OREANDA-NEWS. July 11, 2008. JSC "Tatenergo" holding and "TatAISEnergo" signed contract on cooperation for utilization of information system of control over maintenance and repairs (ISU TM&R ) at each electrical and thermal generation objects of "Tatenergo" (JSC "Generation Company"). Solution will be realized on base of IBM Maximo Enterprise Suitе. The basic subcontractor will be the Company "Organizational –Technological Solutions 2000" ("ОTS 2000").

EAM solutions are efficient tool for control over assets impacting the profitability and workability of the Company and define its competitive advantages. In power engineering such assets include production equipment, reliability and continuity of operation. Implementation of EAM-solution has to minimized costs of operation and repair of fixed assets and increase efficiency of preventive works on base of clear control wit respect to scheduled shutdowns of facilities and assets replacement.

The solution on base of IBM Maximo, will provide the functionality:
• managing the life cycle of production equipment;
• planning the works for operating, reconstruction and replacement of fixed assets;
• managing the orders for TM&R, including with regard to resources and personnel;
• managing the repair personnel, contractors etc;
• managing the production warehouses (together with ISU "Parus");
• managing the production personnel (together with ISU "Parus");
• maintaining the technological cards of works pursuant to norms and normatives;
• formation of plans and actions for safety;
• provision of information on current condition of fixed assets;
• creation of single system of production document control managing.
He project has to build the system for managing the system for managing the production goals using the system KPI-indices and reporting preparation which is required for improving the control over production processes.

Project of implementation includes three stages. First starting from contract signing will analyze the system designing on base of which the design brief will be developed. Second includes introduction of base functionality for accounting the equipment, location, defects, works for defects, supply of stocks and adjusting the software according to design brief and integration with ISU "Parus". Now will be installed the system on nine objects of JSC "Generation Company" (Managerial Company, Kazan CHP-1, Kazan CHP-2, Kazan CHP-3, Nizhnekamsk CHP, Yelabuga CHP, Naberezhnye Chelny CHP, Zainsk GRES, Nizhnekamsk HPP). The last stage will include utilization of the other system functionality: work planning, integration with "Grand budget", Microsoft Project etc.

"Continuity of operation" is prerequisite for performing of our duties towards consumers and we strive to improve the maintenance. EAM-solution allows both to access the new level of fixed assets management and introduce the best world practices at each generation entity" – said Deputy General Director – Technical Director of JSC "Generation Company" Ilgizar Gayfullin.

IBM Maximo Enterprise Suite combines the best solutions in asset management including buildings, structures, capacities, transportation.System provides managing with maximal efficiency and optimizes the output throughout the life cycle meeting the business requirements.