Information Needs to Support the EAM Strategy

Defining the information requirements to support asset management in a consistent manner that is understood by both the pharmaceutical enterprise and their suppliers is a considerable task. The pharmaceutical company must establish internal standards that define the following  

System/asset numbering Asset management documentation needs Engineering drawing requirements IS information structures 

Engineering database structure (information tempiates for system types/system component types) 

Before establishing such standards, the pharmaceutical enterprise must assess the value of the information to the asset management process and consider the different requirements for information against the varied operating contexts of the business. The standards must also guard against information 

Ensuring the above must not be underestimated delivering information to the required technical standard in a consistent format and in a timely manner is a considerable project management task, especially when multiple suppliers are involved and when those suppliers have traditionally delivered information to their own and often unsatisfactory standard. Further, the import of such information into the pharmaceutical enterprise s EAM infrastructure is a demanding process. In some instances, there may be value 

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