Create a competitive advantage with enterprise asset managementReal Estate and Capital Asset SolutionsCreate a competitive advantage with enterprise asset managementCompanies are under tremendous pressure to manage real estate and capital assets proactively across the enterprise to reduce costs, increase productivity and respond more readily to rapidly changing regulatory environments.Asset and service asset management technol-Business issuesogies are setting new benchmarks for opera- Global competition and commoditization are tional efficiency. And, with machine to machine forcing companies to become more resourceful (M2M) capabilities, many assets can now in how they manage their assets and to look for communicate directly with their location and new ways to differentiate themselves through share status information with other systems. service delivery and customer service. Technol- However, organizations incorporating these ogies and support systems that help align a new technologies often attempt to tie them companys asset and service asset management to legacy systems that are not sufficiently activities to business strategy can help a integrated to produce the desired efficiency company capitalize on its operations. across their enterprise. As a result, the ongoing Solution OverviewReal Estate and Capital Asset SolutionsGlobal competition and commoditization maintenance of these disparate processes widely dispersed with different asset con- and systems becomes a bottom-line stituents. Our approach includes the entire have significantly raised the bar for drain rather than a catalyst for realizing spectrum of asset categories, including:price and differentiation. Technologies significant cost savings. and support systems that help align ? Fixed assets: plants, facilities, real BearingPoints Enterprise Asset Management a companys asset and service asset estate, ports(EAM) solution can help your organization management functions to business ? Distributed assets: medical devices, actively manage its capital assetswhether strategy can help a company capitalize cell towers, ITreal estate, industrial, production or IT on its operations. ? Linear assets: energy distribution, as well as drive integrated efficiency pipelines, railthroughout your operations. Between upkeep and upgrade, redundancy and reuse, ? Mobile assets: transportation, fleet, location and value, we can help provide ships, ITinsight into the big picture and track prog- ress against these capital-heavy projects.Our approachBecause we are both management and What we offertechnology consultants, our skills span BearingPoints EAM solution surpasses the the entire spectrum of asset management traditional maintenance perspective by solutions. BearingPoints professionals examining an assets performance based represent many of the leading software on its capacity and life span, then incor- solutions and can leverage leading- porating this data into financial planning, practice methodology to integrate your production scheduling, human resources, EAM with enterprise resource planning supply chain, and budget and forecasting. (ERP) and customer relationship manage-ment (CRM) business solutions and with BearingPoint has extensive industry and your industry-specific software, mobile functional knowledge of implementing asset and boutique solutions. We collaborate management initiatives that help deliver with you to deliver the right technology measurable results. Our asset management to meet your business objectives.professionals begin by listening; our objec- tive is to link your business strategy to Our delivery framework provides a consistent operational reality. With a thorough under- and flexible approach to implementing standing of your business, we work to align various asset management solutions proactive management of your assets and and technologies, using manage work operations to business strategy, whether streamswhich provide a consistent your assets are localwithin a plantor engagement management approach, regardless of size or scopematched with our life cycle work streamswhich provide integration across the entire engagement life cycle (Figure 1). 2 Solution OverviewFigure 1. BearingPoints manage and life cycle work streams manag emmaerngt orP Proactive asset management means Capital planningowning an accurate inventory of all your Operations andand constructionmaintenancecompanys assets and a historical 6view of managementtheir costs, including those relating to maintenance, operational management and service. A business process-driven Enterprise asset Real estateAssetapproach to asset management can and serviceportfoliomanagementmanagementmanagementprovide your organization with a set of well-defined, actionable steps to enhance performance and cut costs in support of your overall enterprise strategy.Facilities andIT assetpropertymanagementmanagement imamp rnoovitemacielnp