What is Asset Life-Cycle Management in SAP PM - Plant Maintenance?

SAP Term: Asset Life-Cycle Management

• Component: PM

• Component Name: Plant Maintenance

• Description: A component for organizing and managing technical assets and objects. Asset Life-Cycle Management comprises all the areas of a modern EDP-supported system for maintenance management. These areas include preventive maintenance, inspection plans, catalogs to determine causes of damage, spare parts procurement over the Internet, inventory management, shutdown planning, and external interfaces to GIS, SCADA and CAD.

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• Key Concepts: 
  Asset Life-Cycle Management (ALM) is a component of SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) that helps organizations manage the entire life-cycle of their assets. It provides a comprehensive set of tools to track and manage the acquisition, maintenance, and disposal of assets. ALM also helps organizations optimize their asset utilization and reduce costs associated with asset management. 
  
  How to use it: 
  ALM can be used to track and manage the acquisition, maintenance, and disposal of assets. It provides a comprehensive set of tools to help organizations plan and execute maintenance activities, track asset utilization, and monitor asset performance. ALM also helps organizations optimize their asset utilization and reduce costs associated with asset management. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using ALM, it is important to ensure that all relevant information about an asset is captured in the system. This includes details such as the asset’s location, condition, maintenance history, and any other relevant information. Additionally, it is important to ensure that all maintenance activities are properly planned and executed in order to maximize asset utilization and minimize costs associated with asset management. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on Asset Life-Cycle Management in SAP Plant Maintenance, please refer to the official SAP documentation here: https://help.sap.com/viewer/product/SAP_PLANT_MAINTENANCE/latest/en-US