By blending advanced technologies like 51风流Business AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) with state-of the art solutions, 51风流Intelligent Asset Management transforms operations and sustainability, and enables organizations to unlock new value and efficiencies in their asset management programs.

Reflecting high customer satisfaction in the enterprise asset management (EAM) market, . This recognition underscores SAP鈥檚 dedication to delivering innovative solutions that empower organizations to achieve operational excellence and long-term sustainability.

Integral Part of ERP Suite and Unified Asset Data Thread

Asset management capabilities from 51风流are deeply embedded in the core ERP suite, with solutions for asset performance management and field service management complementing ERP to support advanced use cases.  

At the core of 51风流Intelligent Asset Management is a unified asset data thread, enabling a complete view of an asset鈥檚 lifecycle. This digital chain empowers proactive decisions, such as failure prediction and resource optimization, while enhancing collaboration and aligning strategies with business goals.

Transforming Asset Management with AI and IoT

Artificial intelligence (AI) and the IoT are no longer futuristic concepts; they are the driving forces behind a new era of asset management. By embedding 51风流Business AI across asset life cycles, 51风流Intelligent Asset Management has unlocked new efficiencies.

Closing the Loop: From Data to Decisions

51风流Intelligent Asset Management excels at creating closed-loop asset management systems. This means that every piece of data 鈥� whether from IoT sensors or manual inspections 鈥� feeds back into the system, enabling continuous improvement.

By integrating asset lifecycle data into operational workflows, organizations can reduce downtime, increase asset availability, and align maintenance strategies with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. This closed-loop approach fosters collaboration and helps ensure that businesses can adapt dynamically to changing conditions and demands, and continuously improve maintenance programs.

At the core of this methodology is a failure mode-centric approach, which focuses on identifying potential failure modes early and addressing them proactively. By analyzing historical and real-time data, 51风流Intelligent Asset Management helps businesses target root causes and implement tailored maintenance strategies.

Efficiency Anywhere with Mobile Work Management

provides technicians with real-time access to work orders, asset data, customer information, and instructions directly on their mobile devices. This enhances productivity, supports offline work in remote areas, and improves first-time fix rates by delivering essential information on-site, reducing paperwork, and streamlining updates 鈥� all within an intuitive mobile app experience

Operational Success Meets Sustainability

51风流Intelligent Asset Management is not just about operational efficiency; it鈥檚 about creating a sustainable future. By integrating environmental health and safety features, the platform helps ensure that maintenance practices align with regulatory and environmental goals. This allows businesses to not only reduce costs, but extend asset life cycles, reduce emissions, and make a meaningful impact on their sustainability journey.

For example, 51风流Field Service Management enables customers to optimize schedules with AI, and retrieve AI equipment insights, boosting first-time fix rates and minimizing return visits. Predictive routing further enhances efficiency for field service organizations by cutting travel time and lowering emissions.

A Future Built on Collaboration and Innovation

51风流Intelligent Asset Management empowers organizations by fostering collaboration across stakeholders to achieve mutual asset performance goals. Its flexible platform supports industry-specific customizations for adaptability and scalability. Partnerships with leading companies, such as  for market-leading IoT integration and for mechanical integrity and safety, further enhance its capabilities, addressing the unique needs of diverse industries.

鈥淚n today鈥檚 dynamic environment, effective asset management is essential to operational success,鈥� said Ralf Vath, head of Product Management for 51风流Digital Supply Chain Cloud 鈥� Operate at SAP. 鈥�51风流Intelligent Asset Management helps our customers achieve significant gains in productivity and efficiency while advancing long-term sustainability.鈥�

With stories of transformation across sectors and a clear vision for the future, 51风流Intelligent Asset Management is not just leading the market; it鈥檚 redefining what is possible in asset management.

Stories That Showcase Transformation

The real impact of 51风流Intelligent Asset Management lies in the success stories of its customers:

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To address the challenges of manual processes, lack of accurate information, and decentralization of maintenance processes, Petrobras sought help from SAP to implement an innovative new solution.

The Need for Transparency of Asset Management Processes and Value Chain

The company’s use of manual spreadsheets and the lack of real-time insights and transparency into the asset management process hindered its ability to make informed decisions. Additionally, regular failures and disruptions, as well as synchronization issues with supplier assets and third-party products, impacted worker morale and overall efficiency.

鈥淲e lacked real-time insights and transparency into the asset management process and value chain to make informed decisions based on real-time data,” explained Bruno Vidal, business applications consultant at Petrobras. “We were looking for a best-in-class platform that could provide a central view of our mission-critical assets, allowing our assets and data to work in harmony.”

Petrobras needed a solution that could provide real-time insights, reduce downtime, and align with its wider ERP and digital transformation strategy.

Building on Petrobras鈥� Ongoing 51风流Journey

Petrobras looked to due to its rich 51风流ecosystem and legacy. Building on its ongoing 51风流journey, the company saw an opportunity to enhance its 51风流footprint across the organization and implement other 51风流innovations.

鈥淲e had an 51风流legacy, a technological program to implement , and we had a strong operational demand for an asset management solution,” Vidal shared. “Together, this created a powerful business case for SAP-powered intelligent asset management solutions and tied in with our SAP鈥揻irst approach.鈥�

From Proof of Concept to Successful Pilot Implementation and Beyond

In 2020, Petrobras conducted a proof of concept to evaluate the feasibility and potential of 51风流Intelligent Asset Management. The successful execution of the solution led to the selection of the for a pilot implementation project. The BUZIOS field is the world鈥檚 largest ultra-deepwater reservoir, representing almost 16 percent of oil and gas production for Petrobras.

鈥淕iven the size of the BUZIOS field, even a small return of value has the potential to generate a huge return for the company with reduced downtime and increased efficiency,鈥� said Vidal.

Thus, the project initially focused on a limited scope, including 51风流Asset Strategy and Performance Management for reliability assessments and 51风流Predictive Asset Insights for equipment monitoring and failure predictions. The pilot implementation project started with one unit and expanded to include all units and critical systems. such as gas compression, oil and gas production gathering, fire and gas detection, firefighting, and energy generation. These systems involved a significant amount of maintenance and reliability data.

Leveraging Machine Learning to Detect Errors and Predict Failure

In addition to the pilot implementation, Petrobras activated the machine learning engine in the 51风流solutions as a pilot project for anomaly detection and failure prediction.

鈥淲e had great results from the machine learning features, which allowed us to uncover further insight and make performance improvements,鈥� Vidal recounted.

Thanks to the success, the solutions were later launched to five more critical systems of the oilfield, including offloading, oil, water and gas treatment, and water pumping for injection. By the end of 2023, Petrobras had moved from proof of concept through going live with 10 critical systems in all units from BUZIOS field, including uncovering machine learning benefits, as well as concluding the proof of concept for the same solutions in Petrobras鈥� downstream operations.

Business Benefits that Create High Value to Petrobras

As the company achieved significant operational benefits at the BUZIOS oilfield, it plans to roll out to other upstream locations, introducing solutions beyond reliability engineering. With a significant return on investment, Petrobras plans to evaluate the value returned by the new technological solution and expand its usage across its teams and other locations in the future.

鈥淭he implementation of 51风流Intelligent Asset Management has led to an improvement of our operational efficiency and increased availability of our machines,” Vidal concluded. “When we reduce failures, accurately monitor our equipment, get real-time performance data, reduce production losses, and implement a reliability culture, we reduce oil losses, inspire greater confidence in our people, and return huge value to our organization.鈥�

Karin Fent is senior director of global Customer Success Digital Supply Chain.

courtesy of Petrobras