Enterprise Asset Managers (EAMs) and Supply Chain Managers are inextricably linked—each relies on the other to deliver safety, reliability, and profitability across asset-intensive industries. Physical assets require timely, high-quality parts, materials, and services to perform. Likewise, supply chains depend on accurate, forward-looking asset strategies to forecast demand, reduce working capital, and avoid costly disruptions. When these two functions operate in sync, they create a seamless system of availability, resilience, and efficiency. When disconnected, they create delays, stockouts, cost overruns, and unplanned downtime. Alignment is no longer optional—it’s a strategic necessity.
Five Key Talking Points:
1. Planned Work Requires Planned Parts
Maintenance strategies are only as good as the supply chain’s ability to deliver the right parts, tools, and services at the right time. Without tight integration, schedule compliance and wrench time suffer.
2. Unplanned Work Creates Chaos—Unless Supply Is Agile
Emergency repairs demand rapid procurement and redeployment. Only a connected supply chain can support resilience in crisis without driving up costs through overstocking or premiums.
3. Asset Strategies Drive Demand Signals
Accurate asset lifecycle planning and failure forecasting allow supply chain teams to reduce inventory bloat, optimize min-max levels, and improve procurement lead times.
4. Critical Spares = Critical Risks
EAMs define asset criticality; supply chain ensures availability. Together, they manage risk by determining what’s truly “critical” and aligning stocking, sourcing, and vendor strategies accordingly.
5. Shared Data Enables Shared Success
BOMs, failure modes, lead times, and usage rates all live in different systems. Only when EAM and Supply Chain teams collaborate on master data, governance, and analytics can the enterprise achieve true reliability and cost control.
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