Category: News articles
Populating the no mans land of spare parts management
February 22, 2016
Author: Gordian Managing consultant Stijn Wouters Almost all production and service industries have high demands for asset uptime. To minimise the downtime of an asset, maintenance must be performed and this means having the right spare parts in stock. However, especially for capital intensive assets, regular and proper maintenance can be costly. Think of the […]
Where should you start with Spare Part Demand Forecasts
January 21, 2016
Striking the right balance between inventory holding and movement costs while offering competitive service contracts, has long been one of the biggest challenges faced by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) or After Sales Service Providers (ASSP). Since the OEM’s spare parts planning is predominantly a procure-to-stock process, planning is almost entirely based on forecast. This explains […]
Maintenance Work Management where the rubber hits the road
December 17, 2015
Author: Pragma Managing Director Ronnie Taljaard Maintenance work management is all about getting the job done at the right time, with the right people, the right parts and material, at the right technical quality and the lowest possible cost. Maintenance work management is where all the plans and strategies become reality. It is where maintenance […]
Critical Success Factors in EAM System Implementations
Author: Pragma Managing Director Ronnie Taljaard EAM system implementations hold various important benefits for an organisation. It provides an integrated system to track and manage assets and a system to manage maintenance work while enabling cross-disciplinary business processes such as planning, resource coordination, performance reporting and decision-support. Often, success is defined as completing the implementation, […]
Asset Management at Municipalities
December 3, 2015
“An asset management strategy and plan of action are the first steps you need to take, to ensure that your municipality is able to comply with your asset management and reporting requirements as outlined in the Local Government Capital Asset Management Guideline in support of the Municipal Financial Management Act,” says Pragma Regional Manager Kolosa […]
On Key Work Manager App Lets get the job done
December 1, 2015
After rigorous testing and the completion of a pilot project, our mobile On Key application, called Work Manager is ready for action and has already been rolled out as part of two national retailers’ physical asset management plans. The new app will play a key role in improving data velocity and the productivity of our […]
Asset Register Administration Four practical considerations
November 30, 2015
Author: Pragma Project Engineer Quintus Theron The Asset Register or Asset Tree is the backbone of any Enterprise Asset Management System (EAMS) or Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), thus the importance of a properly configured Asset Tree cannot be overstated. During the initial configuration of the Asset Tree, there are a number of questions to […]
On Key tips Asset Tree functionality
Today, we will look at some tips for the Asset Tree functionality in On Key. Creating Transactions Transactions in the Asset Tree have been made easy in On Key 5. You are able to create transactions from the selected node in the tree by using the right click function. Your cursor stays at the point […]
Master Data Management
November 27, 2015
Often in the implementation of software systems, attention to master data is neglected in favour of the transactional data and the processes surrounding that. And almost understandably so as the question to be answered arises from the transactional data, for example, “We need a system to help with planning and scheduling the work”. For that […]
Pragma expands its condition monitoring capacity with majority share in Martec
As a strategic, expansion step to increase its specialist skills as a fully integrated physical asset management service provider, Pragma has acquired a majority share in condition monitoring specialists, Martec. Founded in 1990, Pragma delivers integrated physical asset management solutions globally, through offices and partnerships in Africa, Australia, South America and Europe. Condition monitoring is […]
