sites without leaving their office.
MST`s single-minded goal is to empower clients with leading-edge technology and expertise to make their businesses run better, more productively and more efficiently. MST further believes that African companies have unique challenges that cannot be solved by generic, one-size-fits-all resource intensive solutions. It is a firm principle at MST to identify unique requirements of each client and it endeavours to find individual solutions to fit in with a client`s overall organisational strategy. MAXIMO 5.0 is the perfect tool for these tailored fit solutions.
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