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Understanding
Hierarchical Asset
Structures in CMMS
Gil Acosta
Director of Engineering Services
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noun
1. a system or organization in which people or groups
(ASSETS) are ranked one above the other according to
status or authority.
synonyms:
pecking order, order, ranking, chain of command, grading,
gradation, ladder, scale, range. "in the equipment hierarchy,
Tractor Vehicle is two levels above the carburetor system”
Excerpt from Article By Paul Langan, Life Cycle Engineering as appeared in the October 2013 Edition of RxToday
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What about the refurbished Motor rts
motor, Asset or Part?
Electric Harness
● Therefore, all the assets associated with that equipment such as gear
boxes, instrumentation, safety valves, and isolation points are also
candidates for maintenance while the equipment is offline.
● This saves time, this saves money, and improves uptime because we
can shut down a group once to do scheduled maintenance versus
numerous shutdowns to do maintenance on individual assets.
● This helps develop historical data that can be used to calculate total
cost of ownership and contributes to “Repair or Replace” analysis.
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