Adaptive+Web-Based+Asset+Control+System

__** Adaptive Web-Based Asset Control System **__

This innovative asset control system developed by the US Navy presents a unique opportunity to warehousing/repair facility improvement. Inventory is one of the most important asset for any company, but its management without a proper inventory management system can turn quickly into an inventory nightmare. This system has several features that are very appealing for an easy and flexible product manipulation and information tracking. The primary objectives for the development of this system is to:


 * Implement a better control system to use in a repair and supply environment.
 * Provide an interactive-web based user interface (web accessible) for easier use and manipulation of data.
 * Allow the system for change in an environmet where change is constant due to either supply requierements, funding availability or requirements.
 * Create a system capable to provide information in real time and files on-the-fly.

Implementation of such systems can be an arduous job and tedious. However, if implemented right; it can provide invaluable benefits for the proper inventory management for the company implementing the system. This system has incorporated in its features scanning capabilities for bar code labels or RFID tags. However, what advantages and challenges represents for the company implementing the system? This document intends to point out the system features and challenges as well as the opportunity if allowed in the private enterprise.

FEATURES
The system present unique features as it has web interface that can be customized as needed.

Military Developed Asset Control System's Benefits and Features: Maximo Features and Benefits: __**SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS**__
 * Manage all of your asset deployment, specifications, monitoring, calibration, costing and tracking from a single system.
 * Comprehensive maintenance work management solution for planned and unplanned activities including long- and short-term planning, preventive, reactive and condition-based maintenance, schedule management, resource optimization and key performance indicators.
 * Plan inventory to meet maintenance demand precisely, making the right parts available at the right location when needed.
 * Manage your vendor contracts with comprehensive contract management support for purchase, lease, rental, warranty, rate, master, blanket and user-defined contracts.
 * Define service offerings and establish service level agreements (SLAs) to help align service levels with business objectives.
 * Scalable service oriented architecture with a flexible business process configuration platform that adapts to your changing business requirements and easily connect with the rest of your enterprise systems.
 * Business benefits: While traditional CMMS systems focus on maintenance, Maximo Asset Management is an Enterprise Asset Management system that provides comprehensive support for your asset, maintenance, resource and parts supply chain management needs

The software has the following layout in a service or production environment:



The system user interface has the following appereance:







__**DATA MANIPULATION AND INTEGRATION**__

The adaptive web-based asset control system is a very powerful tool for managing and controlling assets due to its integration with Maximo Asset Management developed by PSDI. This software provides insight for all of the enterprise assets, their conditions and work processes, for better planning and control. Manages asset deployment, specifications, monitoring, calibration, costing and tracking from a single system. Provides enterprise asset management software for long and short-term planning, preventive, reactive and condition-based maintenance, schedule management, resource optimization and key performance indicators. It plans inventory to meet maintenance demand, making the right parts available at the right location when needed. Also, manages vendor contracts with comprehensive support for purchase, lease, rental, warranty, rate, master, blanket and user-defined contracts. In addition to it, the software aligns service levels with business objectives by defining service offerings and establishing service level agreements (SLAs).

__**CONFIGURATION AND INSTALLATION **__