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Maximo History – The dot-com years (1999-2002)
Read more: Maximo History – The dot-com years (1999-2002)During the three year period between 1999-2002 PSDI split and formed a subsidiary MRO.com. I have also split this period into two, with the Maximo article for the same period following next.
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Maximo History – 1996 to 1998 – Years of Growth
Read more: Maximo History – 1996 to 1998 – Years of GrowthThe second part in the history of Maximo. A personal reflection, my first 3 years with Maximo.
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Maximo History – 1985 to 1995
Read more: Maximo History – 1985 to 1995Maximo reached its 40th birthday on 13th May 2025. Read about the early years, the first decade, you’ll love the postscript. This is a personal view, based on what I remember and a lot of research
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New Features in MAS 9.0 and 9.1
Read more: New Features in MAS 9.0 and 9.1If you are an existing Maximo client upgrading to MAS or you are in the process of upgrading then this presentation has been written for you. It highlights the differences in core Maximo between Maximo 7.6.1.3 and MAS 9.0 and MAS 9.1.
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Step 4 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Labor
Read more: Step 4 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – LaborStep 4 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Labor, the first Planning Work step. Every work order should have a work plan labor record, and a few other work order fields should be set. When first setting out in Maximo this article provides details of the minimum data you should set-up in order to be…
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Step 3 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Availability
Read more: Step 3 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – AvailabilityStep 3 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Availability, creating availability for labor or crews, modifying the availability with holidays, sick and other period of unavailability and then assigning work within the availability of the labor or crew.
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Step 2 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Assignments
Read more: Step 2 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – AssignmentsStep 2 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Assignments, assigning the work order to the labor or crews who will execute the work at a Scheduled Date/Time. It is using the Assignments Tab in the Work Order Tracking application.
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Step 1 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – Ownership
Read more: Step 1 – Planning/Scheduling Maturity – OwnershipStep 1 in Planning and Scheduling Maturity is Ownership, understanding which team and individual is taking responsibility for the work order throughout its life.
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Asset Templates (Tr)
Read more: Asset Templates (Tr)Learn about the additions to the Asset Templates application made by the Transportation Industry Solution.
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Asset Lists (Tr) and Campaigns (Tr)
Read more: Asset Lists (Tr) and Campaigns (Tr)Learn how Asset Lists are used to support the creation of a work package for a Campaign.
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Maintenance Codes (Tr)
Read more: Maintenance Codes (Tr)Learn about Component Codes and Position Codes and where they are used.
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Complex Assets – Discovery
Read more: Complex Assets – DiscoveryComplex Assets is new (1-Nov-2024). It is a reworking of Maximo for Aviation which includes Asset Configuration Manager, Service Provider, and parts of Transportation and Health, Safety and Environment. This article is my early discovery of what applications are new or have been changed with Complex Assets.
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Upgrading to MAS 9.0
Read more: Upgrading to MAS 9.0Learn about Maximo Application Suite, Maximo Manage, the set of five add-ons that I’m calling the Included Capabilities, Licensing, the differences that you might expect to see or encounter, and a look ahead to IBMs Lifecycle Policy for MAS. A lot to cover and I’ll summarise at the end.
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IBM Maximo – Upgrading to MAS 9.0
Read more: IBM Maximo – Upgrading to MAS 9.0Learn what an upgrade to Maximo Application Suite means and what to expect.
