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Adriaan Scheeres

CEO of Pragma Holdings

Adriaan Scheeres is CEO and co-founder of Pragma Holdings and pioneered the establishment of the company’s ON KEY software. He started his career as a junior engineer at the South African Railways, after which he joined the Institute for Maritime Technology, specialising in logistic support systems for naval vessels. Scheeres then worked for Dorbyl as a development engineer in ship and submarine building programmes. He is one of the founder members of the South African Maintenance Association and has been keynote speaker at a number of local and international conferences. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Stellenbosch and a Masters degree specialising in Information Systems... 

Articles

4:50
TechForumJan 19, 2012

The future is PAM

Physical asset management has become a trend in the fight to increase margins, says Adriaan Scheeres, CEO of Pragma.

Adriaan Scheeres
3:20
Industry InsightSept 19, 2005

Poor maintenance keeps Joburg in the dark

Poor maintenance procedures are likely to be one of the major contributors to Johannesburg`s frequent power outages.

Adriaan Scheeres
5:10
Asset managementMay 19, 2005

Effective asset management boosts value

Asset performance management is a simple yet effective way to visualise the critical building blocks that contribute to return on equity and shareholder value.

Adriaan Scheeres
3:10
TechForumApr 28, 2005

Make maintenance a priority to ensure safety

Ongoing preventative maintenance procedures should be part of the business plan of large facilities, particularly those where the safety of the public is at stake, says Adriaan Scheeres, CEO of Pragma.

Adriaan Scheeres
4:00
Industry InsightApr 13, 2005

The power of asset registers

Accurate asset registers are crucial for the restructure of the electricity industry.

Adriaan Scheeres
6:10
Asset managementJul 27, 2004

Think lean to manufacture mean

Asset managers must ensure that lean asset management comes to the fore in the manufacturing environment.

Adriaan Scheeres
2:10
Asset managementJun 9, 2004

Smart facilities management boosts production

Knowledge is power. An in-depth knowledge of assets is invaluable and enables an accurate, detailed knowledge base for precise benchmarking, financial forecasting, and the identification and evaluation of trends for future asset maintenance planning.

Adriaan Scheeres
2:30
Business ApplicationsMar 18, 2004

GAMAP deadline looms, but be thorough

Local companies and municipalities are scrambling to meet the deadline for the Generally Accepted Municipal Accounting Practices (GAMAP).

Adriaan Scheeres
4:20
Asset managementFeb 13, 2004

Embrace asset management to boost plant performance

Inadequate and inefficient utilisation of plant assets is the barrier blocking latent engineering potential in South African factories, leading to low plant availability, inadequate production output and a high rate of quality defects in materials produced.

Adriaan Scheeres
4:00
Supply chainJan 28, 2004

To get your supply chain moving, fix your assets

No supply chain can operate optimally if the assets used in the conversion of raw materials and manufacture of product are not being managed effectively.

Adriaan Scheeres