Introduction
Asset‑intensive industries are the backbone of the global economy, contributing more than $30 trillion* worldwide. This represents roughly 25% of global GDP, despite which, these industries consistently lose circa $1.5 trillion** in annual value due to underperformance.
Underperformance ranges from reactive maintenance cultures to ineffective operating frameworks, leading to increased budget pressures. Many organizations struggle to break out of firefighting mode even though the consequences are well‑known - unplanned downtime, rising costs, declining output, and operational stress that plagues the entire system. In fact, large industrial sites lose more than $150 million** annually to downtime alone.
We believe there is a better way. The way is built on clarity, intelligence, and execution.
A New Paradigm for Asset Management
Traditional asset management frameworks often focus on isolated fixes rather than systemic transformation. We are introducing a new approach defined by six core elements:
- Forward‑Looking: Prioritizing prevention instead of cure
- Zero‑Based: Re‑imagining high performance from the ground up
- Demand‑Driven: Aligning maintenance with market needs
- Benchmarked: Comparing real‑time performance against high performers
- Prescriptive: Detailing actionable, data‑driven asset management plans
- Strategic: Ensuring alignment between corporate goals, org objectives, and asset management plans
This framework is built for implementation, traction, and measurable results. More on this in a future blog post.
Our Mission: Performance That Lasts
We support asset‑intensive companies with implementation, training, and advisory services tailored to their operational reality.
We’ve worked with organizations across utilities, energy, hydrocarbons, chemicals, transportation, metals, mining, life sciences, healthcare, and manufacturing. Amongst the 3 co-founders, we've generated more than $925 million in cumulative savings through structured improvements in reliability, maintenance, shutdown management, and operational excellence.
These results come from precise gap identification, boots-on-the-ground execution, and a commitment to solving the root causes of underperformance. We go a step beyond just treating the symptoms.
Leading companies have achieved a lot with our help
Case Study 1: Petrochemicals — $65M in Savings
A major chemicals complex faced a multiyear decline in output and sharp increases in maintenance costs. Combined planned and unplanned downtime exceeded $45 million annually.
Through targeted planned downtime elimination, focused reliability improvements at an equipment class level, and optimized operating practices across the business, the site saved $15 million in reduced losses within six months and $65 million by the second year.
Case Study 2: Mining — $30M more production in 7 Months
A mining operation required a rapid reliability turnaround in its treatment plant ahead of a critical mining process change. Production had fallen by 25% while maintenance costs doubled in the year leading up.
By addressing root causes, prioritizing precision maintenance of hydraulic systems, and controlling scope creep, the site achieved:
- 16% reduction in total downtime losses
- 2 percentage point uplift in OEE
- Achieved $30 million of the $47 million in identified improvement potential within the first 7 months
These examples highlight a pattern: when companies align operational discipline, maintenance strategy, and data‑driven reliability improvements, significant value is realized.
Our Methodology
A Structured approach
We apply a structured, five‑step approach designed to capture value fast and sustain it long term:
- Identify business needs and value targets
- Assess processes, practices, and operational data to quantify the available savings
- Design improvement initiatives and roadmaps to improve performance
- Improve business results by implementing enhancements to assets, processes, data, and workflows
- Sustain by embedding continuous improvement and track value creation with our proprietary performance intelligence platform
The first major step of assessment includes deep analysis of master data, work order quality, maintenance costs, system maturity, and reliability performance. Organizations get a business case containing quantitative and qualitative visibility into gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
SHIFT: Our Change Management Framework
Improvements succeed when the people within an organization want them and are ready for them. Our SHIFT methodology ensures that teams are prepared to sustain improvements:
- See the need: build the business case for high performance with data, facts and employee engagement
- Harness support: sync asset management objectives to corporate goals so that everyone's daily work drives the right KPIs
- Implement the plan: upgrade and deploy the new business processes, tools, techniques, systems, and data
- Foster action: assist teams to build habits with knowledge, coaching, clear feedback and reinforcement
- Track & tune: Monitor improvements, track value and refine performance with an AI-enabled tool
This helps create an environment where change is embraced, and results are sustained.
Technology‑Enabled Performance Intelligence
What truly differentiates us is the combination of advisory expertise with a Performance Intelligence Platform that enhances transparency for better decision‑making across asset management domains.
Organizations benefit from:
- Reduced maintenance costs
- Lower equipment risk
- Higher production output
- Less organizational stress
Finally, deployable tools like the OCM Navigator, Planned Work Order Repository, Anti‑FMEA PM Library, and off‑the‑shelf training modules, enable rapid implementation. This means improvements can scale instead of just being one-time gains.
Conclusion: High performance can be achieved faster than ever
Industrial operations are becoming more complex, with increasing pressure on costs, reliability, and environmental performance. Organizations need advisors who combine strategic clarity, operational depth, and practical execution expertise.
We offer a new model for asset management; one that is forward‑looking, benchmarked, prescriptive, and built for real‑world results. Performance improvement no longer needs to be slow or uncertain. With the right insights, tools, and implementation approach, it can be faster, even more data‑driven, and sustainable.
Sources:
* 2024 World Bank Data
** Siemens report: The True Cost of Downtime 2024
