Oil and Gas
Integrated service management is the key to effective work backlog management.
Having advanced maintenance planning, scheduling and compliance tools like the award winning Visual Planner™ enables Operations and Maintenance Managers to have direct line of sight to the maintenance priorities of the day without losing focus or view of the long term work plans.
Visual Planner for Smarter Oil & Gas is a truly integrated configuration of Maximo for Oil and Gas (Oil) applications that simplifies and automates the planning & scheduling and crew assignment requirements for plant, offshore and field based operations.
Plant, platform or field operations managers can trust Visual Planner™ to created logical, safe and predictable work schedules and dispatch assignments. Risk management and process safety are predicated on the belief that work must be scheduled at the right time for the right reasons with the right precautions with predictable results and operational success.
Reduce errors and increase process compliance with Visual Planner™ for Smarter Oil & Gas
Consisting of three tighten integrated applications – Visual Scheduler, Visual PM and Visual Assignment, these products leverage the enhanced capability of Maximo for Oil and Gas using calendar style views to bring all relevant Planning & Scheduling data to your finger tips. Smart Schedules , Smart Calendars and Smart Resource Leveling compliments the Planning Module and Linear Asset capability to provide a full asset lifecycle approach to planning, scheduling and assignment of crew based work to fleet, plant, field or pipeline assets.
Smart Oil & Gas Operator and Maintenance Managers are using smart visual solutions that enable process safety, optimizes time, simplifies effort, controls risks and saves energy – lots of it.
Advantages
Being built on Maximo core applications means that Visual Planner™ is never an obstacle to upgrading during your Maximo software lifecycle – no tricky integrations, special tools or additional technical skills are needed to keep your Maximo system current and risk free. VPM is simply priced specifically for the VPM users – easily fits into operating budgets.
User adaptation is instant – the intuitive user interface replaces the need to flip through multiple screens or export data to external tools like Excel, Project or Primavera to achieve work planning and resource scheduling. Visualizing Maximo greatly reduces keyboard time.
Installing Visual Planner™ is fast and simple and its settings are easily configurable allowing for logical business rules to be automated without use of workflow or custom tools.
Benefits
Since the advent of Maximo web browser versions 5.x-7.x, CiM’s Visual Planner is the most tested and utilized partner software product in the Maximo User Community. As a trusted IBM Maximo Partner CiM works closely to stay ahead of the curve so as new Maximo features (i.e. Maximo Scheduler) are introduced these are dovetailed into and compatible with Visual Planner™ providing more value, performance and usability.
Business process adaptability is key to user acceptance and managing a high performance workforce. Visual Planner™ simply fits into your daily routines yet powerful enough to support the most complex train consist servicing & fleet maintenance planning / scheduling process challenge.
Visual Planner™ is core component for building trusted governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) practices by providing rule based resource management and compliance reporting – enabling resource leveling and consistent delegation of authority to staff and contractors in accordance to standard operating procedures, contracts and labor agreements.
