Drive resiliency and transparency through collaborative asset management
Streamline asset management by connecting operators, OEMs, and service providers. SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration boosts resiliency and transparency across the asset lifecycle with shared data and real-time coordination. Download dokumentet
Streamline asset management by connecting operators, OEMs, and service providers. SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration boosts resiliency and transparency across the asset lifecycle with shared data and real-time coordination. Drive resiliency
and transparency
through
collaborative asset
management
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration | PUBLIC
and transparency
through
collaborative asset
management
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration | PUBLIC
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Table of
contents
3 Unified asset lifecycle collaboration
4 Improved asset effectiveness for operators
5 Collaborative asset definition
6 OEM innovation and lifecycle engagement
7 Efficient maintenance collaboration for
service providers
8 Collaborative maintenance and service
9 Central asset repository as a foundation
10 Central asset repository
11 The network effect
12 Strategic value
14 Ecosystem synergies and integration value
15 Resilience, sustainability, and future-
readiness
Table of
contents
3 Unified asset lifecycle collaboration
4 Improved asset effectiveness for operators
5 Collaborative asset definition
6 OEM innovation and lifecycle engagement
7 Efficient maintenance collaboration for
service providers
8 Collaborative maintenance and service
9 Central asset repository as a foundation
10 Central asset repository
11 The network effect
12 Strategic value
14 Ecosystem synergies and integration value
15 Resilience, sustainability, and future-
readiness
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Unified asset lifecycle collaboration
Asset-intensive organizations face growing pressure to maintain uptime, control costs, and operate more
sustainably—all while navigating global volatility, supply chain fragmentation, and labor shortages. A
major challenge lies in the disjointed nature of asset data, often locked in local systems, spreadsheets,
or legacy platforms.
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration addresses this
fragmentation by enabling seamless coordination between
asset operators, OEMs, service providers, and contractors
through a unified, cloud-based collaboration layer.
This solution provides a single version of truth across the asset
lifecycle—from commissioning and maintenance to digital
twin updates and service execution. With Business Network
Asset Collaboration, businesses can eliminate blind spots and
handovers that often delay interventions, lead to duplicated
work, or result in safety incidents. Whether managing a remote
wind farm or coordinating a refinery turnaround, stakeholders
benefit from shared data, real-time updates, and streamlined
decision-making. The result is not only operational
transparency but increased resilience in the face of disruption.
Unified asset lifecycle collaboration
Asset-intensive organizations face growing pressure to maintain uptime, control costs, and operate more
sustainably—all while navigating global volatility, supply chain fragmentation, and labor shortages. A
major challenge lies in the disjointed nature of asset data, often locked in local systems, spreadsheets,
or legacy platforms.
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration addresses this
fragmentation by enabling seamless coordination between
asset operators, OEMs, service providers, and contractors
through a unified, cloud-based collaboration layer.
This solution provides a single version of truth across the asset
lifecycle—from commissioning and maintenance to digital
twin updates and service execution. With Business Network
Asset Collaboration, businesses can eliminate blind spots and
handovers that often delay interventions, lead to duplicated
work, or result in safety incidents. Whether managing a remote
wind farm or coordinating a refinery turnaround, stakeholders
benefit from shared data, real-time updates, and streamlined
decision-making. The result is not only operational
transparency but increased resilience in the face of disruption.
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Improved asset effectiveness for operators
For asset operators, the ability to act quickly, safely, and cost-
effectively is often constrained by scattered or unreliable data.
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration empowers them to
move from reactive to predictive maintenance by ensuring that
all asset stakeholders contribute to, and consume from, a
centralized data environment. With collaborative asset
definition, operators receive complete, validated equipment
information from OEMs and EPCs (engineering, procurement
and construction firms), ensuring accuracy from day one.
For example, a utility company deploying new transformers
can engage OEMs through Business Network Asset
Collaboration to validate digital models, component specs,
and maintenance instructions. Any updates made during
installation are shared with all authorized parties, improving
future service readiness. Operators also reduce unplanned
downtime by enabling field teams to access consistent asset
history and maintenance instructions—directly from the
network. This removes dependencies on internal IT ticketing,
outdated PDFs, or tribal knowledge.
Improved asset effectiveness for operators
For asset operators, the ability to act quickly, safely, and cost-
effectively is often constrained by scattered or unreliable data.
SAP Business Network Asset Collaboration empowers them to
move from reactive to predictive maintenance by ensuring that
all asset stakeholders contribute to, and consume from, a
centralized data environment. With collaborative asset
definition, operators receive complete, validated equipment
information from OEMs and EPCs (engineering, procurement
and construction firms), ensuring accuracy from day one.
For example, a utility company deploying new transformers
can engage OEMs through Business Network Asset
Collaboration to validate digital models, component specs,
and maintenance instructions. Any updates made during
installation are shared with all authorized parties, improving
future service readiness. Operators also reduce unplanned
downtime by enabling field teams to access consistent asset
history and maintenance instructions—directly from the
network. This removes dependencies on internal IT ticketing,
outdated PDFs, or tribal knowledge.
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Operator
Request model
Manufacturer Manufacturer
Provide additional content
and digital services
• Plant maintenance module of
SAP ERP Central Component
• SAP S/4HANA® for enterprise
asset management
• Public REST APIs
Provide feedback
to manufacturer
Accept model
request
Share model
• SAP Product Lifecycle Management
• SAP Manufacturing Execution
• Plant maintenance module of SAP ERP
Central Component
• Customer service module of SAP ERP
Central Component
• Public REST APIs
Operator
Synchronize equipment
with the backend
Operate and maintain equipment:
• SAP Intelligent Asset Management
• SAP Digital Manufacturing
Figure 1: High-level overview of the collaborative asset definition process
Collaborative asset definition
Operator
Request model
Manufacturer Manufacturer
Provide additional content
and digital services
• Plant maintenance module of
SAP ERP Central Component
• SAP S/4HANA® for enterprise
asset management
• Public REST APIs
Provide feedback
to manufacturer
Accept model
request
Share model
• SAP Product Lifecycle Management
• SAP Manufacturing Execution
• Plant maintenance module of SAP ERP
Central Component
• Customer service module of SAP ERP
Central Component
• Public REST APIs
Operator
Synchronize equipment
with the backend
Operate and maintain equipment:
• SAP Intelligent Asset Management
• SAP Digital Manufacturing
Figure 1: High-level overview of the collaborative asset definition process
Collaborative asset definition