Opening Keynote - Adding Value to the Infrastructure: The Role of Asset Management

     Learn how ITT Communications Systems implemented a program to change the culture of controlling assets to a proactive program that managed company and customer assets. When the tools were available and the costs clearly identified, a cooperative team effort improved overall performance with reduced costs. This program included three major phases with ongoing process improvement objectives so that the implementation would result in maximum use of capital funding, improved customer service and significantly reduced costs!

Reducing Maintenance & Capital Expenditures, and Increasing Operational Efficiency: Asset Management Driven Bottom-Line Savings

     Regardless of what your current system may be, you will benefit by better understanding why you should initiate / improve your asset management system. Whether you are just beginning the investigation or currently have a paper-based or automated system in place, better understanding the full scope and the attainable benefits of an asset management program can improve your return on investment.

     Learn how accurate asset management can improve equipment performance and reliability, improve asset utilization, reduce maintenance and capital expenditure costs, and increase operational efficiency.

     You need to assess the types of assets or underutilized assets you need to manage. You need to evaluate the hardware, software solutions and the planning, execution and monitoring systems you need in order to create the end-to-end system. Attend this session to understand the “totality” of new approaches being used today and the three primary silos of importance in any asset management program: the physical marking of your assets; integrating the data into your system; and turning the data into information that can be shared.

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The Necessary Mix for Successful Implementation: People, Process & Technology

     Most organizations are going to have to spend money on additional technology. Attend this session to learn how to optimize that process to know how to appropriately invest in technology to improve your asset management session and get more for your money! Understand what you need to establish, or enhance your system methodology – based on a simple and affordable approach. Also be prepared to have your organization culturally ready for implementation and utilization to get the most out of your system.

IT Asset Management (ITAM)

     ITAM impacts every facet of the organization. This presentation outlines how you can begin – or enhance – an ITAM program within your organization. Learn how to assess your organization and to identify the significant drivers that lead to a world class asset management program.

Lifecycle Management of Assets: Plan, Procure, Deliver, Manage, Dispose

     With each of these Lifecycle phases, you can improve reliability and utilization of your assets to support your core business, reduce risk, and maximize shareholder value. Understand each piece of this cycle to get a better handle on what you can do at each phase to drive complete visibility and deliver cost savings throughout the lifecycle of your assets!

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What’s Your Problem? An Interactive Discussion of Real Asset Management Problems Faced by the Audience

     This expert panel session will be an open dialogue with the audience to address key concerns and issues surrounding asset management projects and systems. Actual problems and challenges shared by attendees will be reviewed and discussed and suggested solutions will be shared.

Asset Management Exhibits

Networking Reception

Thought Leaders in Asset Management: Learn From the Trends & Benefits in Different Industries

     Many industries have asset management systems/initiatives in place that provide track and trace visibility and lifecycle management. Learn from other industries - Defense, Healthcare, Automotive, and Cold Food – on what they are doing, the benefits received and their future plans.

Direct Results Gained from Total Asset Visibility: In-Transit Visibility Report

     Knowing where material is located throughout the supply chain, matching orders to requirements in the field, and getting personnel and materiel to the right place at the right time are major supply chain challenges. The integration of automatic identification technologies and RFID and the creation of the In-Transit Visibility (ITV) Network for the Department of Defense has allowed them to achieve significant productivity gains, reduce cycle times, decrease customer (warfighter) wait time, and increase supply confidence. Learn how you, too, can establish visibility of supplies and materiel in transit and in storage so you can scrutinize your logistical processes and supply chains to find ways to minimize the resources required to receive, store, locate, pick, pack and ship supplies.

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Strategic Asset Management: New Principles for Producing Big Improvements and Competitive Advantage in Today’s Difficult Environment

    The current state of our financial system is driving an unrelenting focus on capital availability. While companies need to ramp up their investments to differentiate themselves in the highly competitive global marketplace, scarcity of capital thwarts their plans. In this environment, skillful capital management becomes a strategic necessity.

     There are plenty of obvious threats for companies and individuals who can't differentiate themselves. Leaders that cannot figure out how to accomplish more with less or that are considered "necessary evils" will become increasingly marginalized. However, there are big opportunities for those who know how to produce breakthrough results by using their resources more strategically to produce competitive advantage.

     Attend this session to learn the strategic role capital asset management plays. Hear how cost can be reduced by 50% to 75% and how that can be used to produce real competitive advantage - for your company and for your career as an asset management leader. Achieving results of this magnitude requires a fundamentally new approach ... a new paradigm with new guiding principles and practices. This session will help attendees understand how to get the most from their assets and take advantage of these opportunities for competitive advantage.

Exhibits & Networking Lunch (in the Exhibit Hall)

Workshop: Calculating Return on Investment: How Much Money Can Your Organization Save?

     If you are looking to justify the implementation of an asset management system, take some time to detail the deficiencies in your current processes and calculate the expected ROI for your project/system. This is a beneficial exercise for organizations in any stage of the asset management software review process.

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Workshop: Preparing Your Organization & Creating Your Implementation Plan

     This workshop will guide you through how to assess your organization by understanding management, defining complicated structures of organizations (different divisions, different product offerings, etc.), and how best to navigate your environment. Once determined, learn the initial steps in building your business case to include budgeting, roll out, adjustments, timeline, and measuring ROI. Lastly, receive the resources for ongoing support, advice and guidance as you implement your asset management system.