ASSET LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

• US 20140330749A1
• Filed: 08/15/2013
• Published: 11/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Candas, Mehmet F., Hampapur, Arun, Kumar, Tarun, Mahatma, Shilpa N.
• Application Number:
  US13/967,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20140330749A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/36.R
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention relate to asset lifecycle management. A method includes assessing a current health condition of a plurality of assets that are managed by a plurality of different entities. Predictive analytics are applied to determine a predicted future health condition of the assets. Prescription options for the assets are determined based on the current health condition and the predicted future health condition of the assets. Each prescription option specifies an asset, a timeframe, an expected cost, and an expected future health condition of the asset. Spatial and temporal analytics are performed to combine individual prescription options into a unified project. The unified project includes prescription options that specify assets that are managed by at least two of the entities. A timeframe to execute the unified project is determined based on financial constraints and spatial constraints. The unified project plan is output.

Claims

1. A method for asset lifecycle management, the method comprising:

assessing a current health condition of a plurality of assets that are managed by a plurality of different entities;

applying predictive analytics to determine a predicted future health condition of the assets;

determining prescription options for the assets based on the current health condition and the predicted future health condition of the assets, each prescription option specifying an asset, a timeframe, an expected cost, and an expected future health condition of the asset;

performing spatial and temporal analytics to combine individual prescription options into a unified project, the unified project including prescription options that specify assets that are managed by at least two of the entities;

determining a timeframe to execute the unified project, the determining based on financial constraints and spatial constraints; and

outputting the unified project plan.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the spatial analytics includes combining the individual prescription options into the unified project based on at least one of spatial overlap and spatial proximity of assets specified the individual prescription options.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the current health condition of the assets includes at least one of remaining service life and failure probability of the assets.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the predicted future health condition of the assets includes at least one of remaining service life and failure probability of the assets for a selected point in time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the assets are city infrastructure assets including both above and below ground assets.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein performing the temporal analytics includes temporally aligning, in the unified project plan, a prescription option that specifies a below ground asset prior to a prescription option that specifies an above ground asset.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the assets are city infrastructure assets including both linear and point assets.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the entities are city agencies.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the timeframe is further based on at least one of business, quality, social, and political constraints.